Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1850 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 164
... understanding down to the exquisite taste of her fan . Women , who are either indisputably beautiful or indisputably ugly , are best flattered upon the score of their un- derstandings ; but those who are in a state of medi- ocrity are ...
... understanding down to the exquisite taste of her fan . Women , who are either indisputably beautiful or indisputably ugly , are best flattered upon the score of their un- derstandings ; but those who are in a state of medi- ocrity are ...
Σελίδα 248
... understanding was capable of showing you their beauty and utility . Those principles , which you then got like your grammar rules , only by rote , are now , I am per- suaded , fixed and confirmed by reason . And indeed they are so plain ...
... understanding was capable of showing you their beauty and utility . Those principles , which you then got like your grammar rules , only by rote , are now , I am per- suaded , fixed and confirmed by reason . And indeed they are so plain ...
Σελίδα 261
... you want everything but knowledge . [ Nov. 24 , 1749. ] STYLE . It is not every understanding that can judge of matter ; but every ear can and does judge , more or less , of style ; and were I SENTENCES AND MAXIMS . 261.
... you want everything but knowledge . [ Nov. 24 , 1749. ] STYLE . It is not every understanding that can judge of matter ; but every ear can and does judge , more or less , of style ; and were I SENTENCES AND MAXIMS . 261.
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