Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... able to withdraw himself from it , and by that means compromised his fortune for years . " Take warning by my conduct , ' said he to his son , choose your own pleasures , and do not let others choose them for you . " The desire to excel ...
... able to withdraw himself from it , and by that means compromised his fortune for years . " Take warning by my conduct , ' said he to his son , choose your own pleasures , and do not let others choose them for you . " The desire to excel ...
Σελίδα 24
... able world and good society . The war which broke out between France and England post- poned this plan , and the young man did not make his début in Paris until 1751 , when he was nineteen years old , and had finished his tour through ...
... able world and good society . The war which broke out between France and England post- poned this plan , and the young man did not make his début in Paris until 1751 , when he was nineteen years old , and had finished his tour through ...
Σελίδα 31
... able men . " The ideal , according to him , would be to unite the merits of the two nations ; but in this mixture he still seems to lean towards France : “ I have said many times , and I really think , that a Frenchman who joins to a ...
... able men . " The ideal , according to him , would be to unite the merits of the two nations ; but in this mixture he still seems to lean towards France : “ I have said many times , and I really think , that a Frenchman who joins to a ...
Σελίδα 33
... able to say as much ; he did not know how to be deaf . He wrote of it to his friends , even to those in France , thus : ' The exchange of letters , " he remarked , " is the conversation of deaf people , and the only link which con ...
... able to say as much ; he did not know how to be deaf . He wrote of it to his friends , even to those in France , thus : ' The exchange of letters , " he remarked , " is the conversation of deaf people , and the only link which con ...
Σελίδα 43
... able master in composing it ; and he being your guide and adviser , it will be your own fault if you do not ac- quire elegancy of style , learning , and all that can make you good and wise . I entreat you , therefore , carefully to ...
... able master in composing it ; and he being your guide and adviser , it will be your own fault if you do not ac- quire elegancy of style , learning , and all that can make you good and wise . I entreat you , therefore , carefully to ...
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