Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 21
... advantage . " All this little course of educa- tion by letters offers a sort of continuous dra- matic interest ; we follow the efforts of a fine distinguished energetic nature as Lord Chesterfield's was , engaged in a contest with a ...
... advantage . " All this little course of educa- tion by letters offers a sort of continuous dra- matic interest ; we follow the efforts of a fine distinguished energetic nature as Lord Chesterfield's was , engaged in a contest with a ...
Σελίδα 52
... advantages both of the heart and the mind . MANNER . - An easy manner and carriage must be wholly free from those odd tricks , ill habits , and awkwardnesses , which even very worthy and sensible people have in their be- havior . [ May ...
... advantages both of the heart and the mind . MANNER . - An easy manner and carriage must be wholly free from those odd tricks , ill habits , and awkwardnesses , which even very worthy and sensible people have in their be- havior . [ May ...
Σελίδα 55
... advantage in life , and is to be acquired with care ; and , on the contrary , what is called absence , which is a thoughtlessness and want of attention about what is doing , makes a man so like either a fool or a madman , that , for my ...
... advantage in life , and is to be acquired with care ; and , on the contrary , what is called absence , which is a thoughtlessness and want of attention about what is doing , makes a man so like either a fool or a madman , that , for my ...
Σελίδα 107
... advantage which Rome received , in a parallel case , from a certain number of geese in the Capitol . This way of reasoning and this way of speaking will always form a poor politi- cian and a puerile declaimer . [ Same date . ] How " TO ...
... advantage which Rome received , in a parallel case , from a certain number of geese in the Capitol . This way of reasoning and this way of speaking will always form a poor politi- cian and a puerile declaimer . [ Same date . ] How " TO ...
Σελίδα 110
... advantage of education into the bargain . [ April 1 , 1748. ] SEE ALL THINGS . - At least , see every thing that you can see , and know every thing that you can know of it , by asking questions . See likewise every thing at the fair ...
... advantage of education into the bargain . [ April 1 , 1748. ] SEE ALL THINGS . - At least , see every thing that you can see , and know every thing that you can know of it , by asking questions . See likewise every thing at the fair ...
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