Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... fashion of our forefather's coats ; the model has evidently changed . But looking into it carefully as a whole , if the book has been written by a sensi- ble man with a true knowledge of mankind , we shall find profit in studying these ...
... fashion of our forefather's coats ; the model has evidently changed . But looking into it carefully as a whole , if the book has been written by a sensi- ble man with a true knowledge of mankind , we shall find profit in studying these ...
Σελίδα 9
... himself cited as a man of pleasure . In this way he plunged into play ( which he considered a necessary in- gredient in the composition of a young man of " " fashion ) , at first without passion , By Sainte - Beuve 9.
... himself cited as a man of pleasure . In this way he plunged into play ( which he considered a necessary in- gredient in the composition of a young man of " " fashion ) , at first without passion , By Sainte - Beuve 9.
Σελίδα 10
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. " " fashion ) , at first without passion , but afterwards without being able to withdraw himself from it , and by that means compromised his fortune for years . " Take warning by my conduct ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. " " fashion ) , at first without passion , but afterwards without being able to withdraw himself from it , and by that means compromised his fortune for years . " Take warning by my conduct ...
Σελίδα 24
... fashion- 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 ...
... fashion- 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 ...
Σελίδα 40
... êtes le premier garçon à qui , avant l'âge de huit ans , on ait jamais parlé des figures de la rhétorique , comme j'ai fait dans ma dernière . " observe how people of fashion speak , and those who 40 Chesterfield's Letters ,
... êtes le premier garçon à qui , avant l'âge de huit ans , on ait jamais parlé des figures de la rhétorique , comme j'ai fait dans ma dernière . " observe how people of fashion speak , and those who 40 Chesterfield's Letters ,
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