Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 2
... a thousand letters attest the father's affection ; he is placed under the care of an excellent clergyman , he is urged to pay the greatest attention to his mother , to his tutor , to his morals , to his upright Prefatory Remarks.
... a thousand letters attest the father's affection ; he is placed under the care of an excellent clergyman , he is urged to pay the greatest attention to his mother , to his tutor , to his morals , to his upright Prefatory Remarks.
Σελίδα 30
... greatest fools are the greatest liars . For my part , I judge of the truth of a man by the extent of his intellect . " We see how really he mixes the useful and the agreeable . He is perpetually demanding from the intellect something ...
... greatest fools are the greatest liars . For my part , I judge of the truth of a man by the extent of his intellect . " We see how really he mixes the useful and the agreeable . He is perpetually demanding from the intellect something ...
Σελίδα 36
... greatest praise , that he was a French wit , if he had not introduced into the verve and vivacity of his sallies that inexplica- ble something of imagination and color that bears the impress of his race . TRAV RAVEL IN HOLLAND . - On me ...
... greatest praise , that he was a French wit , if he had not introduced into the verve and vivacity of his sallies that inexplica- ble something of imagination and color that bears the impress of his race . TRAV RAVEL IN HOLLAND . - On me ...
Σελίδα 40
... greatest purity , and according to the rules of grammar ; for we must never offend against grammar , nor make use of words which are not really words . This is not all ; for not to speak ill , is not sufficient ; we must speak well ...
... greatest purity , and according to the rules of grammar ; for we must never offend against grammar , nor make use of words which are not really words . This is not all ; for not to speak ill , is not sufficient ; we must speak well ...
Σελίδα 46
... greatest heroes of antiquity are there represented in woods and forests , whining insipid love tales to * In the beginning of this letter , which contains a les- son upon Julius Cæsar , Chesterfield says : " You know so much more and ...
... greatest heroes of antiquity are there represented in woods and forests , whining insipid love tales to * In the beginning of this letter , which contains a les- son upon Julius Cæsar , Chesterfield says : " You know so much more and ...
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