Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... manner . The Chesterfield , then , that we love especially to study is the man of wit and experience , who knew all the affairs and passed through all phases of political and public life only to find out its smallest resources , and to ...
... manner . The Chesterfield , then , that we love especially to study is the man of wit and experience , who knew all the affairs and passed through all phases of political and public life only to find out its smallest resources , and to ...
Σελίδα 18
... the subject , and who thought he had cause to complain against Chesterfield , said , when the letters were published , that " they taught the morals of a courtesan , and the manners of a dancing - mas- 18 Critical Essay.
... the subject , and who thought he had cause to complain against Chesterfield , said , when the letters were published , that " they taught the morals of a courtesan , and the manners of a dancing - mas- 18 Critical Essay.
Σελίδα 19
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. courtesan , and the manners of a dancing - mas- ter . " Such a judgment is supremely unjust , and if Chesterfield , in particular instances , insists upon graces of manner at any price , it is ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. courtesan , and the manners of a dancing - mas- ter . " Such a judgment is supremely unjust , and if Chesterfield , in particular instances , insists upon graces of manner at any price , it is ...
Σελίδα 20
... manner , might have said the same thing . He was not long in finding out what was wanting in this child whom he wished to bring up ; whose bringing up was , indeed , the end and aim of his life . " On sounding 20 Critical Essay.
... manner , might have said the same thing . He was not long in finding out what was wanting in this child whom he wished to bring up ; whose bringing up was , indeed , the end and aim of his life . " On sounding 20 Critical Essay.
Σελίδα 23
... manners * This is no longer a conjecture , but a certainty , after what I read in the edition of " Lord Chesterfield's Let- ters " published in London by Lord Mahon in 1847 ( 4 vols . ) . See vol . iii . , page 159. I was not acquainted ...
... manners * This is no longer a conjecture , but a certainty , after what I read in the edition of " Lord Chesterfield's Let- ters " published in London by Lord Mahon in 1847 ( 4 vols . ) . See vol . iii . , page 159. I was not acquainted ...
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