Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... matters as might be written to a child . Thence even , if a sentence occurs worth pre- serving , it has been picked out . Let us not forget that the Earl of Chesterfield - who writes much as did Mr. Thackeray in his letter to Brown the ...
... matters as might be written to a child . Thence even , if a sentence occurs worth pre- serving , it has been picked out . Let us not forget that the Earl of Chesterfield - who writes much as did Mr. Thackeray in his letter to Brown the ...
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... matters and to perfect him in mind and 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 ...
... matters and to perfect him in mind and 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 ...
Σελίδα 60
... matter of it the less trouble you give your- Letters should be easy self the better it will be . and natural , and convey to the persons to whom we send them , just what we should say to the if we were with them . [ No date , Let ...
... matter of it the less trouble you give your- Letters should be easy self the better it will be . and natural , and convey to the persons to whom we send them , just what we should say to the if we were with them . [ No date , Let ...
Σελίδα 70
... matter enough to furnish them with words to keep up a conversation . [ Same date . ] WORLD KNOWLEDGE . - Do not imagine that the knowledge , which I so much recommend to you , is confined to books , pleasing , useful , and necessary as ...
... matter enough to furnish them with words to keep up a conversation . [ Same date . ] WORLD KNOWLEDGE . - Do not imagine that the knowledge , which I so much recommend to you , is confined to books , pleasing , useful , and necessary as ...
Σελίδα 83
... matter ; which is always plainly and clearly stated , as business always should be . For gay and amus- ing letters , for enjouement and badinage , there are none that equal Comte Bussy's and Madame Sevigné's . They are so natural , they ...
... matter ; which is always plainly and clearly stated , as business always should be . For gay and amus- ing letters , for enjouement and badinage , there are none that equal Comte Bussy's and Madame Sevigné's . They are so natural , they ...
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