Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... more than 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.
... more than 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 3
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. his tutor , to his morals , to his upright , straight- forward behavior , to his honesty . " I don't speak of religion , " writes his father , " I am not in a position to do so ; the excellent ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. his tutor , to his morals , to his upright , straight- forward behavior , to his honesty . " I don't speak of religion , " writes his father , " I am not in a position to do so ; the excellent ...
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... morality is to be had , but is not read ; this honest wordling will speak to the hearts of those who are already set upon the world , will guide them rightly according to his lights , will leave them at a higher stage , and will perhaps ...
... morality is to be had , but is not read ; this honest wordling will speak to the hearts of those who are already set upon the world , will guide them rightly according to his lights , will leave them at a higher stage , and will perhaps ...
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... morality . Voltaire was under consideration , on account of his tragedy of “ Mahomet , ” and the daring ideas it contains : " What I do not pardon him for , and that which is not deserving of pardon in him , " By Sainte - Beuve 17.
... morality . Voltaire was under consideration , on account of his tragedy of “ Mahomet , ” and the daring ideas it contains : " What I do not pardon him for , and that which is not deserving of pardon in him , " By Sainte - Beuve 17.
Σελίδα 18
... morality in the letters addressed to his son . The strict Johnson , who was not impartial on the subject , and who thought he had cause to complain against Chesterfield , said , when the letters were published , that " they taught the ...
... morality in the letters addressed to his son . The strict Johnson , who was not impartial on the subject , and who thought he had cause to complain against Chesterfield , said , when the letters were published , that " they taught the ...
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