Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... and to draw the boy more readily to him . I shall be careful not to take his word for this anecdote . If he was for a moment embarrassed in the world , the moment was assuredly very short , nor was he much con- By Sainte - Beuve II.
... and to draw the boy more readily to him . I shall be careful not to take his word for this anecdote . If he was for a moment embarrassed in the world , the moment was assuredly very short , nor was he much con- By Sainte - Beuve II.
Σελίδα 12
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. was assuredly very short , nor was he much con- cerned with it . Immediately on the death of Queen Anne , Chesterfield hailed the accession of the house of Hanover , of which he became an ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. was assuredly very short , nor was he much con- cerned with it . Immediately on the death of Queen Anne , Chesterfield hailed the accession of the house of Hanover , of which he became an ...
Σελίδα 24
... short such as you see them when they come to Paris at the age of twenty or twenty - one , I do not wish my boy to remain here to acquire such bad habits ; for this reason , when he is fourteen I think of sending him to Paris . As I love ...
... short such as you see them when they come to Paris at the age of twenty or twenty - one , I do not wish my boy to remain here to acquire such bad habits ; for this reason , when he is fourteen I think of sending him to Paris . As I love ...
Σελίδα 32
... short these objections , he sent his son to Parliament ; it was the surest method of conquering the scruples of the court . Mr. Stanhope , in his maiden speech , hesitated a moment , and was obliged to have recourse to notes . He did ...
... short these objections , he sent his son to Parliament ; it was the surest method of conquering the scruples of the court . Mr. Stanhope , in his maiden speech , hesitated a moment , and was obliged to have recourse to notes . He did ...
Σελίδα 35
... short life . " Lord Chesterfield died on the 24th of March , 1773. In pointing out his charming course of worldly education , we have not thought it out of place even in a Democracy , * to take lessons of savoir vivre and politeness ...
... short life . " Lord Chesterfield died on the 24th of March , 1773. In pointing out his charming course of worldly education , we have not thought it out of place even in a Democracy , * to take lessons of savoir vivre and politeness ...
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