Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 10
... according to the custom of young Englishmen . He visited Holland , Italy , and France . He wrote from Paris to M. Jouneau , on the 7th of December , 1714 , as follows ; " I shall not tell you what I think of ΙΟ Critical Essay.
... according to the custom of young Englishmen . He visited Holland , Italy , and France . He wrote from Paris to M. Jouneau , on the 7th of December , 1714 , as follows ; " I shall not tell you what I think of ΙΟ Critical Essay.
Σελίδα 11
... tell you that I am impu- dent ; that I talk a great deal very loudly , and with an air of authority ; that I sing ; that I dance in my walk ; and , finally , that I spend immense sums in powder , feathers , white gloves , etc. " In this ...
... tell you that I am impu- dent ; that I talk a great deal very loudly , and with an air of authority ; that I sing ; that I dance in my walk ; and , finally , that I spend immense sums in powder , feathers , white gloves , etc. " In this ...
Σελίδα 15
... 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 tell us the By Sainte - Beuve 15.
... 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 tell us the By Sainte - Beuve 15.
Σελίδα 16
... Tell my Lord Chesterfield that nothing is so flattering to me as his approba- tion ; but that , though he is reading my work for the third time , he will only be in a better position to point out to me what wants correct- ing and ...
... Tell my Lord Chesterfield that nothing is so flattering to me as his approba- tion ; but that , though he is reading my work for the third time , he will only be in a better position to point out to me what wants correct- ing and ...
Σελίδα 30
... tell all , but never tell a lie . " I have always observed , " he frequently re- peats , " that the 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 ...
... tell all , but never tell a lie . " I have always observed , " he frequently re- peats , " that the 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 ...
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