Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 92
... understanding ; which , though she may possibly not doubt of herself , yet she sus- pects that men may distrust . [ Oct. 16 , 1747. ] There are a great many people , who think themselves employed all day , and who , if they were to cast ...
... understanding ; which , though she may possibly not doubt of herself , yet she sus- pects that men may distrust . [ Oct. 16 , 1747. ] There are a great many people , who think themselves employed all day , and who , if they were to cast ...
Σελίδα 97
... understanding ; and that com- plaisance and politeness , which are so useful in men's company , can only be acquired in women's . [ Dec. 29 , 1747. ] TALENT AND BREEDING . - Remember always , what I have told you a thousand times , that ...
... understanding ; and that com- plaisance and politeness , which are so useful in men's company , can only be acquired in women's . [ Dec. 29 , 1747. ] TALENT AND BREEDING . - Remember always , what I have told you a thousand times , that ...
Σελίδα 134
... understandings ; but those who are in a state of mediocrity are best flattered upon their beauty , or at least their ... understanding ; and a woman , who is ugly enough to know that she is so , knows that she has nothing left for it but ...
... understandings ; but those who are in a state of mediocrity are best flattered upon their beauty , or at least their ... understanding ; and a woman , who is ugly enough to know that she is so , knows that she has nothing left for it but ...
Σελίδα 159
... understanding , with sound judgment . But these alone would probably have raised him but something higher than they found him ; which was page to King James the Second's Queen . There the graces protected and promoted him ; for , while ...
... understanding , with sound judgment . But these alone would probably have raised him but something higher than they found him ; which was page to King James the Second's Queen . There the graces protected and promoted him ; for , while ...
Σελίδα 174
... understanding , mislead your actions , or dictate your conversation . Be early , what , if you are not , you will , when too late , wish you had been . Consult your reason betimes : I do not say that it will always prove an unerring ...
... understanding , mislead your actions , or dictate your conversation . Be early , what , if you are not , you will , when too late , wish you had been . Consult your reason betimes : I do not say that it will always prove an unerring ...
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