Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 15
... weakness of human nature will allow . " Towards the edu- cation of this son all his wishes , all his affec- tionate and worldly predilections tended . And whether Viceroy of Ireland or Secretary of State in London , he found time to ...
... weakness of human nature will allow . " Towards the edu- cation of this son all his wishes , all his affec- tionate and worldly predilections tended . And whether Viceroy of Ireland or Secretary of State in London , he found time to ...
Σελίδα 18
... weak to keep men in the path of duty . " Chesterfield , in speaking thus , was not mis- taken as to the great inconsistency of Voltaire . His inconsistency , in a few words , was this : Voltaire , who looked upon men as fools or chil ...
... weak to keep men in the path of duty . " Chesterfield , in speaking thus , was not mis- taken as to the great inconsistency of Voltaire . His inconsistency , in a few words , was this : Voltaire , who looked upon men as fools or chil ...
Σελίδα 21
... weakness of head so far ; but I have discovered idleness , inattention , and indiffer- ence , defects which are only pardonable in the aged , who , in the decline of life , when health and spirits give way , have a sort of right to that ...
... weakness of head so far ; but I have discovered idleness , inattention , and indiffer- ence , defects which are only pardonable in the aged , who , in the decline of life , when health and spirits give way , have a sort of right to that ...
Σελίδα 28
... weakness , for every one has his own , then do justice to the one , and a little more than justice to the other . " “ Women , in general , have only one object , which is their beauty , upon which subject hardly any flattery can be too ...
... weakness , for every one has his own , then do justice to the one , and a little more than justice to the other . " “ Women , in general , have only one object , which is their beauty , upon which subject hardly any flattery can be too ...
Σελίδα 57
... weak lungs , he resolved , by application and care , to get the better of those disadvantages . Accordingly , he cured his stammering by putting small pebbles into his mouth ; and strengthened his lungs gradually , by using himself ...
... weak lungs , he resolved , by application and care , to get the better of those disadvantages . Accordingly , he cured his stammering by putting small pebbles into his mouth ; and strengthened his lungs gradually , by using himself ...
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