Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... young gentleman . ” — DR . JOHNSON , May , 1776 . " Viewed as compositions , they appear almost un- rivalled for a serious epistolary style ; clear , elegant , and terse , never straining at effect , and yet never hurried into ...
... young gentleman . ” — DR . JOHNSON , May , 1776 . " Viewed as compositions , they appear almost un- rivalled for a serious epistolary style ; clear , elegant , and terse , never straining at effect , and yet never hurried into ...
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... young lady , a governess or dame de compagnie , set her wits against his , and suffered the usual penalty ; she fell , and this son to whom these letters are written was the result . But if Chesterfield was not a Christian gentle- man ...
... young lady , a governess or dame de compagnie , set her wits against his , and suffered the usual penalty ; she fell , and this son to whom these letters are written was the result . But if Chesterfield was not a Christian gentle- man ...
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... hear himself cited as a man of pleasure . In this way he plunged into play ( which he considered a necessary in- gredient in the composition of a young man of " " fashion ) , at first without passion , By Sainte - Beuve 9.
... hear himself cited as a man of pleasure . In this way he plunged into play ( which he considered a necessary in- gredient in the composition of a young man of " " fashion ) , at first without passion , By Sainte - Beuve 9.
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... 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.
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... Young , and in the first heat of ambition , he took an early opportunity of staking his odds on the side of the heir presumptive to the throne , who became George the Second . He was one of those who , at the accession of that prince ...
... Young , and in the first heat of ambition , he took an early opportunity of staking his odds on the side of the heir presumptive to the throne , who became George the Second . He was one of those who , at the accession of that prince ...
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