Letters, Sentences and MaximsA. L. Burt Company, 1999 - 348 σελίδες A compilation of letters and maxims imparting Lord Chesterfield's guidance in the conduct of life and business matters. |
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Σελίδα 9
... House , and posted straightway to Paris . He was not there long . Advancing months soon removed the objection of age , and we find him again frequently in the House . His position on the Schism and Occasional Conformity Bills was one ...
... House , and posted straightway to Paris . He was not there long . Advancing months soon removed the objection of age , and we find him again frequently in the House . His position on the Schism and Occasional Conformity Bills was one ...
Σελίδα 46
... House , who was distinguished by no talent of a superior order , had that of imitating and counterfeiting to perfec- tion the orators to whom he replied . Chesterfield was afraid of ridicule ; it was one of his weaknesses , and he kept ...
... House , who was distinguished by no talent of a superior order , had that of imitating and counterfeiting to perfec- tion the orators to whom he replied . Chesterfield was afraid of ridicule ; it was one of his weaknesses , and he kept ...
Σελίδα 270
... House of Commons , speaks in that house , and to four hundred people , that opinion , upon a given subject , which he would make no difficulty of speaking in any house in Eng- land , round the fire , or at table , to any fourteen people ...
... House of Commons , speaks in that house , and to four hundred people , that opinion , upon a given subject , which he would make no difficulty of speaking in any house in Eng- land , round the fire , or at table , to any fourteen people ...
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