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 194
... DESIRE OF PRAISE . - But here let me , as an old stager upon the theatre of the world , suggest one consideration to you , which is , to extend your desire of praise a little beyond the strictly praise- worthy ; or else you may be apt ...
... DESIRE OF PRAISE . - But here let me , as an old stager upon the theatre of the world , suggest one consideration to you , which is , to extend your desire of praise a little beyond the strictly praise- worthy ; or else you may be apt ...
Σελίδα 273
... desire that you will read it over and over again , with particular attention to the style , and to all those beauties of oratory with which it is adorned . Till I read that book , I con- fess I did not know all the extent and powers of ...
... desire that you will read it over and over again , with particular attention to the style , and to all those beauties of oratory with which it is adorned . Till I read that book , I con- fess I did not know all the extent and powers of ...
Σελίδα 300
... desire that you will look upon her as my delegate : trust , consult , and apply to her without reserve . No woman ever had , more than she has , le ton de la par- faitement bonne compagnie , les manières engage- antes et le je ne sais ...
... desire that you will look upon her as my delegate : trust , consult , and apply to her without reserve . No woman ever had , more than she has , le ton de la par- faitement bonne compagnie , les manières engage- antes et le je ne sais ...
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Adieu ambition attention awkward bad company breeding Cæsar Castalian spring character Cicero common complaisance consequently contempt conversation Corinthian order court dance degree Demosthenes deserve desire dress easy endeavor engage Englishman everything fashion father favor folly fool French frivolous genteel gentleman give good-breeding graces greatest Greek Harte heart hope House of Savoy inattention Julius Cæsar justly king knowledge laugh learning least letters live Lord Bolingbroke Lord Chesterfield Lord Mahon low company man's mankind manners mean ment merit mind minister Montesquieu moral nature necessary never object observe pany passion pleasing pleasure political proper Quintilian reason remember never respect ridicule sense shine silly Sir James Gray speak Stanhope sure taste tell things thought tion trifling true truth Viceroy of Ireland virtue Voltaire vulgar weak wish women words writes wrote young