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 176
... ment , and you should by no means give yourself up to it . A wit is a very unpopular denomination , as it carries terror along with it ; and people in general are as much afraid of a live wit , in company , as a woman is of a gun ...
... ment , and you should by no means give yourself up to it . A wit is a very unpopular denomination , as it carries terror along with it ; and people in general are as much afraid of a live wit , in company , as a woman is of a gun ...
Σελίδα 182
... ment , as they think ; but you must observe , too , that those who do so are never those who contribute in any degree to give that company the denomination of good company . They are always subalterns or people of low education ; for ...
... ment , as they think ; but you must observe , too , that those who do so are never those who contribute in any degree to give that company the denomination of good company . They are always subalterns or people of low education ; for ...
Σελίδα 262
... ment ; any one barbarism , solecism , or vulgarism in it would , in a very few days , circulate through the whole kingdom , to your disgrace and ridicule . For instance ; I will suppose you had written the follow- ing letter from The ...
... ment ; any one barbarism , solecism , or vulgarism in it would , in a very few days , circulate through the whole kingdom , to your disgrace and ridicule . For instance ; I will suppose you had written the follow- ing letter from The ...
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