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 148
... necessary to the government ; and , after hav- ing received orders as a minister abroad , send or- ders , in your turn , as Secretary of State at home . Most of our ministers abroad have taken up that department occasionally , without ...
... necessary to the government ; and , after hav- ing received orders as a minister abroad , send or- ders , in your turn , as Secretary of State at home . Most of our ministers abroad have taken up that department occasionally , without ...
Σελίδα 334
... necessary to know how far to go , and where to stop . Ceremony is necessary in courts , as the outwork and defence of manners . Flattery , though a base coin , is the necessary pocket - money at court ; where , by custom and con- sent ...
... necessary to know how far to go , and where to stop . Ceremony is necessary in courts , as the outwork and defence of manners . Flattery , though a base coin , is the necessary pocket - money at court ; where , by custom and con- sent ...
Σελίδα 337
... necessary , they are so in these affairs . A grave , dark , reserved , and mysterious air has fænum in cornu . An even , easy , unembarrassed one invites confidence , and leaves no room for guesses and con- jectures . Both stimulation ...
... necessary , they are so in these affairs . A grave , dark , reserved , and mysterious air has fænum in cornu . An even , easy , unembarrassed one invites confidence , and leaves no room for guesses and con- jectures . Both stimulation ...
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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