Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 19
... French the rudiments of mythology and his- tory . I do not regret the publication of these first letters . He lets slip some very excellent advice in those early pages . The little Stan- hope is no more than eight years old when his ...
... French the rudiments of mythology and his- tory . I do not regret the publication of these first letters . He lets slip some very excellent advice in those early pages . The little Stan- hope is no more than eight years old when his ...
Σελίδα 23
... French per- fectly ; he knows a good deal of Latin and Greek , and he has ancient and modern history at his fin- gers ' ends . He is at school at present , but as they never dream here of forming the manners * This is no longer a ...
... French per- fectly ; he knows a good deal of Latin and Greek , and he has ancient and modern history at his fin- gers ' ends . He is at school at present , but as they never dream here of forming the manners * This is no longer a ...
Σελίδα 24
... French teacher after dinner , but above all the help of the fashion- able world and good society . The war which broke out between France and England post- poned this plan , and the young man did not make his début in Paris until 1751 ...
... French teacher after dinner , but above all the help of the fashion- able world and good society . The war which broke out between France and England post- poned this plan , and the young man did not make his début in Paris until 1751 ...
Σελίδα 30
... . " Our revolution has been clearly predicted by him since 1750 . He warned his son from the beginning against the idea that the French are entirely frivolous . " The cold inhabitants of the north look upon the 30 Critical Essay.
... . " Our revolution has been clearly predicted by him since 1750 . He warned his son from the beginning against the idea that the French are entirely frivolous . " The cold inhabitants of the north look upon the 30 Critical Essay.
Σελίδα 31
... French as a frivolous people who sing and whistle and dance perpetually : this is very far from being the truth , though the army of fops seem to justify it . But these fops , ripened by age and experience , often turn into very able ...
... French as a frivolous people who sing and whistle and dance perpetually : this is very far from being the truth , though the army of fops seem to justify it . But these fops , ripened by age and experience , often turn into very able ...
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