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Σελίδα 73
He takes no part in the general conversation ; but , on the contrary , breaks into it
from time to time , with some start of his own , as if he waked from a dream . This (
as I said before ) is a sure indication , either of a mind so weak that it is not able ...
He takes no part in the general conversation ; but , on the contrary , breaks into it
from time to time , with some start of his own , as if he waked from a dream . This (
as I said before ) is a sure indication , either of a mind so weak that it is not able ...
Σελίδα 76
The true pleasures of a gentleman are , those of the table , but within the bounds
of moderation ; good company , that is to say , people of merit ; moderate play ,
which amuses without any interested views ; and sprightly , gallant conversations
...
The true pleasures of a gentleman are , those of the table , but within the bounds
of moderation ; good company , that is to say , people of merit ; moderate play ,
which amuses without any interested views ; and sprightly , gallant conversations
...
Σελίδα 83
They are so natural , they seem to be the extempore conversations of two people
of wit , rather than letters ; which are commonly studied , though they ought not to
be so . I would advise you to let that book be one in your itinerant library .
They are so natural , they seem to be the extempore conversations of two people
of wit , rather than letters ; which are commonly studied , though they ought not to
be so . I would advise you to let that book be one in your itinerant library .
Σελίδα 92
From thence they saunter into company , without taking any part in it , and without
observing the characters of the persons , or the subjects of the conversation ; but
are either thinking of some trifle , foreign to the present purpose , or , often , not ...
From thence they saunter into company , without taking any part in it , and without
observing the characters of the persons , or the subjects of the conversation ; but
are either thinking of some trifle , foreign to the present purpose , or , often , not ...
Σελίδα 100
Hudibras alludes , in this verse , “ Like words congeal ' d in northern air , " to a
vulgar notion , that in Greenland words were frozen in their utterance , and that
upon a thaw a very mixed conversation was heard in the air of all those words set
at ...
Hudibras alludes , in this verse , “ Like words congeal ' d in northern air , " to a
vulgar notion , that in Greenland words were frozen in their utterance , and that
upon a thaw a very mixed conversation was heard in the air of all those words set
at ...
Τι λένε οι χρήστες - Σύνταξη κριτικής
Δεν εντοπίσαμε κριτικές στις συνήθεις τοποθεσίες.
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
able advantage affection allow attention authors awkward believe breeding certainly character Chesterfield common consequently consider conversation court deal deserve desire dress easy engage excel fashion favor figure fool former French frequently give graces greatest hand head heart hope imagine Italy keep kind king knowledge late learning least less letters live look Lord manners matter mean merit mind morality nature necessary never object observe occasion opinion particular passion person play pleasing pleasures politeness possible present proper reason received reflection regard respect ridicule seems sense short speak Stanhope suppose sure tell thing thought tion true truth turn understanding virtue weak whole wish women worth write young
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Σελίδα 148 - Talk often, but never long ; in that case, if you do not please, at least you are sure not to tire your hearers. Pay your own reckoning, but do not treat the whole company, — this being one of the very few cases in which people do not care to be treated, every one being fully convinced that he has wherewithal to pay.
Σελίδα 107 - Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket : and do not pull it out and strike it ; merely to show that you have one.
Σελίδα 264 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Σελίδα 146 - People will, in a great degree, and not without reason, form their opinion of you upon that which they have of your friends ; and there is a Spanish proverb, which says very justly, Tell me whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are.
Σελίδα 277 - I do not love thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell; But this I know, and know full well, I do not love thee. Dr. Fell.
Σελίδα 221 - And as laws are enacted to enforce good morals, or at least to prevent the ill effects of bad ones, so there are certain rules of civility, universally implied and received, to enforce good manners, and punish bad ones. And indeed there seems to me to be less difference, both between the crimes and punishments, than at first one would imagine.
Σελίδα 243 - Hampden, that he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief.
Σελίδα 234 - Style is the dress of thoughts ; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received as your person, though ever so well proportioned, would, if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters. It is not every understanding that can judge of matter...
Σελίδα 108 - True wit, or sense, never yet made anybody laugh; they are above it: they please the mind, and give a cheerfulness to the countenance. But it is low buffoonery, or silly accidents, that always excite laughter; and that is what people of sense and breeding should show themselves above.
Σελίδα 27 - Human nature is the same all over the world ; but its operations are so varied by education and habit, that one must see it in all its dresses, in order to be intimately acquainted with it.
Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | Letters, Sentences, and Maxims Τόμος 7 του Knickerbocker nuggets Τόμος 8 του world's classics |
| Συγγραφέας | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield |
| Εκδότης | G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | το Πανεπιστήμιο του Μίτσιγκαν |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 29 Σεπτ. 2007 |
| Μέγεθος | 327 σελίδες |
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