Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 165
... engage in a most ruinous war , against numbers much superior to those that he and his allies can bring into the field . Ab- hor a knave , and pity a fool in your heart , but let neither of them , unnecessarily , see that you do so ...
... engage in a most ruinous war , against numbers much superior to those that he and his allies can bring into the field . Ab- hor a knave , and pity a fool in your heart , but let neither of them , unnecessarily , see that you do so ...
Σελίδα 188
... gusts , pleases or offends you , in others , will , mutatis mutandis , engage , disgust , please , or offend others , in you . [ Same date . ] SMART SAVINGS . — The temptation of saying a smart 188 Chesterfield's Letters ,
... gusts , pleases or offends you , in others , will , mutatis mutandis , engage , disgust , please , or offend others , in you . [ Same date . ] SMART SAVINGS . — The temptation of saying a smart 188 Chesterfield's Letters ,
Σελίδα 204
... engaged for all the evening , to - mor- row ; first at Cardinal Albani's ; and then to sup at the Venetian Embassadress's . Englishman . How the devil can you like being always with these foreigners ? I never go amongst them , with all ...
... engaged for all the evening , to - mor- row ; first at Cardinal Albani's ; and then to sup at the Venetian Embassadress's . Englishman . How the devil can you like being always with these foreigners ? I never go amongst them , with all ...
Σελίδα 224
... engage the understanding ; they captivate the heart , and gave rise , I believe , to the extravagant notions of charms and philters . Their effects were so surprising , that they were reckoned super- natural . The most graceful and best ...
... engage the understanding ; they captivate the heart , and gave rise , I believe , to the extravagant notions of charms and philters . Their effects were so surprising , that they were reckoned super- natural . The most graceful and best ...
Σελίδα 226
... engage you in very disagree- able affairs . In the next place your profession requires , more than any other , the nicest and most distinguished good - breeding . You will negotiate with very little success , if you do not , previously ...
... engage you in very disagree- able affairs . In the next place your profession requires , more than any other , the nicest and most distinguished good - breeding . You will negotiate with very little success , if you do not , previously ...
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