Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 199
... as they have hitherto been of acting wisely . The late Lord Pembroke never would know any thing that he had not a mind to know ; and , in this case , I advise you to follow his example . Never know Sentences , and Maxims 199.
... as they have hitherto been of acting wisely . The late Lord Pembroke never would know any thing that he had not a mind to know ; and , in this case , I advise you to follow his example . Never know Sentences , and Maxims 199.
Σελίδα 205
... - rance , and to their dirty , disgraceful vices . They will severely feel the effects of them , when it will be too late . Without the comfortable refuge of learning , and with all the sickness and Sentences , and Marims 205.
... - rance , and to their dirty , disgraceful vices . They will severely feel the effects of them , when it will be too late . Without the comfortable refuge of learning , and with all the sickness and Sentences , and Marims 205.
Σελίδα 218
... late , in proportion as knowledge has in- creased ; and owing its present precarious se- curity not to the religion , the affection , or the fear , of the temporal powers , but to their jealousy of each other . The Pope's excom ...
... late , in proportion as knowledge has in- creased ; and owing its present precarious se- curity not to the religion , the affection , or the fear , of the temporal powers , but to their jealousy of each other . The Pope's excom ...
Σελίδα 241
... late Lord Town- shend always spoke materially , with argument and knowledge , but never pleased . Why ? His diction was not only inelegant , but frequently ungrammatical , always vulgar ; his cadences false , his voice unharmonious ...
... late Lord Town- shend always spoke materially , with argument and knowledge , but never pleased . Why ? His diction was not only inelegant , but frequently ungrammatical , always vulgar ; his cadences false , his voice unharmonious ...
Σελίδα 264
... late ! Old Mr. Lowndes , the famous Secretary of the Treasury , in the reigns of King William , Queen Anne , and King George the First , used to say , " Take care of the pence , and the pounds will take care of themselves . " To this ...
... late ! Old Mr. Lowndes , the famous Secretary of the Treasury , in the reigns of King William , Queen Anne , and King George the First , used to say , " Take care of the pence , and the pounds will take care of themselves . " To this ...
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