Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 68
... least half the art of doing it ; the rest depends only upon the man- ner , which attention , observation , and frequent- ing good company will teach . But if you are lazy , careless , and indifferent whether you please or not , depend ...
... least half the art of doing it ; the rest depends only upon the man- ner , which attention , observation , and frequent- ing good company will teach . But if you are lazy , careless , and indifferent whether you please or not , depend ...
Σελίδα 74
... least an object of your attention , flatters his vanity , and makes him possibly more your friend than a more important service would have done . With regard to women , at- tentions still below these are necessary , and , by the custom ...
... least an object of your attention , flatters his vanity , and makes him possibly more your friend than a more important service would have done . With regard to women , at- tentions still below these are necessary , and , by the custom ...
Σελίδα 75
... least taste , only because they are called by that name . They often mistake so totally as to imagine that debauchery is pleasure . You must His lordship had during this year been made one of his Majesty's Secretaries of State . allow ...
... least taste , only because they are called by that name . They often mistake so totally as to imagine that debauchery is pleasure . You must His lordship had during this year been made one of his Majesty's Secretaries of State . allow ...
Σελίδα 80
... least , neither borrows nor affects vices ; and , if he unfortu- nately has any , he gratifies them with choice , delicacy , and secrecy . I have not mentioned the pleasures of the mind ( which are the solid and permanent ones ) ...
... least , neither borrows nor affects vices ; and , if he unfortu- nately has any , he gratifies them with choice , delicacy , and secrecy . I have not mentioned the pleasures of the mind ( which are the solid and permanent ones ) ...
Σελίδα 89
... least consideration ; but I mean with regard to their merit , and the light in which the world considers them . [ Oct. 9 , 1747. ] There you rise as much as you sink GOOD COMPANY . - There are two sorts of good company ; one , which is ...
... least consideration ; but I mean with regard to their merit , and the light in which the world considers them . [ Oct. 9 , 1747. ] There you rise as much as you sink GOOD COMPANY . - There are two sorts of good company ; one , which is ...
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