Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Band 1Thomas Tegg, 1827 |
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... Roman of great virtue and much wisdom , used to say , there were but three actions of his life which he regretted . The first was , the having told a secret to his wife ; the second , that he had once gone by sea when he might have gone ...
... Roman of great virtue and much wisdom , used to say , there were but three actions of his life which he regretted . The first was , the having told a secret to his wife ; the second , that he had once gone by sea when he might have gone ...
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... Roman , who lived eighteen hundred years ago ; a man of great genius , and the most celebrated Orator that ever was . Will it not be necessary to explain to you what an Orator is ? I believe I must . An Orator is a man who harangues in ...
... Roman , who lived eighteen hundred years ago ; a man of great genius , and the most celebrated Orator that ever was . Will it not be necessary to explain to you what an Orator is ? I believe I must . An Orator is a man who harangues in ...
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... Roman Republic enjoyed its freedom , he did very signal services to his country ; but after it was enslaved by Julius Cæsar , the first Emperor of the Romans , Cicero be- came suspected by the tyrants ; and was at last put to death by ...
... Roman Republic enjoyed its freedom , he did very signal services to his country ; but after it was enslaved by Julius Cæsar , the first Emperor of the Romans , Cicero be- came suspected by the tyrants ; and was at last put to death by ...
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... Roman history ; for , of all ancient histories , it is the most instructive , and furnishes most examples of virtue , wisdom , and courage . The other great Empires , as the Assyrian , Persian , and Macedonian , sprung up almost of a ...
... Roman history ; for , of all ancient histories , it is the most instructive , and furnishes most examples of virtue , wisdom , and courage . The other great Empires , as the Assyrian , Persian , and Macedonian , sprung up almost of a ...
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... Roman is the most interesting and instructive . It abounds most with accounts of illustrious men , and presents us with the greatest number of important events . It like- wise spurs us on , more than any other , to virtuous actions , by ...
... Roman is the most interesting and instructive . It abounds most with accounts of illustrious men , and presents us with the greatest number of important events . It like- wise spurs us on , more than any other , to virtuous actions , by ...
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