Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Band 2Thomas Tegg, 1827 |
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... mean bare common civi- lity ; every body must have that , who would not be kicked out of company : but I mean engaging , insi- nuating , shining Manners ; a distinguished polite- ness , an almost irresistible address ; a superior ...
... mean bare common civi- lity ; every body must have that , who would not be kicked out of company : but I mean engaging , insi- nuating , shining Manners ; a distinguished polite- ness , an almost irresistible address ; a superior ...
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... mean so far as not to be ignorant of the terms , which you will often hear mentioned in company ; such as Ravelin , Bastion , Glacis , Contrescarpe , & c . In order to this , I do not for propose that you should make a study of ...
... mean so far as not to be ignorant of the terms , which you will often hear mentioned in company ; such as Ravelin , Bastion , Glacis , Contrescarpe , & c . In order to this , I do not for propose that you should make a study of ...
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... means you will get a clearer notion of them , than if you were to see them only upon paper for seven years together . Go to originals whenever you can , and trust to copies and descrip- tions as little as possible . At your idle hours ...
... means you will get a clearer notion of them , than if you were to see them only upon paper for seven years together . Go to originals whenever you can , and trust to copies and descrip- tions as little as possible . At your idle hours ...
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... means debauchery and profligacy : nothing like it . It means , at most , the accidental and unfrequent irregularities of youth and vivacity , in opposition to dulness , formality , and want of spirit . A commerce gallant , insensibly ...
... means debauchery and profligacy : nothing like it . It means , at most , the accidental and unfrequent irregularities of youth and vivacity , in opposition to dulness , formality , and want of spirit . A commerce gallant , insensibly ...
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... mean , and criminal : that is the cun- ning which Lord Bacon calls crooked or left - handed wisdom , and which is never made use of but by those who have not true wisdom . And the same ... means impossible ; and , as a 16 LORD CHESTERFIELD'S.
... mean , and criminal : that is the cun- ning which Lord Bacon calls crooked or left - handed wisdom , and which is never made use of but by those who have not true wisdom . And the same ... means impossible ; and , as a 16 LORD CHESTERFIELD'S.
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