Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Band 2Thomas Tegg, 1827 |
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... shining Manners ; a distinguished polite- ness , an almost irresistible address ; a superior gracefulness in all you say and do . It is this alone that can give all your other talents their full lustre and value ; and , consequently ...
... shining Manners ; a distinguished polite- ness , an almost irresistible address ; a superior gracefulness in all you say and do . It is this alone that can give all your other talents their full lustre and value ; and , consequently ...
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... shining in the company they keep ; these several causes produce the best effect in good company , but the very worst in bad . If people had no vices but their own , few would have so many as they have . For my own part , I would sooner ...
... shining in the company they keep ; these several causes produce the best effect in good company , but the very worst in bad . If people had no vices but their own , few would have so many as they have . For my own part , I would sooner ...
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... shining , miss their aim , and become infamous , or at least contemptible . The length or shortness of your stay at Turin will sufficiently inform me ( even though Mr. Harte should not ) of your conduct there ; for , as I have told you ...
... shining , miss their aim , and become infamous , or at least contemptible . The length or shortness of your stay at Turin will sufficiently inform me ( even though Mr. Harte should not ) of your conduct there ; for , as I have told you ...
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... shining marks of the strength of countries , they would be very ill paid , and consequently fight very ill , if manufac- tures and commerce did not support them . You have certainly observed in Germany , the inefficiency of great Powers ...
... shining marks of the strength of countries , they would be very ill paid , and consequently fight very ill , if manufac- tures and commerce did not support them . You have certainly observed in Germany , the inefficiency of great Powers ...
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... shining in your dress ; let it have du brillant : I do not mean by a clumsy load of gold and silver , but by the taste and fashion of it . Women like and require it ; they think it an attention due to them : but , on the other hand , if ...
... shining in your dress ; let it have du brillant : I do not mean by a clumsy load of gold and silver , but by the taste and fashion of it . Women like and require it ; they think it an attention due to them : but , on the other hand , if ...
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