Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Band 2Thomas Tegg, 1827 |
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... things would mortify me more , than to see you bearing a part in a concert , with a fiddle under your chin , or a pipe in your mouth . à son I have had a great deal of conversation with Comte du Perron , and Comte Lascaris , upon your ...
... things would mortify me more , than to see you bearing a part in a concert , with a fiddle under your chin , or a pipe in your mouth . à son I have had a great deal of conversation with Comte du Perron , and Comte Lascaris , upon your ...
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... . A thousand nameless little things , which nobody can describe , but which every body feels , conspire to form that whole of pleasing ; as the several pieces of a Mosaic work , though separately of 12 LORD CHESTERFIELD'S.
... . A thousand nameless little things , which nobody can describe , but which every body feels , conspire to form that whole of pleasing ; as the several pieces of a Mosaic work , though separately of 12 LORD CHESTERFIELD'S.
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... things , is the mastery of one's temper , and that coolness of mind , and serenity of countenance , which hinders us from discovering , by words , actions , or even looks , those passions or sentiments , by which we are inwardly moved ...
... things , is the mastery of one's temper , and that coolness of mind , and serenity of countenance , which hinders us from discovering , by words , actions , or even looks , those passions or sentiments , by which we are inwardly moved ...
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... things that I could suspect , infallibly discover the true one , by the alteration it occasioned in the countenance of the person . Volto sciolto con pensieri stretti is a most useful maxim in business . It is so necessary at some games ...
... things that I could suspect , infallibly discover the true one , by the alteration it occasioned in the countenance of the person . Volto sciolto con pensieri stretti is a most useful maxim in business . It is so necessary at some games ...
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... thing that I know of . When such things , then , shall happen to be said at your expense ( as some- times they certainly will ) , reflect seriously upon the sentiments of uneasiness , anger , and resentment , which they excite in you ...
... thing that I know of . When such things , then , shall happen to be said at your expense ( as some- times they certainly will ) , reflect seriously upon the sentiments of uneasiness , anger , and resentment , which they excite in you ...
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