The Secretary, and Complete Letter Writer: Containing a Collection of Letters Upon Most Occasions and Situations in Life. To which is Added, an Essay on Letter WritingKnott & Lloyd, 1803 - 168 Seiten |
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... ment ; and I trust to that liberality I have so often experienced at your hands , for a supply adequate to my share of the expence , which is I cannot conclude this letter without repeating my thanks to you for so well supplying the ...
... ment ; and I trust to that liberality I have so often experienced at your hands , for a supply adequate to my share of the expence , which is I cannot conclude this letter without repeating my thanks to you for so well supplying the ...
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... time is spent , either in doing evil , or in some frivolous amuse- ment , which is but a small degree better . A few moments consideration may serve to convince us , C 2 that that the mind of a man cannot be idle ; THE SECRETARY 15.
... time is spent , either in doing evil , or in some frivolous amuse- ment , which is but a small degree better . A few moments consideration may serve to convince us , C 2 that that the mind of a man cannot be idle ; THE SECRETARY 15.
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... ment , are all contemplated with pleasure by every attentive beholder : but the emotions of different spectators , though similar in kind , are widely different in degree ; and to relish , with full delight , the enchanting scenes of ...
... ment , are all contemplated with pleasure by every attentive beholder : but the emotions of different spectators , though similar in kind , are widely different in degree ; and to relish , with full delight , the enchanting scenes of ...
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... ment , and soon after left us ; but our young friend seemed confirmed in his resolutions , and gave me fresh assurances , the day on which he left London , that he never would vary . " Knowing G Knowing the interest you take in his ...
... ment , and soon after left us ; but our young friend seemed confirmed in his resolutions , and gave me fresh assurances , the day on which he left London , that he never would vary . " Knowing G Knowing the interest you take in his ...
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... ment , but let it be with reason and good sense , not caprice and humour ; for there is good sense in dress , as in all things else . Strange doctrine to some ! but I am sure , Madam , you know there is → You practise it . The first ...
... ment , but let it be with reason and good sense , not caprice and humour ; for there is good sense in dress , as in all things else . Strange doctrine to some ! but I am sure , Madam , you know there is → You practise it . The first ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
accusative acquaintance adjective affection affectionate Bedouin brother called could,should dare daugh daughter DEAR SIR death denotes durst duty endeavour esteem evil father formed fortitude fortune friendship FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gentleman give gone Grace happiness heart hope human humble Servant husband IBID IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD Johnson kind learning letter Lord loved Luxembourg Madam Maignet ment mind mother nature never PARTICIPLE passion perhaps person Petrarch placed pleasure Plural POPE POTENTIAL MOOD PRESENT TENSE PRETER PRETERIMPERFECT TENSE PRETERPERFECT PRETERPLUPERFECT TENSE prison pronoun reason received revolutionary revolutionary tribunal right honourable Robespierre scene sense shew shouldest sincere Singular sometimes soothing soul SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD substantives suffered tears tenderness thing Thou hast Thou mayest Thou mightest Thou shalt tion tribunal Vaucluse verb virtue vowel wife wilt wish words wouldest write young lady your's
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 93 - The greatest benefit which one friend can confer upon another, is to guard, and excite, and elevate his virtues. This your mother will still perform, if...
Seite lvii - ... whole The first, last purpose of the human soul ; And knows where faith, law, morals, all began, All end, in love of God and love of man.
Seite vii - Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt for all...
Seite 143 - And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast : There shall the morn her earliest tears bestow, There the first roses of the year shall blow; While angels with their silver wings o'ershade The ground, now sacred by thy reliques made.
Seite 74 - I am ignorant of any one quality, that is amiable in a man, which is not equally so in a woman : I do not except even modesty and gentleness of nature. Nor do I know one vice or folly, which is not equally detestable in both.
Seite xv - Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less?
Seite 157 - Wherever we are studious to please, we are afraid of trusting our first thoughts, and endeavour to recommend our opinion by studied ornaments, accuracy of method, and elegance of style.
Seite 144 - Burns's poems, and have read them twice ; and though they be written in a language that is new to me, and many of them on subjects much inferior to the author's ability, I think them on the whole a very extraordinary production.
Seite 130 - It is the curse of kings, to be attended By slaves, that take their humours for a warrant To break within the bloody house of life ; And, on the winking of authority, To understand a law ; to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when, perchance, it frowns More upon humour, than advis'd respect.
Seite 84 - Soon after I perceived that I had suffered a paralytic stroke, and that my speech was taken from me. I had no pain, and so little dejection in this dreadful state, that I wondered at my own apathy, and considered that perhaps death itself, when it should come, would excite less horror than seems now to attend it.