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 Writing |
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25. oldal
Your business will be to distinguish between such as make love to your person ,
and those who only for the sake of your fortune . You will find some difficulty in
doing this , without the assistance of some maturer heads than your own ;
therefore ...
Your business will be to distinguish between such as make love to your person ,
and those who only for the sake of your fortune . You will find some difficulty in
doing this , without the assistance of some maturer heads than your own ;
therefore ...
29. oldal
It is very probable you are more than equal , in point of fortune , to my daughter ;
for though she has merit ( if you will suffer a father to say so ) her fortune , though
not inconsiderable , is far from being splendid . To give you my final answer ( at ...
It is very probable you are more than equal , in point of fortune , to my daughter ;
for though she has merit ( if you will suffer a father to say so ) her fortune , though
not inconsiderable , is far from being splendid . To give you my final answer ( at ...
33. oldal
I am wholly ignorant in whæt light you may regard this address , as well , as what
proportion my fortune bears , to that , you intend to give your daughter ; but of this
I am certain , that though she may meet with more advantageous offers , in ...
I am wholly ignorant in whæt light you may regard this address , as well , as what
proportion my fortune bears , to that , you intend to give your daughter ; but of this
I am certain , that though she may meet with more advantageous offers , in ...
60. oldal
I pointed out how infinitely more honourable it was to depend for repairing his
fortune on his own good sense and perseverance , tijạn on the revolutions of
chance , which even if this should be favourable , could only 14 - establishi , him
at the ...
I pointed out how infinitely more honourable it was to depend for repairing his
fortune on his own good sense and perseverance , tijạn on the revolutions of
chance , which even if this should be favourable , could only 14 - establishi , him
at the ...
61. oldal
Containing a Collection of Letters Upon Most Occasions and Situations in Life. To
which is Added, an Essay on Letter Writing. vain , laughed at his proposal , said “
he was too easily terrified ; that one tolerable run of fortune would retrieve his ...
Containing a Collection of Letters Upon Most Occasions and Situations in Life. To
which is Added, an Essay on Letter Writing. vain , laughed at his proposal , said “
he was too easily terrified ; that one tolerable run of fortune would retrieve his ...
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acquaintance affection answer appears brother called character conduct consider considerable conversation dare dear death duty evil Excellency expect expressed eyes father feel formed fortune friendship FUTURE give gone hands happiness heard heart honourable hope human husband INDICATIVE MOOD keep kind lady late least less letter live look Lord loved Madam manner means mind MOOD mother nature necessary never night object observe passed PERFECT perhaps person placed pleasure Plural present PRETERIMPERFECT TENSE PRETERPERFECT prison pronoun proper reason received relation respect rules scene seems sense Servant short Singular sometimes sounds speak substantives suffer taken tears TENSE thing thou thought tion true verb virtue whole wife wish write young
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93. oldal - 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...
lvii. oldal - ... 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.
vii. oldal - 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...
143. oldal - 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.
74. oldal - 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.
xv. oldal - 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?
157. oldal - 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.
144. oldal - 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.
130. oldal - 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.
84. oldal - 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.
Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | 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 Writing |
| Kiadó | Knott & Lloyd, 1803 |
| Eredeti forrása | a New York-i Közkönyvtár |
| Digitalizálva: | 2007. máj. 16. |
| Terjedelem | 168 oldal |
| Idézet exportálása | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |