Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son;: With Some Account of His Life. In Three Volumes..J. Walker; J. Johnson; J. Richardson; ... [and 18 others], 1810 |
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iii. oldal
... natural son , whom he loved with the most un- bounded affection , and whose education was , for many years , the chief engagement of his life . After furnishing him with the most valuable treasures of ancient and modern learning , to ...
... natural son , whom he loved with the most un- bounded affection , and whose education was , for many years , the chief engagement of his life . After furnishing him with the most valuable treasures of ancient and modern learning , to ...
xiv. oldal
... by his oppo- nents , and therefore discontinued his attendance in the house of commons for some time , which he spent at Paris . Here it is thought he was employed in some public service , the nature of which xiv THE LIFE OF.
... by his oppo- nents , and therefore discontinued his attendance in the house of commons for some time , which he spent at Paris . Here it is thought he was employed in some public service , the nature of which xiv THE LIFE OF.
xv. oldal
... nature of which cannot now be ascertained . He returned , however , in 1716 , and when the court and the Prince of ... natural parts , which were uncommonly brilliant , and highly cultivated , but by an association with the first wits in ...
... nature of which cannot now be ascertained . He returned , however , in 1716 , and when the court and the Prince of ... natural parts , which were uncommonly brilliant , and highly cultivated , but by an association with the first wits in ...
xx. oldal
... nature , required the assist- ance of art . The penetrating eye of his father soon discovered to him his son's deficiencies , and he immediately resolved to seek abroad for the remedy , which he despaired of finding at home . His view ...
... nature , required the assist- ance of art . The penetrating eye of his father soon discovered to him his son's deficiencies , and he immediately resolved to seek abroad for the remedy , which he despaired of finding at home . His view ...
xxi. oldal
... of his alarms upon receiving information that Mr. Stanhope's complaint was of a dropsical nature . Every me- dical assistance was tried in vain to relieve him . He died at a house in the country , near LORD CHESTERFIELD . xxi.
... of his alarms upon receiving information that Mr. Stanhope's complaint was of a dropsical nature . Every me- dical assistance was tried in vain to relieve him . He died at a house in the country , near LORD CHESTERFIELD . xxi.
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170. oldal - When an awkward fellow first comes into a room, it is highly probable that his sword gets between his legs and throws him down, or makes him stumble, at least. When he has recovered this accident, he goes and places himself in the very place of the whole room where he should not...
382. oldal - No flattery is either too high or too low for them. They will greedily swallow the highest, and gratefully accept of the lowest; and you may safely flatter any woman, from her understanding down to the exquisite taste of her fan.
170. oldal - At dinner, his awkwardness distinguishes itself particularly, as he has more to do; there he holds his knife, fork, and spoon differently from other people, eats with his knife, to the great danger of his mouth, picks his teeth with his fork, and puts his spoon, which has been in his throat twenty times, into the dishes again.
317. oldal - Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one. If you are asked what o'clock it is, tell it ; but do not proclaim it hourly and unasked, like the watchman.
298. oldal - The more hours a day you travel, the sooner you will be at your journey's end. The sooner you are qualified for your liberty, the sooner you shall have it; and your manumission will entirely depend upon the manner in which you employ the intermediate time. I think I offer you a very good bargain, when I promise you, upon my word, that, if you will do everything that I would have you do till you are eighteen, I will do everything that you would have me do ever afterwards.
397. oldal - Remember, that the graceful motion of the arms, the giving your hand, and the putting on and pulling off your hat genteelly, are the material parts of a gentleman's dancing. But the greatest advantage of dancing well is, that it necessarily teaches you to present yourself, to sit, stand, and walk, genteelly ; all of which are of real importance to a man of fashion.
236. oldal - Dancing is in itself a very trifling, silly thing ; but it is one of those established follies to which people of sense are sometimes obliged to conform, and then they should be able to do it well. And though I would not have you a dancer, yet when you do dance I would have you dance well, as I would have you do everything you do well.
116. oldal - Modesty is a very good quality, and which generally accompanies true merit: it engages and captivates the minds of people ; as, on the other hand, nothing is more shocking and disgustful than presumption and impudence. We cannot like a man who is always commending and speaking well of himself, and who...
404. oldal - Take rather than give the tone of the company you are in. If you have parts you will show them more or less upon every subject; and if you have not, you had better talk sillily upon a subject of other people's than of your own choosing.
382. oldal - ... trusts them with serious matters ; though he often makes them believe that he does both; which is the thing in the world that they are proud of ; for they love mightily to be dabbling in business (which by the way they always spoil) ; and being justly distrustful that men in general look upon them in a trifling light, they almost adore that man who talks more seriously to them, and who seems to consult and trust them; I say, who seems; for weak men really do, but wise ones only seem to do it.