Letters, political and miscellaneous

Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield

Bentley, 1847

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LORD CHESTERFIELDS	1

Alarms	6

To S Dayrolles Esq March 17 Chapter of the Garter Lady	9

To Mr Sexton April 8 Advice for directing a paper manufactory	13

To Madame de Monconseil May 7 On the dissensions between	19

To Madame du Boccage May 20 On Voltaires Siècle de Louis	23

To Dr Monsey Nov 26 The Goddess Venus or Vana Lady	26

To the same Oct 7 Inquiries as to Mr Stanhope at Brussels N	40

1758	257

To the same March 4 Frenzy of Sir Charles Hanbury Williams	266

To his son May 18 Siege of Olmütz Expedition preparing in	271

To the same July 18 Troops sent to Germany Negotiation	287

To the Bishop of Waterford Aug 30 Doctor Seeds sermons	300

To the same April 16 Gloomy prospects of the war in Germany	311

To the same Oct 4 Hopes of Peace Prospects for the next	312

To the Bishop of Waterford June 13 His white Amalthea	317

To Madame de Monconseil Nov 11 His sons visit for the third	48

To S Dayrolles Esq December 4 His deafness not relieved Dis	54

To the same Christmas day Battle of Leuthen The House	58

To the same March 13 Affairs of the House of Austria	63

To Baron de Kreuningen May 8 Lord Bolingbrokes letter to	69

To the same June 22 The Jews Naturalization Bill Popular	75

A piece of plea	78

To Alderman Faulkner Sept 15 Sortes Virgiliana Parallel	80

To S Dayrolles Esq Sept 21 Marriage of Miss Harenc Comte	87

To the Bishop of Waterford March 29 Riots and tumults at	88

To Major Irwine Dec 29 Irish politics	97

To his son Dec 9 Fruitless negotiation between Lord Chatham	101

To Major Irwine March 7 Irritation in Ireland Assault upon	103

To his son March 8 Death of Mr Pelham Speculations on	107

To the same Sept 8 The King of Prussia greater than any ancient	121

To the same June 12 Dullness of Spa Increased by the arrival	130

To S Dayrolles Esq Oct 25 On the heir of the Cfamily N	136

To the Bishop of Waterford Sept 25 Lord Hertford the	146

Character	148

To S Dayrolles Aug 15 Rumours of war Taking of the Alcide	163

To Madame de Monconseil Aug 20 Congratulations on the birth	169

To the Bishop of Waterford Dec 15 Sheridans book British	177

To the same Feb 3 Sir Charles Hotham at Brussels	184

To the Bishop of Waterford July 15 His own unhappy state	190

To the same Dec 15 Candidates for the Garter in England	191

To his son Nov 15 Treaty between the two Empresses in 1746	197

To S Dayrolles Esq Feb 28 Reprieve of Admiral Byng Specu	206

To the same Sept 23 Convention of ClosterSeven Probable	212

95	222

To his son Nov 26 Scheme for opening a separate negotiation	254

To A C Stanhope Esq Sept 28 To announce the marriage	327

1760	328

1761	337

To the same June 9 Character of Lord Halifax	338

Lord Wilmington	343

1762	345

To the same Nov 13 Remarks on the Preliminaries of Peace with	352

To his son Dec 13 Debate on the Preliminaries Mr Pitt	358

To the same July 14 Advice on points of etiquette at Ratisbon	364

To the same Sept 30 Lord Halifax appointed to the Southern	371

To the same Sept 30 Lord Halifax appointed to the Southern	372

To the same Dec 3 Accusation of Wilkes by Lord Sandwich	375

To the same Dec 24 Refusal to interfere in any party contests	379

To A C Stanhope Esq Sept 29	387

To his son Nov 2 Reports in London occasioned by the resigna	389

To the same Nov 10On his sons illness	392

To the same July 2 Ministerial crisis Character of the Queen	400

To the Bishop of Waterford Dec 5 Frauds in the public charities	408

To Sir T Robinson Dec 3 Monastic Retreat in Ranelagh Gardens	413

To the same March 17 Change of Ministry reported Repeal	418

To Alderman Faulkner Aug 13 Invitation to Blackheath	429

To the same June 1 A Mosaic ministry	453

To his son Dec 18Sameness in the life at Bath Mr Hartes	455

To Doctor Monsey Dec 23 Account of himself	460

To the Bishop of Waterford June 25 His own continual malaise	474

To the same Nov 27 General Conways motion on Corsica Rising	480

To General Irwine Aug 6 Reconciliation between Lord Chatham	486

To the same June 14 His exercise taken by several snatches	494

To Alderman Faulkner March 11 Disturbed state of Ireland	500

To the same Sept 24 Thanks for his letter to M dEyverdun	506

Gyakori szavak és kifejezések

Adieu affair autres avez Babiole Bath believe bien BISHOP OF WATERFORD Blackheath bonne Brussels c'est Charles of Lorraine compliments consequently Court dare say Dayrolles's deaf DEAR DAYROLLES DEAR FRIEND DEAR LORD Duke of Newcastle été être fait faut favour fear France French give glad god-son Hague Hamburgh Hanover hear honour hope Horace Walpole Ireland j'ai jours King of Prussia l'honneur Lady late least letter London Londres Lord Chesterfield m'en Madame Dayrolles MADAME LA MARQUISE Majesty MARQUISE DE MONCONSEIL mean ment Messieurs mieux Minister Monsieur month n'en never Paris Parliament party perhaps peut Pitt pleasure pray Prince printed entire probably qu'elle qu'il qu'on reason santé sincerely Sir James Gray Sir Thomas Robinson SOLOMON DAYROLLES soon Stanhope suppose sure tell tems things tion tout trouble trouve truth week wish writing

Népszerű szakaszok

295. oldal - I reflect back upon what I have seen, what I have heard, and what I have done, I can hardly persuade myself that all that frivolous hurry, and bustle...‎

1800 és 2008 között 154 könyvben jelenik meg

371. oldal - Opposition are for taking vigorous, as they call them, but I call them violent, measures; not less than les dragonades ; and to have the tax collected by the troops we have there. For my part, I never saw a froward child mended by whipping : and I would not have the mother country become a stepmother.‎

1777 és 2006 között 57 könyvben jelenik meg

227. oldal - In all these complicated political machines, there are so many wheels within wheels, that it is always difficult, and sometimes impossible, to guess which of them gives direction to the whole. Mr Pitt is convinced that the principal wheel, or, if you will, the spoke in his wheel, came from Stade.‎

1800 és 2007 között 25 könyvben jelenik meg

143. oldal - I have seen,' says this man of the world, " the silly rounds of business and pleasure, and have done with them all. I have enjoyed all the pleasures of the world, and consequently know their futility, and do not regret their loss. I appraise them at their real value, which is in truth very low; whereas those who have not experienced always over-rate them.‎

1779 és 2003 között 101 könyvben jelenik meg

266. oldal - I do by no means desire to repeat the nauseous dose, for the sake of the fugitive dream. Shall I tell you that I bear this melancholy situation with that meritorious constancy and resignation which most people boast of ? No ; for I really cannot help it. I bear it — because I must bear it, whether I will or no — I think of nothing but killing time the best I can, now that he is become mine enemy.‎

1779 és 2006 között 48 könyvben jelenik meg

214. oldal - Do not stare at the seeming paradox, for it is an undoubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in. One yawns, one procrastinates, one can do it when one will, and therefore one seldom does it at all; whereas those who have a great deal of business must (to use a vulgar expression) buckle to it, and then they always find time to do it in.‎

1810 és 2007 között 53 könyvben jelenik meg

366. oldal - I must freely tell you, that in matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice; because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge.‎

1817 és 2008 között 31 könyvben jelenik meg

232. oldal - Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life ; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something. My philosophy teaches me to reflect how much higher, rather than how much lower, I might have been taxed.‎

1779 és 2001 között 24 könyvben jelenik meg

360. oldal - Here is a new political arch almost built, but of materials of so different a nature, and without a key-stone, that, it does not, in my opinion, indicate either strength or duration. It will certainly require repairs, and a key-stone next winter; and that key-stone will, and mnst necessarily be, Mr. Pitt.‎

1810 és 2006 között 24 könyvben jelenik meg

144. oldal - I have done, I can hardly persuade myself that all that frivolous hurry and bustle, and pleasure of the world, had any reality : but I look upon all that has passed as one of those romantic dreams which opium commonly occasions ; and I do by no means desire to repeat the nauseous dose for the sake of the fugitive dream.‎

1800 és 2008 között 112 könyvben jelenik meg

Bibliográfiai információk

Cím	Letters, political and miscellaneous 4. kötet/The Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield: Including Numerous Letters Now First Published from the Original Manuscripts, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Szerző	Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Kiadó	Bentley, 1847
Eredeti forrása	a Michigani Egyetem
Digitalizálva:	2005. szept. 7.

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