The Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, with the Characters: Letters to his son, 1751-1754 ; Letters to his godson on the art of pleasing ; Political and miscellaneous letters, 1712-1750Sonnenschein, 1892 - Conduct of life |
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Common terms and phrases
Adieu affair afterwards assure attention autres believe Bentinck Bergen-op-zoom bien bonté c'est compliments COUNTESS OF SUFFOLK Court DEAR DAYROLLES DEAR LORD desire deux Duke of Newcastle Earl EARL OF MARCHMONT England été faire fait faut favour France French friendship give glad Grace Hague Holland homme honour hope Horace Walpole House Ireland j'ai j'en jamais King Lady least letter LONDON LONDRES Lord Chesterfield Lord Harrington Lord Sandwich Lord Stair LORD TOWNSHEND Lordship MADAME LA MARQUISE Majesty Majesty's manner Marchmont MARQUISE DE MONCONSEIL means mind Minister Monsieur n'est never obliged Paris Parliament Pensionary pleased pleasure Pray Prince of Orange Princess Princess Royal Private Province qu'il qu'on reason received Republic rien sentimens seroit SOLOMON DAYROLLES soon Stadtholder sure tell tems thing thought told tout treaty trouble truth Vienna Walpole wish write
Popular passages
Page 573 - Patience is a most necessary qualification for business ; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request.
Page 654 - There are but two objects in marriage, love or money. If you marry for love, you will certainly have some very happy days, and probably many very uneasy ones, if for money, you will have no happy days and probably no uneasy ones...
Page 611 - Le peuple entra dans le sanctuaire, il leva le voile qui doit toujours couvrir tout ce que l'on peut dire et tout ce que l'on peut croire du droit des peuples et de celui des rois, qui ne s'accordent jamais si bien ensemble que dans le silence.
Page 768 - The public has already assigned me different employments, and among others that which you mention ; but I have been offered none, I have asked for none, and I will accept of none till I see a little clearer into matters than I do at present : I have opposed measures not men, and the change of two or three men only is not a sufficient pledge to me that measures will be changed ; nay, rather an indication that they will not ; and I am sure no employment whatsoever shall prevail with me to support measures...
Page 919 - I have yet finished nothing but my boudoir and my library : the former is the gayest and most cheerful room in England, the latter the best. My garden is now turfed, planted, and sown, and will in two months more make a scene of verdure and flowers not common in London.
Page 859 - Apology for a late Resignation, in a Letter from an English Gentleman to his Friend at The Hague...
Page 729 - They are informed, that considering the vast consumption of these waters, there is a design laid of excising them next session ; and, moreover, that as bathing in the sea is become the general practice of both sexes, and as the kings of England have always been allowed to be masters of the seas, every person so bathing shall be gauged, and pay so much per foot square, as their cubical bulk amounts to.
Page 613 - ... et l'on doit hasarder le possible toutes les fois que l'on se sent en état de profiter même du manquement du succès.
Page 511 - Voltaire shows me how it should be written. I am sensible, that it will meet with almost as many critics as readers. Voltaire must be criticised ; besides, every man's favourite is attacked : for every prejudice is exposed, and our prejudices are our mistresses ; reason is at best our wife, very often heard indeed, but seldom minded.
Page 573 - Spirit is now a very fashionable word ; to act with spirit, to speak with spirit, means only to act rashly and to talk indiscreetly. An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions ; he is neither hot nor timid.