 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1801 - 474 pages
...be inelegant, I do not fay bad ? Imagine yourfelf writing an office-letter to a fecretary of ibite, which letter is to be read by the whole Cabinet Council, and, very poffibly, afterwards laid before Parliament ; any one barbarifm, folecifm, or vulgarifm in it, would,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 456 pages
...the whole cahinet cou». ell, and very possihly afterwards laid hefore parliament. Any one harharism, solecism, or vulgarism in it, would, in a very few days, circulate throngh the Whole kingdom, to your disgrace and ridicule. For instance; 1 will suppose you had written... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...either case, if your style be inelegant, I do not say bud ': Imagine yourself writing an office-letter to a Secretary of State, which letter is to be read by the whole Cabinet Council, and very posi-ibly afterwards laid before Parliament; any one harhaiism, solecism, or vulgarism in it, would,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1857 - 642 pages
...either case, if your style be inelegant, I do not say bad ? Imagine yourself writing an office-letter to a Secretary of State, which letter is to be read...disgrace and ridicule. For instance, I will suppose yon had written the following letter from the Hague to the Secretary of State at London; and leave... | |
 | P. F. Merlet - 1858 - 188 pages
...whole Cabinet Council,™ and very possibly afterwards, laid before Parliament; anyone* Larbarism, solecism, or vulgarism in it would, in a very few...the whole kingdom, to your disgrace and ridicule. It is a veri/ true saging,21 that a man must be born a poet, but that he can make himself an orator.... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1876 - 636 pages
...either case, if your style be inelegant, I do not say bad ? imagine yourself writing an office-letter to a Secretary of State, which letter is to be read...would, in a very few days, circulate through the whole kingdoiii, to your disgrace and ridicule. For instance, I will suppose you had written the following... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1888 - 346 pages
...either case, if your style be inelegant, I do not say bad ? Imagine yourself writing an office-letter to a secretary of state, which letter is to be read...barbarism, solecism, or vulgarism in it would, in a a very few days, circulate through the whole kingdom, to your disgrace and ridicule. For instance;... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1901 - 438 pages
...either case, if your style be inelegant, I do not say bad? Imagine yourself writing an office-letter to a secretary of state, which letter is to be read by the whole Cabinet Council, and very possibly afterward laid before parliament; any one barbarism, solecism, or vulgarism in it, would, in a very... | |
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Your business is negotiation abroad, and oratory in the House of Commons at home. What figure can you make, in either case, if your style be inelegant, I do not say bad ? Imagine yourself writing an office-letter to a Secretary of State, which letter... 