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The decalogue ( if the phrase may be allowed ) of manners , the laws of civility ,
of gentleness , of taste , and of feeling , are not precisely set down , and cannot
easily be punished in the breach , or rewarded in the observance : and yet their ...
The decalogue ( if the phrase may be allowed ) of manners , the laws of civility ,
of gentleness , of taste , and of feeling , are not precisely set down , and cannot
easily be punished in the breach , or rewarded in the observance : and yet their ...
Page 10
If you wish to compliment the gay , the elegant Lothario , you must not mention
his taste in dress , his fine figure , or the lively elegance of his conversation : you
must dwell upon his knowledge of the interests of the different states of Europe ...
If you wish to compliment the gay , the elegant Lothario , you must not mention
his taste in dress , his fine figure , or the lively elegance of his conversation : you
must dwell upon his knowledge of the interests of the different states of Europe ...
Page 25
... that Dionysius of Halicarnassus , a critic of taste and acuteness , says , that the
first object of a person about to write history ought to be , ' to select a subject
striking and pleasing , and such as may not only affect , but overpower the minds
of ...
... that Dionysius of Halicarnassus , a critic of taste and acuteness , says , that the
first object of a person about to write history ought to be , ' to select a subject
striking and pleasing , and such as may not only affect , but overpower the minds
of ...
Page 42
Then , without observing that she interrupts me by her stay , she proceeds to give
me an account of all the different dresses that she took hints from , to convince
me how much her superior taste had improved upon that of her companions .
Then , without observing that she interrupts me by her stay , she proceeds to give
me an account of all the different dresses that she took hints from , to convince
me how much her superior taste had improved upon that of her companions .
Page 52
My reading also gave me much amusement ; it lay almost entirely in works of
taste , the classics , and the best modern books of belles lettres . I felt a vanity in
thinking my taste was every day improving , and that my natural sensibility of
mind ...
My reading also gave me much amusement ; it lay almost entirely in works of
taste , the classics , and the best modern books of belles lettres . I felt a vanity in
thinking my taste was every day improving , and that my natural sensibility of
mind ...
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