The Secretary, and Complete Letter Writer: Containing a Collection of Letters Upon Most Occasions and Situations in Life. To which is Added, an Essay on Letter WritingKnott & Lloyd, 1803 - 168 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 28
עמוד 5
... happiness , occasions a timidi- ty I never remember to have felt before , when ad- dressing you ; it is , that you would permit me to join the rest of the young ladies of my age , in re- ceiving instructions from the dancing master ...
... happiness , occasions a timidi- ty I never remember to have felt before , when ad- dressing you ; it is , that you would permit me to join the rest of the young ladies of my age , in re- ceiving instructions from the dancing master ...
עמוד 21
... Adieu , and do me the justice to believe that this letter is dictated by a heart full of genuine wishes for your welfare , from one who will always regard every piece of happiness that befals you , as an every THE SECRETARY . 21.
... Adieu , and do me the justice to believe that this letter is dictated by a heart full of genuine wishes for your welfare , from one who will always regard every piece of happiness that befals you , as an every THE SECRETARY . 21.
עמוד 22
... happiness that befals you , as an ad- ditional one to herself . For I am , Your sincere friend . To a young Tradesman , advising Method in Bu- siness , as well as diligence . DEAR NEPHEW , THE affection I have always borne you , as well ...
... happiness that befals you , as an ad- ditional one to herself . For I am , Your sincere friend . To a young Tradesman , advising Method in Bu- siness , as well as diligence . DEAR NEPHEW , THE affection I have always borne you , as well ...
עמוד 28
... happiness depends on the manner in which she receives this . I therefore re- quest it as a favor of you , Sir , to inform me whe- ther the lady be engaged or not ; if she is not , I intreat that , after you have informed yourself who it ...
... happiness depends on the manner in which she receives this . I therefore re- quest it as a favor of you , Sir , to inform me whe- ther the lady be engaged or not ; if she is not , I intreat that , after you have informed yourself who it ...
עמוד 31
... happiness . In the mean time , it will be well for you to keep on your guard . His pro- fessions may be the unmeaning flattery of a person whose only view is trifling away a leisure hour . Even if what you have heard of him be true ...
... happiness . In the mean time , it will be well for you to keep on your guard . His pro- fessions may be the unmeaning flattery of a person whose only view is trifling away a leisure hour . Even if what you have heard of him be true ...
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
accusative acquaintance adjective affection affectionate Bedouin brother called could,should dare daugh daughter DEAR SIR death denotes durst duty endeavour esteem evil father formed fortitude fortune friendship FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gentleman give gone Grace happiness heart hope human humble Servant husband IBID IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD Johnson kind learning letter Lord loved Luxembourg Madam Maignet ment mind mother nature never PARTICIPLE passion perhaps person Petrarch placed pleasure Plural POPE POTENTIAL MOOD PRESENT TENSE PRETER PRETERIMPERFECT TENSE PRETERPERFECT PRETERPLUPERFECT TENSE prison pronoun reason received revolutionary revolutionary tribunal right honourable Robespierre scene sense shew shouldest sincere Singular sometimes soothing soul SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD substantives suffered tears tenderness thing Thou hast Thou mayest Thou mightest Thou shalt tion tribunal Vaucluse verb virtue vowel wife wilt wish words wouldest write young lady your's
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 93 - The greatest benefit which one friend can confer upon another, is to guard, and excite, and elevate his virtues. This your mother will still perform, if...
עמוד lvii - ... whole The first, last purpose of the human soul ; And knows where faith, law, morals, all began, All end, in love of God and love of man.
עמוד vii - Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt for all...
עמוד 143 - And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast : There shall the morn her earliest tears bestow, There the first roses of the year shall blow; While angels with their silver wings o'ershade The ground, now sacred by thy reliques made.
עמוד 74 - I am ignorant of any one quality, that is amiable in a man, which is not equally so in a woman : I do not except even modesty and gentleness of nature. Nor do I know one vice or folly, which is not equally detestable in both.
עמוד xv - Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less?
עמוד 157 - Wherever we are studious to please, we are afraid of trusting our first thoughts, and endeavour to recommend our opinion by studied ornaments, accuracy of method, and elegance of style.
עמוד 144 - Burns's poems, and have read them twice ; and though they be written in a language that is new to me, and many of them on subjects much inferior to the author's ability, I think them on the whole a very extraordinary production.
עמוד 130 - It is the curse of kings, to be attended By slaves, that take their humours for a warrant To break within the bloody house of life ; And, on the winking of authority, To understand a law ; to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when, perchance, it frowns More upon humour, than advis'd respect.
עמוד 84 - Soon after I perceived that I had suffered a paralytic stroke, and that my speech was taken from me. I had no pain, and so little dejection in this dreadful state, that I wondered at my own apathy, and considered that perhaps death itself, when it should come, would excite less horror than seems now to attend it.