Lord Chesterfield S Letters

Author : Lord Chesterfield,Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 481 pages
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Release : 2008-09-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199554843

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Lord Chesterfield's Letters by Lord Chesterfield,Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Pdf

`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.' So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences between a father and son. Chesterfield wrote almost daily to his natural son, Philip, from 1737 onwards, providing him with instruction in etiquette and the worldly arts. Praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching `the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master', these letters reflect the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift. The letters reveal Chesterfield's political cynicism and his belief that his country had `always been goverened by the only two or three people, out of two or three millions, totally incapable of governing', as well as his views on good breeding. Not originally intended for publication, this entertaining correspondence illuminates fascinating aspects of eighteenth-century life and manners. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 482 pages
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Release : 1998-09-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780192837158

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Lord Chesterfield's Letters by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Pdf

`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.' So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences between a father and son. Chesterfield wrote almost daily to his natural son, Philip, from 1737 onwards, providing him with instruction in etiquette and the worldly arts. Praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching `the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master', these letters reflect the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift. The letters reveal Chesterfield's political cynicism and his belief that his country had `always been goverened by the only two or three people, out of two or three millions, totally incapable of governing', as well as his views on good breeding. Not originally intended for publication, this entertaining correspondence illuminates fascinating aspects of eighteenth-century life and manners. - ;`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.' So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences between a father and son. Chesterfield wrote almost daily to his natural son, Philip, from 1737 onwards, providing him with instruction in etiquette and the worldly arts. Praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching `the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master', these letters reflect the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift. The letters reveal Chesterfield's political cynicism and his belief that his country had `always been goverened by the only two or three people, out of two or three millions, totally incapable of governing', as well as his views on good breeding. Not originally intended for publication, this entertaining correspondence illuminates fascinating aspects of eighteenth-century life and manners. -

Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : HARVARD:HN5XBE

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Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son and Godson by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Pdf

Author : Lord Chesterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
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Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258032015

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Lord Chesterfield, Letters Written to His Natural Son on Manners and Morals by Lord Chesterfield Pdf

Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.),Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield,Charles Stokes Carey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : OXFORD:600013607

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Letters Written by Lord Chesterfield to His Son by Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.),Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield,Charles Stokes Carey Pdf

Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : PRNC:32101068149911

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The Best Letters of Lord Chesterfield by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Pdf

Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher : Bantam Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015017958987

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Dear Boy by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Pdf

Author : David Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : OCLC:59905046

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Lord Chesterfield's Letters by David Roberts Pdf

Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : BL:A0021697885

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Lord Chesterfield's Advice to His Son, on Men and Manners.. by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Pdf

Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
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Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1436644488

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The Best Letters of Lord Chesterfield: Letters to His Son and Letters to His Godson (1893) by Philip Dormer Stanhope Pdf

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Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 344 pages
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Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
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Letters to His Son and Others by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield Pdf

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Author : Philip Dormer Chesterfield
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 44 pages
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Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230418601

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Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son and Godson by Philip Dormer Chesterfield Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ... grade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. But a modest assertion of one's own opinion and a complaisant acquiescence in other people's preserve dignity. Vulgar, low expressions, awkward motions and 5 address, vilify; as they imply either a very low turn of mind or low education and low company. Frivolous curiosity about trifles and laborious attention to little objects, which neither require nor deserve a moment's thought, lower a man, who from 10 thence is thought (and not unjustly) incapable of greater matters. Cardinal de Retz very sagaciously marked out Cardinal Chigi for a little mind from the moment that he told him he had wrote three years with the same pen, and that it was an excellent good 15 one still. Letter XXVI "COMPLETE THE WORK" London, September the 12th, O. S. 1749. Dear Boy: It seems extraordinary, but it is very true, that my anxiety for you increases in proportion to the good accounts which I receive of you from all 20 hands. I promise myself so much from you, that I dread the least disappointment. You are now so near the port, which I have so long wished and labored to bring you into, that my concern would be doubled should you be shipwrecked within sight of 25 13 Cardinal de Retz. (1614-1670.) An able French politician and diplomatist. He was largely responsible for the war of the Fronde, which began in 1648. 13 Cardinal Chigi. An Italian prelate, member of a noted family. it. The object, therefore, of this letter is (laying aside all the authority of a parent), to conjure you as a friend, by the affection you have for me (and surely you have reason to have some), and by the regard 5 you have for yourself, to go on, with assiduity and attention, to complete that work, which, of late, ...

Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope Ea Chesterfield,Edward Gilpin Ed Johnson
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1360666540

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BEST LETTERS OF LORD CHESTERFI by Philip Dormer Stanhope Ea Chesterfield,Edward Gilpin Ed Johnson Pdf

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Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 774 pages
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Release : 1838
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWKL1R

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The Works of Lord Chesterfield by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Pdf

Author : Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 49 pages
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Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547311935

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Letters to His Son, 1766-71 by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Pdf

Eugenia Stanhope, the impoverished widow of the illegitimate son of Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was the first to publish the book 'Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman' which comprises a thirty-year correspondence in more than 400 letters. Begun in 1737 and continued until the death of his son in 1768, the Earl wrote mostly instructive communications about geography, history, and classical literature, with later letters focusing on politics and diplomacy, and the letters themselves were written in French, English and Latin to refine his son's grasp of the languages. As a handbook for worldly success in the 18th century, the book gives perceptive and nuanced advice for how a gentleman should interpret the social codes that are manners.