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" I was particularly attentive to the choice of my words, to the harmony and roundness of my periods, to my elocution, to my action. This succeeded, and ever will succeed : they thought I informed, because I pleased them ; and many of them said, that I... "
The Life of Major-General James Wolfe: Founded on Original Documents and ... - Page 232
by Robert Wright - 1864 - 626 pages
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the monthly review or literay jouranl

Several Hands - 1774 - 642 pages
...calendars, from the Egyptian down to the Gregorian, amuluig them now and then with little epifodes ; bat I was particularly attentive to the choice of my words, to the harmony and roundnefs of my periods, to my elocution, to my Action. This fucceeded, and ever will fuccecd ; they...
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Letters written by the ... earl of Chesterfield to his son, publ ..., Volume 3

Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1800 - 418 pages
...calendars, from the Egyptian down to the Gregorian, amufing them now and then with little epifodes; but I was particularly attentive to the choice of my Words, to the harmony and roundnefs of my periods, fo rrry elocution, to my ad-lion. Thisfucceeded, and <fver will fucceed ;...
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Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer ..., Volume 3

Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1804 - 404 pages
...calendars, from the Egyptian down to the Gregorian, amnfing them now and then with little epifodes ; but I was particularly attentive to the choice of my words, to the harmony and roundnefs of my periods, to my elocution, to my action. This fueceeded, and ever will fncceed ; •...
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Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of ...

Philip Dormer Stanhope - Philosophy, English - 1810 - 456 pages
...hetter than speak to the purpose, and to please instead of informing them. I gave them, therefore, ouly an historical account of calendars, from the Egyptian down to the Gregorian, um nsing thom now and then with little episodes; hut I was particularly attentive to the choice of...
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Letters written by the...earl of Chesterfield to his son; with ..., Volume 2

Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 pages
...please instead of informing them. I gave them, therefore, only an historieal aeeount of ealendars, from the Egyptian down to the Gregorian, amusing them now and then with little episodes ; but I was partieularly attentive to the ehoiee of my words, to the harmony and roundness of my periods, to my...
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The Quarterly visitor, conducted by W. Passman, Volume 2

William Passman - 1815 - 328 pages
...occasion of his bringing in a bill for reforming the calendar. " I gave them only," says his Lordship, " an historical account of calendars, from the Egyptian...to my elocution, to my action. This succeeded, and ever will succeed ; they thought I informed, because I pleased them; and many of them said, that I...
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Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Volume 2

Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1827 - 390 pages
...: so I resolved to do better than speak to the purpose, and to please instead of informing them. I gave them therefore, only an historical account of...to my elocution, to my action. This succeeded, and ever will succeed ; they thought I informed, because I pleased them : and many of them said, that I...
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The Foreign Quarterly Review, Volumes 32-33

1844 - 620 pages
...so I resolved to do better than to speak to the purpose, and to please instead of informing them. I gave them, therefore, only an historical account of...to my elocution, to my action. This succeeded, and ever will succeed ; they thought I informed, because I pleased them, and many of them said I had made...
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The Foreign quarterly review [ed. by J.G. Cochrane]., Volume 32

John George Cochrane - 1844 - 636 pages
...well, so I resolved to do better than speak to the purpose, and to please instead of informing them. I gave them, therefore, only an historical account of...to my elocution, to my action. This succeeded, and ever will succeed; they thought I informed, because I pleased them, and many of them said I had made...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 82

1845 - 718 pages
...; so 1 resolved to do better than speak to.tbe purpose, and to please instead of informing them. I gave them, therefore, only an historical account of...Gregorian, amusing them now and then with little episodes; hut I .was particularly attentive to the choice of my words, to the harmony and soundness of my periods,...
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