 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 468 páginas
...the rules of grammar ; for we must never offend agaiust grammar, nor make use of words which are not really words. This is not all ; for not to speak ill is not sufficient ; we must eueaV well ; and the hest method of attaining to thsit is, to read the hest anthors with attention... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1813 - 244 páginas
...the roles of gmmmer ; for we must nerer offend against gmmmars nor make use of words whieh are not really words. This is not all ; for not to speak ill is not suffieirnt l we must speak well : and the hest method of anaining to that iss to read the hest anthors... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 430 páginas
...the rules of grammar ; for we must never ofivnd against grammar, nor muke use of words whieh are not really words. This is not all ; for not to speak ill is not suffieient; we must speak well ; and the bestmethodof attaining to that is, toread the best authors... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827 - 420 páginas
...rules of Grammar ; for we must never offend against Grammar ; nor make use of words, which are not really words. This is not all; for not to speak ill,...maid-servants, all speak ill. They make use of low and vulgar expres sions, which people of rank never use. In Numbers, they join the singular and the plural together... | |
 | 1856 - 366 páginas
...CORRECTED AND EXPLAINED. " We most never offend against Grammar ; nor make ase of words which are not really words. This is not all : for not to speak ill is not sufficient; we must speak well. Vu'garism in language is a distinguishing characteristic of bad company, and a bad education. " —... | |
 | 1866 - 234 páginas
...CORRECTED AND EXPLAINED. " Wo must never offend against Grammar; nor make use of words which are not really words. This is not all : for not to speak ill is not sufficient* we must speak well. Vulgarism in lajiguago is a distinguishing characteristic of bad company, and a bad education.1' —... | |
 | Charles William Smith (Elocutionist.) - 1858 - 64 páginas
...paper as you face it. " We must never offend against grammar ; nor make use of words, which are not really words. This is not all ; for not to speak ill, is not sufficient ; we must speak well. Vulgarism in language is a distinguishing characteristic of bad company, and a bad education." —... | |
 | Alfred G. Havet - 1863 - 508 páginas
...to the rules of grammar: we must never offend against grammar, nor make use of words which are not really words. This is not all; for, not to speak ill...must speak well ; and the best method of attaining to tliat,8 is, to read the best authors with attention*, and to observe how people of fashion speak, and... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1870 - 292 páginas
...the rules of grammar ; for we must never offend against grammar; nor make use of words which are not really words. This is not all ; for not to speak ill,...; and the best method of attaining to that, is to road the best authors with attention ; and to observe how people of fashion speak, and those who express... | |
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I would wish, however, to give you an idea of it suitable to your age.* The first thing you should attend to is, to speak whatever language you do speak, in its greatest purity, and according to the rules of grammar; for we must never offend against grammar,... 
