 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1800 - 418 Seiten
...fenfe ; that the Claflics contained every thing that was either neceflary, ufeful, or ornamental to men ; and I was not without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the Romans, inftead of the vulgar and illiberal drefs of the moderns. With thele excellent notions, I went firft... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1801 - 474 Seiten
...fenfe ; that the claffics contained every thing that was either neceflary, ufeful, or ornamental to men ; and I was not without thoughts of wearing the toga -virilis of the Romans, inftead of the vulgar and illiberal drefs of the mo.lerns. With thefc excellent notions I went firft'... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1804 - 404 Seiten
...fenfe ; that the Claffics contained every thing that was either neceflary, ufeful, or ornamental to men ; and I was not without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the Romans, inftead of the vulgar and illiberal drefs of the moderns. With thefe excellent notions, }. went firft... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 518 Seiten
...sense ; that the classics contained every thing that was either necessary, or useful, or ornamental to men : and I was not without thoughts of wearing the...of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns." He was, however, only two years exposed to this danger, for in the spring of 1714, lord Stanhope left... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 Seiten
...eitherneeessary, useful,or ornamental to meat and 1 was not without thoughts of wearing the logaviriliiet the Romans, instead of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns. With these exeellent notions, I went first to the Hague, where, by the help of several letters of reeommendation,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 522 Seiten
...sense ; that the classics contained every thing that was either necessary, or useful, or ornamental to men : and I was not without thoughts of wearing the...of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns." He was, however, only two years exposed to this danger, for in the spring of 1714, lord Stanhope left... | |
 | 1868 - 800 Seiten
...classics contained everything that was necessary, useful, or ornamental to men; and I was not even without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the...of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns." Lord Chesterfield plainly does himself injustice in this, after the manner and with the same object... | |
 | Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827 - 390 Seiten
...sense ; that the Classics contained every thing that was either necessary, useful, or ornamental to men; and I was not without thoughts of wearing the...of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns. With these excellent notions, I went first to the Hague, where, by the help of several letters of recommendation,... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1838 - 672 Seiten
...useful, or ornamental, to men ; and I was not " even without thoughts of wearing the TOGA vi" RILIS of the Romans, instead of the vulgar and " illiberal dress of the moderns." t Yet there is reason to suspect that this was not the real fact with himself, but only an encouraging... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1838 - 680 Seiten
...useful, or ornamental, to men ; and I was not " even without thoughts of wearing the TOGA vi" RILIS of the Romans, instead of the vulgar and " illiberal dress of the moderns." t Yet there is reason to suspect that this was not the real fact with himself, but only an encouraging... | |
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Horace; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted Martial; and when I had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was convinced that none but the ancients had common sense; that the classics contained everything that was either necessary, useful,... 
