 | 1804 - 844 páginas
...venture to call it benevolence in trifles, or die preference of others to ourselves in little daily and hourly occurrences in the commerce of life. A better...&c., what is it but sacrificing ourselves in such trifli?s to the convenience and pleasure of others? And this constitutes true politeness. It is a perpetual... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1804 - 154 páginas
...however venture to call it, benevolence in trifles, or the preference of others to ourselves in little daily, hourly, occurrences in the commerce of life....in such trifles to the convenience and pleasure of • i others? And this constitutes true politeness. It is a perpetual atten* • \ • • • tion,... | |
 | 1804 - 824 páginas
...however venture to call it, benevolence in trifles, ortUe preference of others to ourselves in little daily, hourly, occurrences in the commerce of life....what is it, but sacrificing ourselves in such trifles t> the convenience and pleasure of other«? And this constitutes true politeness. It it a perpetual... | |
 | 1804 - 572 páginas
...venture to call it benevolence m trifles, cr the preference of others to ourselves in little dnily hourly occurrences in the commerce of life. A better...seat, priority in being helped at table, &c. what i* it but sacrificing ourselves in such trifles to the convenience and pleasure of others ? And this... | |
 | 1804 - 538 páginas
...however, venture to call it benevolence in trifles, or the preference of others to ourfelves in little daily, hourly, occurrences in the commerce of life. A better place, a more commodious feat, priority in being helped at table, &c. what is it, but facrificing ourfelves in fuch trifles... | |
 | 1805 - 420 páginas
...of others to our* * selves in little daily, hourly occurrences in the commerce of life. A bet" ter place, a more commodious seat, priority in being helped...sacrificing ourselves in such trifles to the convenience and * p!easure of others? And this constitutes true politeness. It is a perpet-: * ual attention, by habit... | |
 | 1805 - 590 páginas
...however venture to call it benevolence in trifles, or the preference of others to ourselves in little, daily, hourly, occurrences in the commerce of life....commodious seat, priority in being helped at table, £c. what is it but sacrificing ourselves in sueh trifles to the convenience and pleasure of others?... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 320 páginas
...however venture to call it, benevolence in trifles, or the preference of others to ourselves in little daily, hourly occurrences in the commerce of life....table, &c. what is it, but sacrificing ourselves in Midi trifles to the convenience and pleasure of others ? And this constitutes true politeness. It is... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 páginas
...but that which is to be had : age frequently gives priority where every other claim is wanting ; ' A better place, a more commodious seat, priority in...sacrificing ourselves in such trifles to the convenience and pleasures of others ? ' EARL CHATHAM. The immoderate desire for precedence is often nothing but a childish... | |
 | H. M. Melford - 1841 - 466 páginas
...for themselves, are eager to have the preference: we seek for the preference in matters of choice. A better place , a more commodious seat , priority in being helped at table, what is it but sacrificing ourselves in such trifles to the convenience and pleasures of others ? (Chatham.)... | |
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And this constitutes true politeness. It is a perpetual attention, (by habit it grows easy and natural to us), to the little wants of those we are with, by which we either prevent, or remove them. 
