Studies of modern mind and characterLongmans & Company, 1881 - 444 pàgines |
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... never could be persuaded , while the culprit re- mained undetected , that the culprit was not his son Piero . This scapegrace of the family was nearly becoming its scapegoat ; since Piero , having set out against his father's will , in ...
... never could be persuaded , while the culprit re- mained undetected , that the culprit was not his son Piero . This scapegrace of the family was nearly becoming its scapegoat ; since Piero , having set out against his father's will , in ...
Pàgina 6
... never looking into his accounts . Adversity , however , brought out the bright side of his nature , for , in his arrangements with his creditors , he stuck firmly to paying twenty shillings in the pound [ solidi venti per lira ] , only ...
... never looking into his accounts . Adversity , however , brought out the bright side of his nature , for , in his arrangements with his creditors , he stuck firmly to paying twenty shillings in the pound [ solidi venti per lira ] , only ...
Pàgina 8
... never chose to play the part of public informer or State inquisitor . His de- scendant adds , for the edification of the Guicciardini family of the future , that he was exceedingly well endowed by nature , being tall , fair and handsome ...
... never chose to play the part of public informer or State inquisitor . His de- scendant adds , for the edification of the Guicciardini family of the future , that he was exceedingly well endowed by nature , being tall , fair and handsome ...
Pàgina 9
... never , ex- cept when constrained by conscience or necessity , distinctly declaring his sentiments on matters of importance . Hence it happened that , never putting himself forward as the head of a party or any new movement , he did not ...
... never , ex- cept when constrained by conscience or necessity , distinctly declaring his sentiments on matters of importance . Hence it happened that , never putting himself forward as the head of a party or any new movement , he did not ...
Pàgina 10
... never to have been young — his choice of a consort was as mere a selection of a stepping - stone for ambition as had been his choice of a profession . Any con- sideration of personal preference seems to have had as little weight with ...
... never to have been young — his choice of a consort was as mere a selection of a stepping - stone for ambition as had been his choice of a profession . Any con- sideration of personal preference seems to have had as little weight with ...
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