Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son;: With Some Account of His Life. In Three Volumes..J. Walker; J. Johnson; J. Richardson; ... [and 18 others], 1810 |
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Página 170 - At dinner, his awkwardness distinguishes itself particularly, as he has more to do; there he holds his knife, fork, and spoon differently from other people, eats with his knife, to the great danger of his mouth, picks his teeth with his fork, and puts his spoon, which has been in his throat twenty times, into the dishes again.
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| Título | Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son;: With Some Account of His Life. In Three Volumes.. Volumen1 de Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son;: With Some Account of His Life. In Three Volumes, Philip Dormer Stanhope |
| Autor | Philip Dormer Stanhope |
| Colaboradores | John Walker, Samuel Hamilton |
| Editor | J. Walker; J. Johnson; J. Richardson; ... [and 18 others], 1810 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 21 Sep. 2006 |
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