 To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties, to regulate the practice of daily conversation, to correct those depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove those grievances which, if they produce no lasting calamities, impress...  The British Essayists: Tatler - Side xiv1823Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 sider
...imprefs hourly vexation, was firft attempted in Italy by Cafa in his book of Manners, and Cafliglione in his Courtier ; two books yet celebrated in Italy...for purity and elegance, and which, if they are now lefs read, are neglected only becaufe they have effected that reformation which their authors intended,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 sider
...imprefs hourly vexation, was firft attempted, in Italy by Cafa in- hisBook of Manners, and Cajtigliene in his Courtier, two- books yet celebrated in Italy...purity- and. elegance, and which',, if they are now lefs read, are negkded' only becaufe they have effected that reformation which their authors intended,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 sider
...imprefs hourly vexation, was firft attempted in Italy by Co-fa in his book of Manners, and CaJHgliene in his Courtier, two books yet celebrated in Italy...for purity and elegance, and which, if they are now lefs read, are neglected only becaufe they have effected that reformation which their authors intended,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 sider
...imprefs hourly vexation, was firft attempted- in Italy by- Co/a- in. his book. of Manners, and CaJHgtione in his Courtier, two books yet celebrated in Italy for p'urity and elegance,- and w.hichj if they are now lefs read, are neglected only- becaufe they have effected that reformation... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 sider
...shews, she made a small yearly allowance. 1 ' To teach the minuter decencies and inferiour duties, to regulate the practice of daily conversation, to...attempted by Casa in his book of Manners, and Castiglione grew Goldsmith's love of talk. grew up at the little court of Urbino, and you should read it." I am... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1786 - 516 sider
...vexation, was firft attempted in Italy . ,'*l>y CASA in his * Book of Manners/ and CAS. " TIGLIONE in his 'Courtier,' two books yet *' celebrated in Italy for purity and elegance. ?', This fpecies of inftru€tion was continued, '" and perhaps advanced, by the French ; among " whom... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 sider
...calamities, imprefs hourly vexation, was firft attempted by Cafa in his book of Manners, and Caftiglione in his Courtier; two books yet celebrated in Italy...for purity and elegance, and which, if they are now lefs read, are neglected only becaufe they have effected that reformation which their authors intended,... | |
 | 1793 - 738 sider
...impreib hourly vexation, was firft attempted in Itlay by Cafa in his book of Manners, and Caftiglione in his Courtier, two books yet celebrated in Italy...for purity and elegance, and which, if they are now lefs read, are negleded only becaufe they have effected that reformation which their authors intended,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 sider
...calamities, imprefs hourly vexation, was firft attempted by Cafa in his book of Manners, and Caftiglione in his Courtier ; two books yet celebrated in Italy...for purity and elegance, and which, if they are now lefs read, are neglected only becaufe they have effected that reformation which their authors intended,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 sider
...calamities, imprefs hourly vexation, was firft attempted by Cafa in his book of Manners, and Caftiglione in his Courtier ; two books yet celebrated in Italy...for purity and elegance, and which, if they are now lefs read, are neglected only becaufe they have effected that reformation which their authors intended,... | |
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