Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 13, 2025
Borrow's was an age of gentility and refinement, and he outraged it, first by glorifying vagabondage, secondly by decrying and sneering at gentility. "Qui n' a pas l'esprit de son age, De son age a tout le malheur." And Borrow proved Voltaire's words.
He sees the effects in literature. He had indeed a considerable aptitude for letters. He wrote poor verses, and could not distinguish good poetry from bad. That perhaps was the defect of l'esprit geometrique. But he wrote lucid prose.
Daveluy, L'Esprit de la Guerre Navale, vol. i, p. 27, note. Military phraseology, from which the word is taken, employs "concentration" in three senses. It is used for assembling the units of an army after they have been mobilised.
The necessary relations between character and government have been so clearly pointed out in the book of L'Esprit des Lois, that one cannot do better than have recourse to that work for the study of those relations. But speaking generally, there are two plain and simple standards by which to decide whether governments are good or bad. One is the population.
In 1758 appeared Helvetius's book "De l'Esprit," of which an account will be given in the next chapter, and which shocked the feelings of many persons, even of the Philosophic school.
A regiment of Drushins, an Imperial militia levied on the Imperial apanage estates, pleased me well. They wore a cap with the cross of St. This dress is national, becoming and useful. "Les proverbes sont l'esprit des peuples," and the national dress is the result of the experience of centuries in regard to what is becoming and appropriate.
Lord Clonbrony brought Sir Terence home with him next day, to introduce him to Lord Colambre; and it happened that, on this occasion, Terence appeared to peculiar disadvantage, because, like many other people, "Il gatoit l'esprit qu'il avoit, en voulant avoir celui qu'il n'avoit pas."
His correspondence now includes that of 'John Dixon, of London, a false name for an adherent who has much to say about 'Mr. Best' and 'Mr. Sadler. The Prince was apparently at or near Worms; his letters went by Mayence. On December 30 he sends for 'L'Esprit des Lois' and 'Les Amours de Mlle. Fanfiche, and other books of diversified character.
A celebrated wit being mentioned, he said, 'One may say of him as was said of a French wit, Il n'a de l'esprit que contre Dieu. I have been several times in company with him, but never perceived any strong power of wit. He produces a general effect by various means; he has a cheerful countenance and a gay voice. Besides his trade is wit.
This secret and relative influence of the minuet, Marcel, my ever respected master, whom his own merit in his profession, and the humorous mention of him by Helvetius, in his famous book DE L'ESPRIT, have made so well known, constantly kept in view, in his method of teaching it.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking