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The Glory of English Prose, Letters to My Grandson (Classic Reprint)

The Glory of English Prose, Letters to My Grandson (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Glory of English Prose, Letters to My Grandson

It has not been any longer necessary there fore to study an extreme simplicity of diction in these letters.

My desire has been to lead him into the most glorious company in the world, in the hope that, having early made friends With the no; blest of human aristocracy, he Will never after wards admit to his affection and intimacy anything mean or vulgar.

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ISBN: 9781528270458
Publisher: Forgotten Books
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Language: English