 | William Bingley - 1821 - 394 páginas
...unaccustomed to their manners, they have sometimes been taxed with insincerity. The French, beyond all other people, are the creatures of society : by it their...centred their chief pleasures and gratifications. Narrative of a Journey from Calais to Paris. THE English traveller, about to make an excursion into... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1823 - 512 páginas
...nothing, either good or bad, of which they are not capable, under the influence of their impetuous ardour. The French, beyond all people, are the creatures of...were not the desire of shining too universal. The circumstances which most strike the English on arriving in France, are the strange variety of dress... | |
 | Amos Dean - 1869 - 542 páginas
...they are not capable under the influence of their impetuous ardor. The French are, beyond all example, the creatures of society. By it their manners and sentiments are fashioned, and in it are centered their chief pleasures and gratifications. They would excel all other nations in the art of... | |
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The French, beyond all people, are the creatures of Society; by it their manners and sentiments are fashioned, and in it are centred their chief pleasures and gratifications. They would excel all nations in the art of conversation, were not the desire... 