Excerpt from The Letters and Works of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Vol. 5 of 5: Including Numerous Letters and Papers To give only two instances: Lord Chesterfield mentions the expected death of Queen Caroline, as what I take to be the present situation of affairs. As hitherto printed, the expression has been altered to the very unbecoming one, I hope. Thus, again, where Lord Chesterfield speaks of the Roman His tory after the first five hundred years, a change of to the last, transforms his remark from an ...
Read More
Excerpt from The Letters and Works of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Vol. 5 of 5: Including Numerous Letters and Papers To give only two instances: Lord Chesterfield mentions the expected death of Queen Caroline, as what I take to be the present situation of affairs. As hitherto printed, the expression has been altered to the very unbecoming one, I hope. Thus, again, where Lord Chesterfield speaks of the Roman His tory after the first five hundred years, a change of to the last, transforms his remark from an acute into a silly one. The Editor is very far from having any wish to find fault with other contemporary publications, and he acknowledges the difficulty there may often be in detecting or correcting the error of transcribers, but he thinks that, in justice to Lord Chesterfield and to his readers, he was bound not to leave unnoticed the variations which he has observed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
All Editions of The Letters and Works of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Vol. 5 of 5: Including Numerous Letters and Papers (Classic Reprint)
