Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1746-47
By: Philip Dormer Stanhope
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Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition
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Want to Read"Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools."-Philip Dormer Stanhope, Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1746-47
"Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools."-Philip Dormer Stanhope, Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1746-47
"Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools."-Philip Dormer Stanhope, Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1746-47
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20. Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1746-47
By: Philip Dormer Stanhope
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Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition
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"Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools."-Philip Dormer Stanhope, Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1746-47
