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Influenced by his own
neglect as
a child, Lord
Chesterfield began to
write the letters to his son
Philip when the boy
was only five years old. These letters
were private and were never
meant to be read publicly. However,
Lord
Chesterfield's advice
remains fascinating, and much of what he related in them
still holds true today.
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On How To Write A Letter (Letters
to my son, 1789) |
My dear boy, |
When you
read
my letters, I hope you pay attention as well to the spelling
as you do to the histories. You must
likewise take notice of
the manner in which they are written: which ought to be easy
and natural, not
strained
and
florid.
For instance,
when
you are about to
sending a love letter, to Miss Pinkerton, you must only
think of what you would say to her if
you were both together,
and then write it; that
renders
the style easy and natural; though some people imagine
the working
of a letter to be a great
undertaking,
and think they must write
abundantly
better than they talk, which is not
at all
necessary. |
Most persons who write
ill, do so because they
aim at writing better than
they can, by which means they acquire a formal and unnatural style. For
instance, if you want to write a letter to me, you should only consider what
you would say if you were with me, and then write it
in plain terms, just as
if you were
conversing. |
Affectionately, |
Lord Chesterfield |
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MAS
"PALABRAS FAMOSAS INGLESAS"
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