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1、查斯特菲尔德勋爵给儿子的信第二十信学会取悦于他人Ihavereceivedyours,withtheinclosedGermanlettertoMr.Gravenkop,whichheassuresmeisextremelywellwritten,consideringthelittletimethatyouhaveappliedyourselftothatlanguage.Asyouhavenowgotoverthemostdifficultpart,praygoondiligently,andmakeyourselfabsolutelym
2、asteroftherest.Whoeverdoesnotentirelypossessalanguage,willneverappeartoadvantage,orevenequaltohimself,eitherinspeakingorwritingit.Hisideasarefettered,andseemimperfectorconfused,ifheisnotmasterofallthewordsandphrasesnecessarytoexpressthem.Ithereforedesire,thatyouwillnotfailw
3、ritingaGermanletteronceeveryfortnighttoMr.Gravenkop;whichwillmakethewritingofthatlanguagefamiliartoyou;andmoreover,whenyoushallhaveleftGermanyandbearrivedatTurin,IshallrequireyoutowriteeventomeinGerman;thatyoumaynotforgetwitheasewhatyouhavewithdifficultylearned.Ilikewisedes
4、ire,thatwhileyouareinGermany,youwilltakeallopportunitiesofconversinginGerman,whichistheonlywayofknowingthat,oranyotherlanguage,accurately.YouwillalsodesireyourGermanmastertoteachyouthepropertitlesandsuperscriptionstobeusedtopeopleofallranks;whichisapointsomaterial,inGermany
5、,thatIhaveknownmanyaletterreturnedunopened,becauseonetitleintwentyhasbeenomittedinthedirection. St.Thomas'sdaynowdrawsnear,whenyouaretoleaveSaxonyandgotoBerlin;andItakeitforgranted,thatifanythingisyetwantingtocompleteyourknowledgeofthestateofthatelectorate,youwillnotfailto
6、procureitbeforeyougoaway.Idonotmean,asyouwilleasilybelieve,thenumberofchurches,parishes,ortowns;butImeantheconstitution,therevenues,thetroops,andthetradeofthatelectorate.Afewquestions,sensiblyasked,ofsensiblepeople,willproduceyouthenecessaryinformations;whichIdesireyouwille
7、nterinyourlittlebook,Berlinwillbeentirelyanewscenetoyou,andIlookuponit,inamanner,asyourfirststepintothegreatworld;takecarethatstepbenotafalseone,andthatyoudonotstumbleatthethreshold.Youwilltherebeinmorecompanythanyouhaveyetbeen;mannersandattentionswillthereforebemorenecessa
8、ry.Pleasingincompanyistheonlywayofbeingpleasedinityourself.Senseandknowledgearethe
