Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes
Then in chat, or at play, with a dance, or a song, Let the night, like the day, pass with pleasure along. All cares, but of love, banish far from your mind; And those you may end, when you please to be kind.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
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Then in chat, or at play, with a dance, or a song, Let the night, like the day, pass with pleasure along. All cares, but of love, banish far from your mind; And those you may end, when you please to be kind.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield