BY THE SAME AUTHOR. THE GREAT CONVERSERS, And other Essays. 1 Volume, 12mo. Price, $1.75. "He writes with great force and beauty." - Albany Evening Journal. "His style is brilliant and captivating, and his myriads of illustrative anecdotes are invariably happily chosen and judiciously used." - Liverpool Albion, England. "A master in the art of elegant composition. In his hand the driest and most commonplace theme would glow with life and beauty." - REV. A. HUELSTER, PH.D., Prof. of Greek, Northwestern College, Ill. "A most charming style adorned with ample and elegant learning. As an essayist we think Professor Mathews deserves to rank with the very best." - Chicago Standard. ... S. C. GRIGGS & CO., Publishers, Chicago. 100000 GETTING ON IN THE WORLD; OR, HINTS ON SUCCESS IN LIFE. BY WILLIAM MATHEWS, LL. D., PROFESSOR OF RHETORIC AND ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE UNIVERSITY Fungar vice cotis, acutum HORACE. Do not shun this maxim as commonplace. On the contrary, take the closest heed of what observant men, who would probably like to show originality, are yet constrained to repeat. Therein lies the marrow of the wisdom of the world. - ARTHUR HELPS. FOURTEENTH THOUSAND. CHICAGO: S. C. GRIGGS AND COMPANY. 1874. 1874. |