Lord chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners [selections from the letters]. |
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... Dress . 28 • 29 30 · 34 35 • 36 • 40 • 41 ib . ib . • 42 43 • ib . • 44 45 ib . . ib . . 46 Dancing Drinking of healths Assurance Hurry Laughter • Letter writing Nickname Pronunciation in speech · ib . 47 . ib . Spelling 48 Style ib ...
... Dress . 28 • 29 30 · 34 35 • 36 • 40 • 41 ib . ib . • 42 43 • ib . • 44 45 ib . . ib . . 46 Dancing Drinking of healths Assurance Hurry Laughter • Letter writing Nickname Pronunciation in speech · ib . 47 . ib . Spelling 48 Style ib ...
Σελίδα 29
... or oaths to make you believe a thing , which is of itself PRINCIPLES OF POLITENESS . 29 Friendship Good Breeding Graces Address Art of Pleasing Choice of Amusements Carving Chit-chat Cleanliness Compliments Diction Dress.
... or oaths to make you believe a thing , which is of itself PRINCIPLES OF POLITENESS . 29 Friendship Good Breeding Graces Address Art of Pleasing Choice of Amusements Carving Chit-chat Cleanliness Compliments Diction Dress.
Σελίδα 33
... dress , and motions , and imitates them liberally and not servilely ; he copies , but does not mimic . These personal graces are of very great consequence . They anticipate the senti- ments , C 2 PRINCIPLES OF POLITENESS 33.
... dress , and motions , and imitates them liberally and not servilely ; he copies , but does not mimic . These personal graces are of very great consequence . They anticipate the senti- ments , C 2 PRINCIPLES OF POLITENESS 33.
Σελίδα 43
... DRESS . - Dress is one of the various ingredients that contribute to the art of pleasing , and , therefore , an object of some attention ; for we cannot help forming some opinion of a man's sense and character from his dress . All ...
... DRESS . - Dress is one of the various ingredients that contribute to the art of pleasing , and , therefore , an object of some attention ; for we cannot help forming some opinion of a man's sense and character from his dress . All ...
Σελίδα 44
... dress ; but it is necessary to dress , to avoid singu- larity and ridicule . Great care should be taken to be always dressed like the reasonable people of our own age , in the place where we are , whose dress is never spoken of one way ...
... dress ; but it is necessary to dress , to avoid singu- larity and ridicule . Great care should be taken to be always dressed like the reasonable people of our own age , in the place where we are , whose dress is never spoken of one way ...
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Lord Chesterfield's Advice to His Son, on Men and Manners: Or, a New System ... Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2014 |
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acquaintance acquired affect attention avoid awkward bad company bashfulness better body bon mot bred breeding character cheerful Cicero civility common complaisance contempt contrary conversation countenance coxcomb degree despise dignity disagreeable dress Duke of Marlborough Duke of Ormond easy endeavour enemies engage esteem excel fashion favour feel flatter folly fool frequently friends friendship frivolous genteel gentleness give Graces hear heart honte illiberal impeached impudence inattention inferiors insult jokes laugh learning least look low company man's mankind manners mean ment merit mind mixed companies modesty moral character nature necessary nerally ness never notions object observation odd tricks ourselves pany passions people's person pleasing pleasures present pride rank reason respected ridiculous sary sense sequently shew silly speak superiors sure tell thing thought tion tremely trifling unamiable vanity vices virtue vulgar weak woman words young
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Σελίδα 46 - I must particularly warn you against it: and I could heartily wish, that you may often be seen to smile, but never heard to laugh while you live. Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners; it is the manner in which the mob express their silly joy at silly things; and they call it being merry.
Σελίδα 46 - Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners: it is the manner in which the mob express their silly joy at silly things; and they call it being merry. In my mind there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter.
Σελίδα 69 - ... business ! On the other hand, let no complaisance, no gentleness of temper, no weak desire of pleasing on your part, no wheedling, coaxing, nor flattery, on other people's, make you recede one jot from any point that reason and prudence have bid you pursue ; but return to the charge, persist, persevere, and you will find most things attainable that are possible.
Σελίδα 42 - ... smooth and clean — not tipped with black, as the ordinary people's always are. The ends of your nails should be small segments of circles...
Σελίδα 32 - ... persons of distinguished and eminent posts. It is the manner of showing that respect which is different. The man of fashion and of the world expresses it in its fullest extent, but naturally, easily, and without concern ; whereas a man who is not used to keep good company expresses it awkwardly ; one sees that he is not used to it, and that it costs him a great deal ; but I never saw the worst-bred man living guilty of lolling, whistling, scratching his head, and such like indecencies, in company...
Σελίδα 67 - ... in re. He may, possibly, by great accident, now and then succeed, when he has only weak and timid people to deal with ; but his general fate will be, to shock offend, be hated, and fail. On the other hand...
Σελίδα 10 - ... company. Being asked how he could possibly find time to go through so much business, and yet amuse himself in the evenings as he did ? he answered, " There was nothing so easy ; for that it was only doing one thing at a time, and never putting off anything till to-morrow that could be done to-day.
Σελίδα 67 - They are sufficiently obvious. A man who has patiently been kicked may as well pretend to courage, as a man blasted by vices and crimes may to dignity of any kind. But an exterior decency and dignity of manners will even keep such a man longer from sinking, than otherwise he would be : of such consequence is the TO irptirov, even though affected and put on ! Pray read frequently, and with the utmost attention, nay, get by heart, if you can, that incomparable chapter in Cicero's Offices, upon the...
Σελίδα 12 - I have known many a man, from his awkwardness, give people such a dislike of him at first, that all his merit could not get the better of it afterwards.
Σελίδα 65 - There is a certain dignity of manners absolutely necessary, to make even the most valuable character either respected or respectable. Horse-play, romping, frequent and loud fits of laughter, jokes, waggery, and indiscriminate familiarity, will sink both merit and knowledge into a degree of contempt. They compose at most a merry fellow; and a merry fellow was never yet a respectable man. Indiscriminate familiarity either offends your superiors, or else dubs you their dependent, and led captain. It...