Book-buying, 128
Books and the world, 253 Breeding, court, 114 good, 49, 59, 67, 87, 97, 114, 220, 225
Bruyère, 131
Caligula, 136
Canonical pillars, 127 Carelessness, 60 Carriage, proper, 121 Century ago, 218
Ceremony, bend to, 210 Change, small, 297 Chaperone, the, 262 Character, moral, 256 value of, 258 perception, 87
Chartres, anecdote of, 258 Chesterfield (Lord) account of, I
a censor-critic, 237 anxiety, 200 as a mentor, 153 his aim, 113, 219 his care, 103
his dislike of valets,
his letters, 74 his prophecy, 296 intention, 68 letter-writing, 36, 60
Old fools, 71
One thing at a time, 82 Oratory, 41
books for, 236 hard work, 57 use of, 271 Original vices, 181
Panegyrist, a, 206 Papal virtues, 118 Passions, 63
Peace, keep the, 223, 276 Pedant and scholar, 139 Pedants, 106 People, lazy, 264
weight of low, 223, 279 young, 93 Perfection, 293 Picnic, a, 157 Picture, a, 127
Pictures, 279
Pin money, 128
Plaire, l'art de, 67
Please, how to, 183, 280
Pleasure, gentlemen's, 76, 177
life of real, 79
man of, 77 vulgar, 75
Pleasures, coarse, 80
earn, 195 rational, 168
Poets and orators, 253 Polish, 97
Politeness a necessity, 48 Politician, 98
Pope, power of, 118 Portrait, a, 164, 217, 273 Praise, desire of, 164 true, 56
Press, liberty of, 173 Pretender, the, 198 Pride and pedantry, 250 Princes, little, 178 Professor, Greek, 98 Proper expenses, 217 Propriety, local, 90
Questions, asking, 126
Rake, a, 276
Rank, deference to, 114 Read, how to, 264 Reference at court, 286 Reflection, its use, 174 Religion respected, 104 why silent on, 255 Resolution, 125
Respect, due to woman, 283 social, 282
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