The GentlemanTicknor and Fields, 1863 - 159 páginas |
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... Chesterfield had not yet been sup- planted . The Prince Regent was indeed a regal realization of the Chesterfieldian ideal , according to which , hypocrisy was the law of manners , and worldliness a duty , and the shal- 44 THE GENTLEMAN .
... Chesterfield had not yet been sup- planted . The Prince Regent was indeed a regal realization of the Chesterfieldian ideal , according to which , hypocrisy was the law of manners , and worldliness a duty , and the shal- 44 THE GENTLEMAN .
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... CHESTERFIELD . WE E will now descend from these altitudes , up to which we have been drawn by the necessities not less than by the attractions of our subject . The descent will not be sudden ; for the æsthetic , or poetic , being a ...
... CHESTERFIELD . WE E will now descend from these altitudes , up to which we have been drawn by the necessities not less than by the attractions of our subject . The descent will not be sudden ; for the æsthetic , or poetic , being a ...
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... Chesterfield was a worldling - gentleman ; and how surely the gentleman sinks when the worldling LORD CHESTERFIELD . 117.
... Chesterfield was a worldling - gentleman ; and how surely the gentleman sinks when the worldling LORD CHESTERFIELD . 117.
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... Chesterfield strove to cultivate manners in his son as a means of worldly success , es- pecially as an invaluable aid in the diplomatic career . " Even polished brass , " he tells him , " will pass upon more people than rough gold ...
... Chesterfield strove to cultivate manners in his son as a means of worldly success , es- pecially as an invaluable aid in the diplomatic career . " Even polished brass , " he tells him , " will pass upon more people than rough gold ...
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... Chesterfield in his cher- ished aim was even comical . The son grew up to be curiously deficient in what the father set so much store by . He was a man of sense and acquirement with common manners , and could not take a polish ; and ...
... Chesterfield in his cher- ished aim was even comical . The son grew up to be curiously deficient in what the father set so much store by . He was a man of sense and acquirement with common manners , and could not take a polish ; and ...
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æsthetic Alcibiades ancient Bayard bearing beau beauty born breath Brutus Cæsar Cato century Charles Lamb Chesterfield Christ's Hospital Christian civilization coarse Coleridge cordial courtesy cultivated daily deed deep demeanor dignity Don Quixote duel earth elevated esty fashion feeling finer fruit generosity gentle gentleman gentlemanhood gentlemanly grace grandeur Greeks gross heart high-bred highest honor humanity ideal illustrate individual intellectual king Knight ladyhood less liberal live look Lord Chesterfield manhood manliness manners master mental mind moral freedom nature needs ness outward Paul Plato poet poetic poetry polish pride Prince Prince Regent Prospero purity rank refined renowned Roger de Coverley Roman Senate Romans says selfish sense sensibilities Shakspeare Sidney Sir Philip Sidney Sir Roger social Socrates soul speech spiritual sublime superficial sympathy tenderness things thou thought tion tleman tone truth Uncle Toby uncon unconscious vanity virtue vulgarity word worldly Zutphen