 You had better talk trifles elegantly, to the most trifling woman, than coarse inelegant sense to the most solid man. You had better return a dropped fan genteelly, than give a thousand pounds awkwardly; and you had better refuse a favour gracefully,...  Letters on education, and characters - Page 111by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1847Full view - About this book
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1800 - 418 pages
...clumfily. Manner is all, in every thing : it is by Manner only that you can pleafe, and confequently rife. All your Greek will never advance you from Secretary to Envoy, or from Envoy to Embaflador ; but your addrefs, your manner, your air, if good, very probably may. Marcel can be of... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1804 - 404 pages
...itclumfily. Manner is all, m every thing : it is by Manner only -that you can pleafe, and conl'equently rife. All your Greek will never advance you from Secretary to Envoy, or from Envoy to Embmlador; but your addrefs, your manner, your air, if good, very probably may. JNlarcel can be of... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 456 pages
...refnse a favour gracefully, than grant it clumsily. Manner is all, in every thing : it is hy manner ouly that you can please, and consequently rise. All your...advance you from secretary to envoy, or from envoy to amhassador ; hut your address, your manner, your air, if good, very prohahly may. Marcel can he of... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 pages
...than eoarse inelegant sense to the most solid man : you had better return a dropped fan genteelly, than give a thousand pounds awkwardly : and you had better refuse a favour graeefully, than grant it elumsily. Manner is all, in every thing: it is by manner only that you ean... | |
 | Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827 - 390 pages
...than coarse inelegant sense to the most solid man : you had better return a dropped fan genteelly, than give a thousand pounds awkwardly : and you had...gracefully, than grant it clumsily. Manner is all, in every thing : it is by Manner only that you can please, and consequently rise. All your Greek will... | |
 | 1845 - 562 pages
...woman, than coarse inelegant sense to the most solid man. You had better return a dropped fan genteelly, than give a thousand pounds awkwardly; and you had...gracefully, than grant it clumsily. Manner is all in every thing ; it is by manner only that you can please, and consequently rise. AH your Greek will never... | |
 | 1845 - 718 pages
...woman, than coarse inelegant sense to the most solid man. You had better return a dropped fan genteelly, than give a thousand pounds awkwardly ; and you had better refuse a favour* gracefully, ihan grant it clumsily. Manner is all in every thing ; it is by manner only that you can please, and... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...than coarse inelegant sense to the most solid man : you had better return a dropped fan genteelly, than give a thousand pounds awkwardly ; and you had...gracefully, than grant it clumsily. Manner is all, in every thing : it is by manner only that you can please, and consequently rise. All your Greek will... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1857 - 642 pages
...than coarse inelegant sense to the most solid man : you had better return a dropped fan genteelly, than give a thousand pounds awkwardly; and you had...only that you can please, and consequently rise. All yonr Greek will never advance you from* Secretary to Envoy, or from Envoy to Ambassador; but your address,... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1858 - 470 pages
...woman, than coarse inelegant sense to the most solid man. You had better return a dropped fan genteelly, than give a thousand pounds awkwardly; and you had better refuse a favour gracefully than grant it clumsilv. Manner is all in everything ; it is by manner only that you can please, and consequently... | |
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