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Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world
Earl of Chesterfield and John Gregory Philip Dormer Stanhope
Lord Chesterfield wrote his son the most famous worldly advice in English, and this volume distills it into principles: modesty, good breeding, genteel carriage, cleanliness of person, dress and elegance of expression, with a firm word against lying. The celebrated counsel arranged for readers who want the wisdom without the whole correspondence. Polish, from the master of it.
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26 chapters
- 1PRINCIPLES Of POLITENESS, AND OF KNOWING THE WORLD.
- 2INTRODUCTION
- 3PRINCIPLES OF POLITENESS, c.
- 4MODESTY.
- 5LYING.
- 6GOOD-BREEDING.
- 7GENTEEL CARRIAGE.
- 8CLEANLINESS of PERSON.
- 9DRESS.
- 10ELEGANCE of EXPRESSION.
- 11ADDRESS, PHRASEOLOGY, and SMALL-TALK.
- 12OBSERVATION.
- 13ABSENCE of MIND.
- 14KNOWLEDGE of the WORLD.
- 15CHOICE of COMPANY.
- 16LAUGHTER.
- 17SUNDRY LITTLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
- 18EMPLOYMENT of TIME.
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