 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 416 Seiten
...difficult to persuade them that they are welcome. * Which lord Chesterfield thus defines, " the respect of much " good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the " sake of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence " from them." See Letter clxviii, the whole of which is professedly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 Seiten
...difficult to persuade them that they are welcome. • Which lord Chesterfield thus defines, " the respect of much " good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the " take of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence " from them." See Letter cl.vriii,... | |
 | 1803 - 228 Seiten
...becoming in all men, but especially in those whom fortune has raised above others. Good breeding is the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence from them. — Good manners are, to particular societies,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 478 Seiten
...; the philosopher, a cynic ; the soldier, a brute ; and every man disagreeable. " Good breeding is the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others, with a view to obtain the same indulgence from them. " The desire of pleasing is at least half the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 Seiten
...knowing the world. I defy any one to assign an incident wherein * Which lord Chesterfield thus defines, " the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sak« of others, and with a view to obtain the -same indulgence from them." N. reason reason will not... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 Seiten
...the world. I defy any one to assign art incident wherein * Which lord Chesterfield thus defines, " the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for thesak* of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence frero them." N. Reason will not direct... | |
 | 1810 - 234 Seiten
...becoming in all men, but especially in those whom fortune has raised above others. Good breeding is the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence from them. — Good manners are, to particular societies,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 438 Seiten
...in company, if we are not misled by pride or ill nature. * Which Lord Chesterfield thus defines, " the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence from them." N. Therefore I insist that good sense is the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 386 Seiten
...in company, if we are not misled by pride or ill nature. * Which Lord Chesterfield thus defines, " the result of much good sense, some good nature and a little self-denial forthesake of other: and with a view to obtain the same indulgence from them." N. Therefore I insist... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 Seiten
...what, in the language of fools, is called knowing the world. * Which lord Chesterfield thus defines, "the result of much good sense, some good nature,...and a little self-denial for the sake of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence from them." I defy any one to assign an incident wherein,... | |
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A friend of yours and mine has very justly defined good breeding to be the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence from them. 
