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Lord Hervey pauses in his story of Queen Caroline and her Court to describe with cutting and bitter force the character and appearance of his rival courtier.... LORD HERVEY PAUSES IN HIS STORY OF QUEEN CAROLINE AND HER COURT TO DESCRIBE WITH CUTTING AND BITTER FORCE THE CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE OF HIS RIVAL COURTIER
he at length arrived at the appearance of the most perfect Stoicism: nothing surprised, alarmed, or discomposed him.” [Sidenote: Hayward’s _Lord Chesterfield_. *] “The name of Chesterfield has become a synonym for good breeding and politeness. It is associated in our minds with all that is graceful in manner and cold in heart, attractive in appearance and unamiable in reality. The image it calls up is that of a man rather below the middle height, in a court suit and blue riband, with regular features wearing an habitual expression of gentleman-like ease. His address is insinuating, his bow perfect, his compliments rival those of _Le Grand Monarque_ in delicacy; laughter is too demonstrative for him, but the smile of courtesy is ever on his lips; and by the time he has gone through the circle, the great object of his daily ambition is accomplished--all the women are already half in love with him, and every man is desirous to be his friend.” [Sidenote: _Blackwood’s Magazine_, 1868.] “... NS AND DISGUISING HIS FEELINGS HE AT LENGTH ARRIVED AT THE APPEARANCE OF THE MOST PERFECT STOICISM NOTHING SURPRISED ALARMED OR DISCOMPOSED HIM FROM HEYWARD'S LORD CHESTERFIELD ASTORISK THE NAME OF CHESTERFIELD HAS BECOME A SYNONYM FOR GOOD BREEDING AND POLITENESS IT IS ASSOCIATED IN OUR MINDS WITH ALL THAT IS GRACEFUL IN MANNER AND COLD IN HEART ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE AND UNAMIABLE IN REALITY THE IMAGE IT CALLS UP IS THAT OF A MAN RATHER BELOW THE MIDDLE HEIGHT IN A COURT SUIT AND BLUE RIBAND WITH REGULAR FEATURES WEARING AN HABITUAL EXPRESSION OF GENTLEMANLIKE EASE HIS ADDRESS IS INSINUATING HIS BOW PERFECT HIS COMPLIMENTS RIVAL THOSE OF LEGH HOMMANACH IN DELICACY LAUGHTER IS TOO DEMONSTRATIVE FOR HIM BUT THE SMILE OF COURTESY IS EVER ON HIS LIPS AND BY THE TIME HE HAS GONE THROUGH THE CIRCLE THE GREAT OBJECT OF HIS DAILY AMBITION IS ACCOMPLISHED ALL THE WOMEN ARE ALREADY HALF IN LOVE WITH HIM AND EVERY MAN IS DESIROUS TO BE HIS FRIEND FROM BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
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