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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. 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
e, For unto no wight doth he daliance.’” PHILIP, LORD CHESTERFIELD 1694-1773 [Sidenote: _Life and Letters of Lord Chesterfield._] “Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, was a slight-made man, of the middle size; rather genteel than handsome either in face or person: but there was a certain suavity in his countenance, which, accompanied with a polite address and pleasing elocution, obtained him in a wonderful degree the admiration of both sexes, and made his suit irresistible with either. He was naturally possessed of a fine sensibility; but by a habit of mastering his passions and disguising his feelings, 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. OF FAMOUS WRITERS EDITED BY MABEL E WOTTON PHILIP LORD CHESTERFIELD SIXTEEN NINETY FOUR SEVENTEEN SEVENTY THREE FROM LIFE AND LETTERS OF LORD CHESTERFIELD PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD WAS A SLIGHT MADE MAN OF THE MIDDLE SIZE RATHER GENTEEL THAN HANDSOME EITHER IN FACE OR PERSON BUT THERE WAS A CERTAIN SUAVITY IN HIS COUNTENANCE WHICH ACCOMPANIED WITH A POLITE ADDRESS AND PLEASING ELOCUTION OBTAINED HIM IN A WONDERFUL DEGREE THE ADMIRATION OF BOTH SEXES AND MADE HIS SUIT IRRESISTIBLE WITH EITHER HE WAS NATURALLY POSSESSED OF A FINE SENSIBILITY BUT BY A HABIT OF MASTERING HIS PASSIONS 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
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