The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness: Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society : Containing Rules for the Etiquette to be Observed in the Street, at Table, in the Ball Room, Evening Party, and Morning Call : with Full Directions for Polite Correspndence, Dress, Conversation, Manly Exercises, and Accomplishments : from the Best French, English, and American AuthoritiesG.W. Cottrell, 1860 - 332 Seiten |
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... never do to be ignorant of the names and approximate ages of great composers , espe- cially in large cities , where music is so highly appreciated and so common a theme . It will be decidedly con- demnatory if you talk of the new opera ...
... never do to be ignorant of the names and approximate ages of great composers , espe- cially in large cities , where music is so highly appreciated and so common a theme . It will be decidedly con- demnatory if you talk of the new opera ...
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... never seen , he is as great a pedant in his way .. " Reason plays a less conspicuous part in good society because its frequenters are too reasonable to be mere reasoners . A disputation is always dangerous to temper , and tedious to ...
... never seen , he is as great a pedant in his way .. " Reason plays a less conspicuous part in good society because its frequenters are too reasonable to be mere reasoners . A disputation is always dangerous to temper , and tedious to ...
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... Never interrupt any one who is speaking ; it is quite as rude to officiously supply a name or date about which ... never speak when another person is speaking , and never try by raising your own voice to drown that of another . Never ...
... Never interrupt any one who is speaking ; it is quite as rude to officiously supply a name or date about which ... never speak when another person is speaking , and never try by raising your own voice to drown that of another . Never ...
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... Never gesticulate in every day conversation , unless you wish to be mistaken for a fifth rate comedian . Never ask any one who is conversing with you to re- peat his words . Nothing is ruder than to say , " Pardon me , will you repeat ...
... Never gesticulate in every day conversation , unless you wish to be mistaken for a fifth rate comedian . Never ask any one who is conversing with you to re- peat his words . Nothing is ruder than to say , " Pardon me , will you repeat ...
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... never give any sign of incredulity . They may be true ; and even if false , good breeding forces you to hear them with polite attention , and the appearance of belief . To show by word or sign any token of incredulity , is to give the ...
... never give any sign of incredulity . They may be true ; and even if false , good breeding forces you to hear them with polite attention , and the appearance of belief . To show by word or sign any token of incredulity , is to give the ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
acquaintance agreeable allow amusement attention avoid bad breeding bad taste ball room beauty Bishop of Bayeux breeding bride bridesmaids business letter carriage clothes coat colors companion compliment conversation courtesy dance daugh dinner dish dress elegant endeavor engaged escort etiquette exercise fashion favor feel fluid ounce fork gentle gentleman give gloves graceful habits hand happy heart honor horse host hostess intercourse invite keep kind knife lady's leave letter look Lord Chesterfield manner mind morning dress never offend offer panion partner party pass person pleasure politeness Polka-Mazurka quadrille ride ridicule round dances rude rules Saint Martin Schottische seat servant smoke society soon speak street style table etiquette talk tarlatane thing tion tricity unless vulgar waistcoat wait walk waltz wear well-bred wish words write
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Seite 45 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Seite 305 - When an awkward fellow first comes into a room, it is highly probable that his sword gets between his legs and throws him down, or makes him stumble, at least.
Seite 314 - ... abandon it. A constant hammering on one nail, will generally drive it home at last, so that it can be clinched. When a man's undivided attention is...
Seite 48 - And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
Seite 48 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Seite 308 - To begin a story or narration, when you are not perfect in it, and cannot go through with it, but are forced, possibly, to say in the middle of it, " I have forgot the rest," is very unpleasant and bungling.
Seite 48 - For the king knoweth of these things before whom also I speak freely; for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
Seite 187 - Talent is something, but tact is everything. Talent is serious, sober, grave, and respectable ; tact is all that and more too. It is not a sixth sense, but it is the life of all the five. It is the open eye, the quick ear, the judging taste, the keen smell, and the lively touch ; it is the interpreter of all riddles — the surmounter of all difficulties — the remover of all obstacles.
Seite 213 - Do not let us lie at all. Do not think of one falsity as harmless, and another as slight, and another as unintended. Cast them all aside: they may be light and accidental; but they are...
Seite 316 - Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year.