10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHESTERFIELDIAN»
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Chesterfieldian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character
The Chesterfieldian Fallacy The character of Aaron Burr lies hidden from us by
clouds of false witness borne against him by his political opponents, behind his
own persistent refusal to explain himself, and obscured by certain platitudes
about ...
2
Discerning Characters: The Culture of Appearance in Early ...
Chesterfieldian”: The. Coquette. and. the. Face. of. Seduction. Like The Inquisitor,
Hannah Foster's 1797 seduction novel, The Coquette, also imagines
physiognomy as a deterrent to dissimulating seducers, but it is a young woman,
not an ...
Christopher J. Lukasik, 2011
3
A Companion to American Fiction 1780 - 1865
The near-omnipresence of dissimulation within this period's literature makes it
hardly coincidental that the same type of Chesterfieldian dissembler criticized by
ministers and moralists also preoccupied the nation's dramatists and novelists at
...
4
The Illustrated London magazine, ed. by R.B. Knowles
The pseudo-gentleman has all the rankness of vice of the gentleman of the old
Chesterfieldian school, without, however, his dignity of carriage, elegance of
manners, or affability. He is distinguishable in the street at first sight by an
unmeaning ...
The pseudo-gentleman has all the rankness of vice of the gentleman of the old
Chesterfieldian school, without, however, his dignity of carriage, elegance of
manners, or affability. He is distinguishable in the street at first sight by an
unmeaning ...
ROGERSON AND TUXFORD, 1865
6
The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music & Romance
The pseudo-gentleman has all the rankness of vice of the gentleman of the old
Chesterfieldian school, without, however, his dignity of carriage, elegance of
manners, or affability. He is distinguishable in the street at first sight by an
unmeaning ...
7
Abigail and John Adams: The Americanization of Sensibility
Abigail explained that she urged this point to persuade Thaxter not to become
Chesterfieldian in his sexuality but instead “to find a soft and tender Friendship,
enlivened by taste, refined by sentiment”—genuine sentiment, that is—in a ...
G. J. Barker-Benfield, 2010
8
Philadelphia Stories: America's Literature of Race and Freedom
At the lunch table following the shave, the narrator communicates Delano's sense
that Francesco's obeisance is “at once Christian and Chesterfieldian” (88). For
Delano, the terms appear to signify “humble” and “refined,” but their discordant ...
9
The Maternal management of children, in health and disease
CHESTERFIELDIAN. POCKET. MANUALS. OF. ETIQUETTE,. &c. LINDSAY AND
BLAKISTON have just issued new editions of this popular aeries of Manuals,
some of which have met with so much favour as to have passed through more
than ...
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Struggles for life, or, The autobiography of a dissenting ...
CHESTERFIELDIAN. POCKET. MANUALS. OF. ETIQUETTE,. &c. LINDSAY AND
BLAKISTON have just issued new editions of this popuhu series of Manuals,
some of which have met with so much favour as to have passed through more
than ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHESTERFIELDIAN»
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Chesterfieldian is used in the context of the following news items.
On Avoiding 'Moral Squint' or Tolerance
Jerrold was right to take after Chesterfieldian morality. Lord Chesterfield's morality is a morality unworthy of the name, and it slides quickly into ... «Catholic Online, Jan 13»
PEOPLE v. QURAISHI
We recognize that the prosecutor `may vigorously argue his case and is not limited to "Chesterfieldian politeness"' [citations], but the bounds of ... «Leagle.com, Dec 11»
PEOPLE v. ALATORRE
`A prosecutor may "vigorously argue his case and is not limited to `Chesterfieldian politeness'" [citation], and he may "use appropriate epithets . «Leagle.com, Dec 11»
PEOPLE v. HOPKINS
`A prosecutor may "vigorously argue his case and is not limited to `Chesterfieldian politeness' "[citation], and he may "use appropriate epithets . «Leagle.com, Sep 11»
PEOPLE v. RODRIGUES
`"A prosecutor may `vigorously argue his case and is not limited to "Chesterfieldian politeness"' [citation], and he may `use appropriate epithets ... «Leagle.com, May 11»
PEOPLE v. CZUMAJ
"A prosecutor may `vigorously argue his [or her] case and is not limited to "Chesterfieldian politeness"' [citation] . . . .'"' [Citation.]" (Ibid.) Finally ... «Leagle.com, Mar 11»
