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Reflexions upon ridicule or, what it is that makes a man ridiculous; and the means to avoid it. Wherein are represented the different manners and characters of persons of the present age. In Two Volumes. ... . Of Unpoliteness. Of Indiscretion. Of Affectation. Of Foolish Vanity. Of The bad Taste. Of Imposture. Of The Morose Humour. Of Impertinence. Of Prejudice. Of Interest. Of Sufficiency. Of Absurdities. Of Caprice. Of False Delicacy. Of Decorum.
Bellegarde, abb�e de (Jean Baptiste Morvan), 1648-1734.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- E-books
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Excellencies united, containing the principles of politeness, by Lord Chesterfield. And the Polite philosopher. Complete in one volume
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of ChesterfieldDate: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- E-books
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Characters or, reflections on the manners of the age. By Madam Depuisieux.
Puisieux, Madame de (Madeleine), 1720-1798.Date: M.DCC.LI. [1751]- E-books
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Reflections upon ridicule; or, What it is that makes a man ridiculous, and the means to avoid it. Wherein are represented the different manners and characters of persons of the present age. In two volumes. Vol. I. Of unpoliteness. Indiscretion. Affectation. Foolish vanity. The bad taste. Importure. The morose humour. Impertinence. Of Prejudice. Interest. Sufficiency. Absurdities. Caprice. False delicacy. Decorum. By Jeremiah Collier, A.M.
Bellegarde, abbé de (Jean Baptiste Morvan), 1648-1734.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- E-books
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The art of pleasing or, instructions for youth in the first stage of life, in a series of letters to the present Earl of Chesterfield, by the late Philip Earl of Chesterfield. Now first collected.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of ChesterfieldDate: [1783]