Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (16)

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199 A lady who has some reason to be offended with the perfidy of her lover should be warned against throwing her self into the arms of the first man who behaves civilly to her 200 Learning is the only sure guide to honour and preferment 201 Whoever wishes to excel in arts must excel in industry 202 Rise from table with an appetite and you will not be in danger of sitting down without one 203 Anger may continue with you for an hour but it ought not to remain with you for a night 204 An impudent fellow who says every thing that comes uppermost with out having courage to defend what he

says should never venture into company without having previously soaped his nose t 205 When you enter into the world endeavour to get a genteel deportment at table Observe a well bred man and mark his behaviour Take him for a copy and regulate your manners by his Do not stick out your elbows to the an noyance of your neighbour or hold your knife and fork upright as if you were in hostility with the company When you enter the drawing room before going into dinner do it gracefully and after paying your compliments to the lady and gentle man of the house bow respectfully to the company then take your place at the table according to your rank in life Habit and good company will do the rest 206 Of all the passions of the human mind fear is the most allied to cruelty and in the exercise of cruelty fear has neither compunction nor remorse

This is the sixteenth post in our new Men and Manners, Maxims for life by a Gentleman (Men and Manners ; Or, Concentrated Wisdom. 4th Ed. Much Enlarged, 1809) series.  For the first fifteen posts:

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (2) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (3) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (4) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (5) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (6) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (7)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (8) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (9) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (10)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (11)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (12) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (13)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (14) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (15)

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