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INDEX

I. INTRODUCTION 

II. PREPARATORY NOTE 

III. LIFE OF LORD CHESTERFIELD 

IV. CHAPTERS 


1. ABSENCE OF MIND 

2. ATTENTION 

3. AWKWARDNESS 

• OF DIFFERENT KINDS

4. BASHFULNESS 

5. COMPANY 

• CAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN ADOPTING THE MANNERS OF A COMPANY

6. RULES FOR CONVERSATION 

• TALKING
• LEARN THE CHARACTERS OF THE COMPANY BEFORE YOU TALK MUCH
• TELLING STORIES, AND DIGRESSIONS
• SEIZING PEOPLE BY THE BUTTON
• LONG TALKERS AND WHISPERERS
• INATTENTION TO PERSONS SPEAKING
• NEVER INTERRUPT ANY SPEAKER
• ADOPT RATHER THAN GIVE THE SUBJECT
• CONCEAL YOUR LEARNING FROM THE COMPANY
• CONTRADICT WITH POLITENESS
• AVOID ARGUMENT, IF POSSIBLE
• ALWAYS DEBATE WITH TEMPER
• LOCAL PROPRIETY TO BE OBSERVED
• JOKES, BON MOTS, &C.
• EGOTISM
• BE NOT DARK NOR MYSTERIOUS
• LOOK PEOPLE IN THE FACE WHEN SPEAKING
• SCANDAL
• NEVER INDULGE GENERAL REFLECTIONS
• MIMICRY
• SWEARING
• SNEERING
• TALK NOT OF YOUR OWN NOR OTHER PERSONS’ PRIVATE AFFAIRS
• EXPLICITNESS
• SECRECY
• ADAPT YOUR CONVERSATION TO THE COMPANY
• NEVER SUPPOSE YOURSELF THE SUBJECT OR LAUGH OF THE COMPANY
• SERIOUSNESS

7. ECONOMY 

8. FRIENDSHIP 

9. GOOD-BREEDING 

10. GRACES 

• ADDRESS
• ART OF PLEASING
• CHOICE OF AMUSEMENTS
• CARVING
• CHIT-CHAT
• CLEANLINESS
• COMPLIMENTS
• DICTION
• DRESS AND DANCING
• DRINKING OF HEALTHS
• ASSURANCE
• HURRY
• LAUGHTER
• LETTER-WRITING
• NICKNAME
• PRONUNCIATION IN SPEECH
• SPELLING
• STYLE
• WRITING
• VULGAR EXPRESSIONS
• CAUTIONS AGAINST SUNDRY ODD HABITS

11. KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD 

• HOW TO ACQUIRE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD
• NEVER SHOW A CONTEMPT FOR ANY ONE
• MAKE NO MAN FEEL HIS INFERIORITY
• NEVER EXPOSE PEOPLE’S WEAKNESSES AND INFIRMITIES
• STEADY COMMAND OF TEMPER AND COUNTENANCE
• JUDGE OF OTHER MEN’S FEELINGS BY YOUR OWN
• AVOID SEEING AN AFFRONT, IF POSSIBLE
• DISSEMBLE RESENTMENT TOWARDS ENEMIES
• TRUST NOT TOO MUCH TO ANY MAN’S HONESTY
• STUDY THE FOIBLES AND PASSIONS OF BOTH SEXES
• FLATTER THE VANITY OF ALL
• SUSPECT THOSE WHO REMARKABLY AFFECT ANY ONE VIRTUE
• GUARD AGAINST PROFFERED FRIENDSHIP
• DISBELIEVE ASSERTIONS BY OATHS
• SHUN RIOTOUS CONNEXIONS
• A SEEMING IGNORANCE OFTEN NECESSARY
• FLEXIBILITY OF MANNERS VERY USEFUL
• SPIRIT
• NEVER NEGLECT OLD ACQUAINTANCE

12. LYING 

13. DIGNITY OF MANNERS 

• ROMPING, &C.
• PRIDE
• ABJECT FLATTERY
• FRIVOLOUS CURIOSITY

14. GENTLENESS OF MANNERS 

• WITH FIRMNESS, OR RESOLUTION OF MIND
• DELIVER COMMANDS WITH MILDNESS
• ASK A FAVOUR WITH SOFTNESS
• CHECK HASTINESS OF TEMPER
• BE CIVIL, &C., TO RIVALS OR COMPETITORS

15. MORAL CHARACTER 

16. COMMONPLACE OBSERVATIONS 

• RELIGION
• MATRIMONY
• COURTS AND COTTAGES

17. ORATORY 

18. PEDANTRY 

• NEVER PRONOUNCE ARBITRARILY
• AFFECT NOT TO PREFER THE ANCIENTS TO THE MODERNS
• REASON NOT FROM ANCIENT AUTHORITY
• ABSTAIN FROM LEARNED OSTENTATION

19. PLEASURE 

20. PREJUDICES 

21. RELIGION 

22. EMPLOYMENT OF TIME 

• IDLENESS
• READING
• TRANSACTING BUSINESS
• METHOD
• GUARD AGAINST FRIVOLOUSNESS

23. VANITY 

24. VIRTUE 


V. APPENDIX 

• MEANIGS OF SOME FRENCH WORDS USED IN THIS BOOK; AND DETAILS OF SOME GREAT PERSONS OF ANCIENT TIMES WHOSE NAMES ARE MARKED WITH ASTERISK (*)

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