[to The Editor Of The Spectator] Sta,—i Have Always Thought
the best definition of a gentle- man is " one who is at his ease in any society." Morals have nothing to do with it, manners have.—Yours faithfully, Orchard Cottage, Fetcham,......
[to The Editor Of The Spectator] Sir,—as To That In
which true gentlernanliness consists, Ruskin surely has it in one word—" sensitiveness." A wag- gish and more modern expression of the same idea is " one who can play the......
[to The Editor Of The Spectator] Sir,—i Think The Best
short description of a gentleman is that which appeared in Truth a generation ago : " A gentleman is one who is never unintentionally offensive."—Yours submissively, CHAS.......
What Is A Gentleman "
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—Surely no better answer to Mr. Harold Nicolson's ques- tion can be found than Psalm 15: " Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life and doeth......
Canal Dues
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sia,—Mr. Spencer misquotes me. The words "Egypt would probably be forced to make the Canal free" were not mine, but Zaghlul Pasha's. The policy......
[to The Editor Of The Spectator] Sir,—the Best...
a " gentleman " I ever heard was given me by the late Comte de Sibour : " A gentleman is one who never gives offence unconsciously."......
The Cane And The " Cat "
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR, —Mr. Kittermaster says that the system now prevailing in public schools whereby senior boys art allowed to cane junior boys " does nothing......
[to The Editor Of The Spectator] Sta,—i Have Been Wondering
whether any of your corre- spondents would refer to Cardinal Newman's description of a gentleman in his Dublin lectures. It is too long to quote here, but it occurs in the......
Battleship Qualities
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sta,—Mr. P. G. Libby is right about speed in warships. Our Navy is worshipping two false gods—Speed and Range; false because both detract from......
Expansiveness In Who's Who "
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—One point of importance emerges from the discussion in your columns - on the contents of Who's Who. It relates to the principle on which......
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