The Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Vol. 2 of 5

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Excerpt from The Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Vol. 2 of 5: Including Numerous Letters Now First Published From the Original Manuscripts You are now, I suppose, at Naples, in a new scene of Wm, examining all the curiosities of Hercule neum, watching the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, and surveying the magnificent churches and public buildings by which Naples is distinguished. You have a Court there into the bargain, which, I h0pe, you frequent and attend to. Polite manners, a ver satility of mind, a complaisance even to enemies, and the volto sciolto, with the pension-i 3mm, are only to be learned at Courts, and must be well learned by whoever would either shine or thrive in them. Though they do not change the nature, they smooth and soften the manners of mankind. Vigilance, dex terity, and ¿exibility supply the place of natural three, and it is the ablest mind, not the strongest body, that prevails there. Monsieur and Madame F ogliani will, I am sure, show you all the politeness of Courts, for I know no better bred pe0p1e than they are. Domesticate yourself there while you stay at Naples, and lay aside the English coldness and formality. You have also a letter to Comte Mahony. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.