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f　an　engaging；　insinuating　manner；　an　easy　good�breeding；　a　genteel　behaviour　and　address；　are　of　infinitely　more　advantage　than　they　are　generally　thought　to　be；　especially　here　in　England。

切斯特菲尔德勋爵致儿子（一）（2）

Virtue　and　learning；　like　gold；　have　their　intrinsic　value；　but　if　they　are　not　polished；　they　certainly　lose　a　great　deal　of　their　lustre；　and　even　polished　brass　will　pass　upon　more　people　than　rough　gold。

What　a　number　of　sins　does　the　cheerful；　easy　good�breeding　of　the　French　frequently　cover！　Many　of　them　want　mon　sense；　many　more　mon　learning；　but；　in　general；　they　make　up　so　much；　by　their　manner；　for　those　defects；　that；　frequently；　they　pass　undiscovered。

I　have　often　said；　and　do　think；　that　a　Frenchman；　who；　with　a　fund　of　virtue；　learning；　and　good�sense；　has　the　manners　and　good�breeding　of　his　country；　is　the　perfection　of　human　nature。　This　perfection　you　may；　if　you　please；　and　I　hope　you　will；　arrive　at。

You　know　what　virtue　is：　you　may　have　it　if　you　will；　it　is　in　every　man's　power；　and　miserable　is　the　man　who　has　it　not。　Goodsense　God　has　given　you。　Learning　you　already　possess　enough　of；　to　have；　in　a　reasonable　time；　all　that　a　man　need　have。　With　this；　you　are　thrown　out　early　into　the　world；　where　it　will　be　your　own　fault　if　you　do　not　acquire　all　the　other　acplishments　necessary　to　plete　and　adorn　your　character。

You　will　do　well　to　make　your　pliments　to　Madame　St。　Germain　and　Monsieur　Pampigny；　and　tell　them　how　sensible　you　are　of　their　partiality　to　you；　in　the　advantageous　testimonies　which；　you　are　informed；　they　have　given　of　you　here。

Adieu！　Continue　to　deserve　such　testimonies；　and　then　you　will　not　only　deserve；　but　enjoy；　my　truest　affection。

切斯特菲尔德勋爵（1）

致儿子（二）