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They are but its outward manifestations, spontaneous as the water from the earth as it bursts forth a natural fountain. We must not fail also to notice the effect of this life upon one's manners and bearing. True politeness comes from a life founded upon this great principle, and from this alone. This gives the true gentleman, gentle-man, a man gentle, kind, loving, courteous from nature.
But nowadays we want a man with the same reliability as the upright type, but with grace and suppleness in place of rigidity; and with the same strength as the super-man, but with gentleness and consideration in proportion to the strength. We do not want a man of wood; and what we do want is not so much a super-man as a gentle-man a man of courtesy and grace as well as strength.
What a relief to turn from such a one to one who, instead of thinking always of self, has continually in mind the ease and comfort and pleasure he can give to others, who, in other words, is the true gentle-man, and with whom true politeness is natural; for one's every act is born of his thoughts. It is said that there was no truer gentleman in all Scotland than Robert Burns.
Tracy, with my book in his hand. I hesitated a moment, for in spite of my age I was rather shy, and really it was not an easy thing to apologize to a strange gentle-man for dropping books on his head and spoiling his hat. Men think so much of their hats you know.
Such and such-like compliments he dealt around, which were in general answered by silent bows; but when he saluted one of his own countrymen by the name of MacKellar, and greeted Maxwell of Summertrees by that of Pate-in-Peril, the latter replied, 'that if Pate were not a fool, he would be Pate-in-Safety; and the former, a thin old gentle-man, in tarnished embroidery, said bluntly, 'Aye, troth, Redgauntlet, I am here just like yourself; I have little to lose they that took my land the last time, may take my life this; and that is all I care about it.
He laughed much, was always ready to give and take jokes and hard knocks, had a squeaky, changing voice, a small head, big ears and was always what Thackeray called "a gentle-man." Such was Abraham Lincoln at fifteen. He was never cruel, mean, or unkind.
Unfortunately most of the Fresno grove has been cut and flumed down to the railroad near Madera. Mr. Clark was truly and literally a gentle-man. I never heard him utter a hasty, angry, fault-finding word.
It preferred instead to give minute instructions with regard to the eating of asparagus. In this dilemma he consulted Jernshaw. "Don't know, I'm sure," said that gentle-man; "besides, it doesn't matter." "Doesn't matter?" repeated Mr. Barrett. "Why not?" "Because I think Tillett is paying her attentions," was the reply. "He's ten years younger than you are, and a bachelor.
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