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Updated: May 19, 2025
If you have ever observed how courteous and gracious and mannerly you feel when you don a beautiful new frock; if you have ever noticed the feeling of reverence stealing over you when you close your eyes, clasp your hands, and bow your head; if you have ever watched your sense of repulsion toward a fellow creature melt a little under the exercise of daily politeness, you may understand how the adoption of the outward and visible sign has some strange influence in developing the inward and spiritual state of which it is the expression.
She would look up occasionally from her sewing, and say, "Good doggy!" and David would immediately wag his tail in delighted response. He was extremely mannerly and appreciative of the slightest attention always excepting his enforced ablutions and he seemed to approve of the kind eyes of his little protectress as warmly as she approved of his cool leather nose and speaking ears.
"When the cover was taken off and used as a saucer it had on its concave side: 'A child should always say what's true And speak when he is spoken to, And behave mannerly at table, At least as far as he is able. "Tamaitai had had a very critical operation during the previous autumn, and was still comparatively invalided with the effects of it.
'Give me a cup of tea, then, and I shall be more mannerly, for I am quite exhausted, and I am afraid my temper is not proof against starvation. 'But you will come down to the drawing-room, they are all so eager to see you, said Kate caressingly. 'No; I'll have my tea and go to bed, and I'll dream that Mr. Donogan has been made King of Ireland, and made an offer to share the throne with me.
The young ladies had gone into the garden, and while they waited till Franz looked them up, Jo and Laurie stood at the door talking together. "How does little Giddy-gaddy come on?" he asked, for Nan's pranks amused him very much, and he was never tired of teasing Jo about her. "Nicely; she is getting quite mannerly, and begins to see the error of her wild ways."
He grinned at his guest, and raised a warning finger. "Hello, Sally!" he called back. "Elsie and I are out here! Bates couldn't come operation last minute!" "What didn't come?" Sally called back after an instant's pause. "Well, what has happened to HIM? But, thank goodness, now I can go to the Bevis dinner to-morrow! Operation? I must say it's mannerly to send a message the last minute like that!"
"The schoolmaster shall take in school at five o'clock in the morning, in summer, and at six in the winter, give lessons to each one according to his rank, age and capacity, and explain them well and mannerly, hearing them at the proper time, and pointing out to the boys their mistakes and failures, so that by this means they may acquire skill and honor.
Nowhere is the arbitrariness of taste so evident, and nowhere is the "expert" so likely to be a pretender. I say this in full recognition of the fact that science and religion have their modes and pretenses as well as art. The "progress" of man is marked as much as anything by a change in "taste," change in what is considered mannerly, beautiful and pleasant.
He gave a little scratch, as was his custom, for he was a very mannerly little beast, and the sound of the virginals ceased. Then, pushing the door with his little hands, he ran in, with a kind of cry of joy. "In Our Lady's name, what is this?" came the voice of Elliot. "My dear, dear little friend, what make you here?"
Old Caeser started 'em and we've had to pay 'em ever since. "Younger generation ain't mannerly now like they was when I was young. Chillun used to be obedient but they got to have their way now. Old folks done put the chillun where they is now and they ought to take care of 'em. "I don't know where the world gwine come to in the next five years. I reckon they'll all be dead way they're gwine now.
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