Earl of Clancarty

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    For all Men would be Cowards if they durst:
    And Honesty’s against all common sense—
    John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)

    A man of fashion never has recourse to proverbs, and vulgar aphorisms; uses neither favourite words nor hard words, but takes great care to speak very correctly and grammatically, and to pronounce properly; that is, according to the usage of the best companies.
    Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)