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 presented themselves so richly adorned: so now a dayes good clothes may be called Mens Ushers'', seeing they make way for them into all companies. He must have a care that he know his Congies perfectly, and have a free garbe or carriage; a Cavalier way of entering into a Roome; a grateful managing of his mouth and smiles; a chironomy, or decent acting with his hands, which may humor his words gravely and freely, yet not affectedly or mimically: in fine, a liberty or freedom in all his actions, which the French call liberté du corps; and it must appear to be à la negligence, and yet must be perfectly studied a-fore-hand. And though these things be but the Elements and Alphabet of breeding, yet without them he can never spell Gentleman rightly, though his inside be never so good. Indeed its long ago, that great men dwell no more in thatched houses.''

8. But it is not enough to get him into Language and Garbes, if he get him not into Coach and Liveries, without which he can never appear at Court, or in good company, espe-