"Indeed, the real seat of all superiority, even of manners, must be placed in the mind: dignified sentiments, superior courage, accompanied with genuine and universal courtesy, are always necessary to constitute the real gentleman; and where these are wanting, it is the greatest absurdity to think they can be supplied by affected tones of voice, particular grimaces, or extravagant and unnatural modes of dress; which, far from becoming the real test of gentility, have in general no other origin than the caprice of barbers, taylors, actors, opera-dancers, milliners, fidlers, and French servants of both sexes."
The History of Sandford and Merton
Begun as early as 1780, intended as part of Richard Lovell Edgeworth and Honora Edgeworth's <u>Practical Education</u>. First edition of first volume in 1783; subsequent volumes 1785 and 1789. At least 37 entries in ESTC (1783, 1786, 1784, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1791, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800).<br>
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See Thomas Day, <u>The History of Sandford and Merton, a Work Intended for the Use of Children.</u> 2nd ed., corr. (London: Printed for J. Stockdale, opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly, 1784). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/retrieve.do?resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSet=ECCOArticles&doDirectDocNumSearch=false&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28A0%2CNone%2C10%29thomas+day%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28BA%2CNone%2C60%290LRH+Or+0LRL+Or+0LRI+Or+0LRK+Or+0LRF+Or+0LRJ+Or+0LRN+Or+0LRM%24&inPS=true&sort=Author&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&searchId=R4&currentPosition=17&userGroupName=viva_uva&docLevel=TEXT_GRAPHICS&showLOI=&bookId=0110700401&collectionId=N007767&relevancePageBatch=CW110198228">Link to ECCO</a>.&gt;