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• Characters of eminent personages of his own time : written by the late Earl of Chesterfield; and never before published
  by: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope
  Published: (1777)
• Characters of eminent personages of his own time : written by the late Earl of Chesterfield; and never before published
  by: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope
  Published: (1777)
• Lord Chesterfield's witticisms : or, the grand pantheon of genius, sentiment, and taste. Containing, besides all his Lordship's genuine bons-mots, and other Sallies of Wit, every thing lively and spirited that stands recorded in the annals of the beau monde; with a Number of Valuable Originals. Among these is presented, an high-seasoned Olio of Smart Repartees, Facetious Anecdotes, Genuine Hibernianisms, Ingenious Puns, Notable Sayings, Singular Characters, Striking Remarks, Lively Flights, Whimsical Stories. Tales, &c. &c. &c. In many of which, the real Manners and Dispositions of some of the most distinguished Personages in the Circles of Genius and Politeness are humorously delineated. To these is added, a curious Poetical Desert, divested of Ribaldry and Indecency, consisting of Humorous Epigrams, Mocx Epitaphs, Jovial Songs, &c. &c. With several puzzling Novelties in the World of Conundrum, Aenigma, Rebu's, &c. &c. &c. both in Verse and Prose, and the Solutions thereof. Prefixed are authentic memoirs of his Lordship, with a Singular, though an Authentic Abstract of his Will. And at the close are inserted (never before published) his Lordship's letters to his nephew, Philip, the present Earl of Chesterfield, while abroad. The Whole forming a Complete Library of Wit, without containing one Immodest, Immoral, or Indelicate Line, and calculated-solely for those who wish to shine in Polite Company
  by: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope
  Published: (1775)
• The Life of the late Earl of Chesterfield : or, The man of the world. Including his Lordship's principal speeches in Parliament; his most admired essays in the paper called The world; his poems; and the substance of the System of education delivered in a series of letters to his son
  by: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope
  Published: (1775)
• Miscellaneous works of the Late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield : Consisting of letters, political tracts, and poems. Volume the third; completing the edition of his lordship's works, Began by Dr. Maty. Collected, arranged, and revised, with a preface, and notes, by B. W. of the inner-temple
  by: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope
  Published: (1778)