 Bon ton never to define, or be defined. It is the child and the Parent of Jargon. It is — I can never tell you what it is : but I will try to tell you what it is not.  Reuben Apsley - Page 60by Horace Smith - 1827Full view - About this book
 | George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton, Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - Dialogues, English - 1760 - 358 pages
...ton. * • • MERCURY. Bon ton ! what is that Madam ? Pray define it, Mrs. MODISH. Oh Sir, excufe me, it is one of the privileges of the Bon ton never...defined. It is the child and the Parent of Jargon. It is — I can never tell you what it is : but I will try to tell you what it is not. In converfation it... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1785 - 336 pages
...thought du ban ton *. MERCURY. Eon ton! what is that, Madam? Pray define it. Mrs. MODISH. Oh Sir, excufe me, it is one of the privileges of the bon ton' never...It is the child and the parent of Jargon. It is— I can never tell you what it is : but I will try to tell you what it is not. In converfation it is... | |
 | History - 1789 - 560 pages
...that Madam ? Pray define it. Mrs. Modiih. О Sir. excufe me, it is one of the privileges of the Воя ton never to define, or be defined. It is the child and parent ct" jargon. It is — I can never tell you what it is ; but I will try to tell you what it is... | |
 | Mr. Cresswick - 1792 - 452 pages
...Madam I Pray define it. Mrs. Modi/h. Oh, Sir, excufe me, it is one of the privileges of the &an tan never to define or be defined. It is the child and...parent of jargon. It is 1 can never tell you what it is : but I will try to tell you what it is not. In converfation it is not wit ; in manners it is not politenefs;... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...define it. Mrs. ModiJSi. Oh, Sir, cxcufc me; it is one of the privileges of the ban ton never to rfefinc or be defined. It is the child and the parent of jargon. It is — I can nevcrtcll you what it is ; but I will try to tell you what it is not. Jn convcrfation it... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...Madam ? Pray define it.. Mrs. Modiß}. Oh, Sir, excufe me ; it is one of the privileges of the ben ton never to define or be defined. It is the child and the parent of jargon. It is — I can never tell you what it is; but I will try to tell you what it is not. In converfation it... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Literature - 1801 - 234 pages
...is that, madam ? pray define it. Mrs. M. O Sir, excufe me ; it is one of the privileges of the Ion ton never to define or be defined. It is the child and parent of jargon.i It is 1 can never tell you what it is ; but I will try to tell you what it is not.... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - Comparative literature - 1810 - 336 pages
...one's husband; and" besides, I was ambitious to be thought du bon ton *. MERCURY. Bon ton ! what is that, madam ! Pray define it. Mrs. MODISH. Oh sir,...defined. It is the child and the parent of jargon. It is — I can never tell you what it is : but I will try to tell you what it is not. In conversation it... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - Comparative literature - 1810 - 338 pages
...sides, I was ambitious to be thought du bon ton *. ; . : MERCURY. Bon ton ! what is that, ipadam ! Pray define it. Mrs. MODISH. Oh sir, excuse me, it...defined. It is the child and the parent of jargon. It is — I can never tell you what it is: but I will try to tell you what it is not. In conversation it... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...one's doctor, and contradict one's husband ; and besides, I was ambitious to be thought du bon ton. all of o I can never tell you what it is ; but I will try to tell you what it is not. In conversation it is... | |
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