| Title | : | Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Companion and Conversation |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | George Washington |
| Release | : | 2014-10-22 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Education, Books, Professional & Technical, History, U.S. History, History of the Americas |
| Size | : | 737524 |
| Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation is the name of a list best known as a school writing exercise of George Washington, who became the first president of the United States of America. Most of the 110 rules have been traced to a French etiquette manual written by Jesuits in 1595. As an exercise Washington hand copied Francis Hawkins' translation which was published in England in about 1640. They include: -1st Every action done in Company, ought to be with Some Sign of Respect, to those that are Present. -2d When in Company, put not your Hands to any Part of the Body, not usually Discovered. -3d Shew Nothing to your Freind that may affright him. -4th In the Presence of Others Sing not to yourself with a humming Noise, nor Drum with your Fingers or Feet. -5th Gentlemen lay with their things on the floor, not within a pile of like family members. |
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