“I heartily wish you, in the plain home-spun style, a great number of happy new years, well employed in forming both your mind andyour manners, to be useful and agreeable to yourself, your country, and your friends.”
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Lord Chesterfield
British statesman known for his epistolary works, which had a profound impact on 18th-century British society. more
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