Carrol Cox wrote:
That's how Elizabethan manners worked, as opposed to modern manners,
which are pass/fail, with no competing levels of decorum. That is, sincethe
early 18th century you won't have endless exchanges of greetings in which the
two parties compete as to which can be the more courteous. C.S. Lewis suggests
Addison and Steele as a major source of the modern
style.
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Hang on... Must google:
Addison & Steele
Addison & Steele are London tailors offering traditional bespoke suits
and made to measure shirts all at high street prices. Our quality and
personal ...
www.addisonsteele.com/
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Oh.. excuse, a *thousand* apologies, I AM soooooo embarrassed... not
quite... wait a minute...
...here:
English Literature - MSN Encarta
The main intent of Addison and Steele may be defined in their own
words: “To enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality. ...
encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761558048_4/English_Literature.html
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Apparently, and I don't want to tax you extensively on this, really, I
apologize in advance... extensive greetings, salutations,
hyper-courtious behavior is... immoral... (small 'i', i assume?) due to
the squandering of *productive* time?
Leigh
http://leighm.net/
