“His manners are somewhat blunt and odd, and he is altogether out of the common road, without having chosen a better path.” — Frances Burney, A learned man on Evelina
“His manners are somewhat blunt and odd, and he is altogether out of the common road, without having chosen a better path.” — Frances Burney, A learned man on Evelina
Ah, manners. Do they still exist, I wonder?
I think a difference is that today some of the mannerless wear their rudeness as a badge of honour.