Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of,

Lord Chesterfield's witticisms; or, the grand pantheon of genius, sentiment, and taste. Containing, besides all his Lordship's genuine bons-mots, and other sallies of wit, every thing lively and spirited that stands recorded in the annals of the beau monde; with a number of valuable originals. Among these is presented, an high-seasoned olio of smart repartees, facetious anecdotes, genuine Hibernianisms, ingenious puns, notable sayings, singular characters, striking remarks, lively flights, whimsical stories, tales, &c. &c. &c. In many of which, the real manners and dispositions of some of the most distinguished personages in the circles of genius and politeness are humorously delineated. To these is added, a curious poetical desert, divested of ribaldry and indecency, consisting of humorous epigrams, mock epitaphs, jovial songs, &c. &c. With several puzzling novelties in the world of conundrum, Ænigma, Rebus, &c. &c. &c. both in verse and prose, and the solutions thereof. Prefixed are authentic memoirs of his Lordship, with a singular, though an authentic abstract of his will. And at the close are inserted (never before published) his Lordship's letters to his nephew, Philip, the present Earl of Chesterfield, while abroad. The whole forming a complete library of wit, without containing one immodest, immoral, or indelicate line, and calculated solely for those who wish to shine in polite company.