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*' What is a gentleman ? Is it not one 

 Knowing instinctively what he should shun, 

 Speaking no word that could injure or pain, 

 Spreading no scandal and deep'ning no stain ? 

 One who knows how to put each at his ease, 

 Striving instinctively always to please ; 

 One who can tell by a glance at your cheek 

 When to be silent, and when he should speak ? 



" What is a gentleman ? Is it not one 

 Honestly eating the bread he has won. 

 Living in uprightness, fearing his God, 

 Leaving no stain on the path he has trod ? 

 Caring not whether his coat may be old, 

 Prizing sincerity far above gold, 

 Recking not whether his thand may be hard, 

 Stretching it boldly to grasp its reward ? 



" What is a gentleman ? Say, is it birth 

 Makes a man noble, or adds to his worth? 

 Is there a family-tree to be had 

 Shady enough to conceal what is bad ? 

 Seek out the man who has God for his Guide, 

 Nothing to blush for, and nothing to hide ; 

 Be he a noble, or be he in trade, . 

 This is the Gentleman Nature has made." 



Now, kind reader, farewell. If I have given 

 you instruction, called a laugh to your lips, or 



