...father, and who would have ever heard of George B. himself, if he had been anything but what he is? But you know, my dear Lady Hester, it is my folly that...and nod over my shoulder to a prince, I should be furgotten in a week: and, if the world is so silly as to admire my absurdities, you and I know better,...

...father, and who would have ever heard of George B. himself, if he had been anything but what he is ! But you know, my dear Lady Hester, it is my folly that...and I may know better, but what does that signify ?' " Three of the wits of the day in my time,'' observed Lady Hester, continuing the conversation,...

...heard of my father, and who would have ever heard of me, if I had been anything but what I am ? But, you know, my dear Lady Hester, it is my folly that...and I may know better, but what does that signify ? " 1 Sincere or not, Brummell had his programme perfectly 1 Memoirs of Lady Hester Stanhope, vol....

...who would ever have heard of George Brummell himself, if he had been anything but what he is ? But you know, my dear Lady Hester, it is my folly that...countenance, and nod over my shoulder to a Prince, I should 1 Vivian Grty, book vii. chapter iv. be forgotten in a week : and, if the world is so silly as to admire...

...over my shoulder to a Prince, I should 1 Vivian Qrty, book vii. chapter iv. BRUMMELL IN "PELHAM" 171 be forgotten in a week : and, if the world is so silly...and I may know better, but what does that signify ? " l Por the sake of comparison with Lister's Trebeck, here may be given the less kindly, but not...

...ever heard of George B. himself, if he had been anything but what he is ? But you know, my dear lady, it is my folly that is the making of me. If I did...is so silly as to admire my absurdities, you and I know better ; but what does that signify ? " Then, and for many years later, dandyism was a method...