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" I put down here for the benefit of my posterity : — " 1st, Always hurry the bottle round for five or six rounds, without prosing yourself, or permitting others to prose. A slight fillip of wine inclines people to be pleased, and removes the nervousness... "
The Perfect Gentleman: Or, Etiquette and Eloquence. A Book of Information ... - Page 21
1860 - 335 pages
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The Century: 1898, Volume 56

1898 - 1002 pages
...not by much superiority of art or wisdom, far less of eloquence; but by two or three simple rules: 1st. Always hurry the bottle round for five or six...without prosing yourself or permitting others to prose. . . . 2ra</. Push on, keep moving, as Young Rapid says. Do not think of saying fine things. . . . You...
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