The Bas Bleu (1786) [ People / Practices ]
… hear? Our intellectual ore must shine, Not slumber idly in the mine. Let education's moral mint The noblest images imprint; Let taste her curious touchstone hold, To try if standard be the gold; But 'tis thy commerce, Conversation, Must … from Hannah More, Florio: a tale, for fine gentlemen and fine ladies: and, the bas bleu; or, conversation: two poems . Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand (London), 1786, p. 66-89. … The Bas Bleu (1786) …
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