I am most heartily glad of it；for，as I have often told you，tho lesr talents，of an engaging，insinuatingmanner，an easy good breeding，a genteelbehaviour and address，are of infinitely more advantage than they are generally thought to be，especially here in England.
Virtue and learning，like gold，have their intrinsicvalue；but if they are not polished，they certainly lo a great deal of their lustre；and even polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.
What a number of sins does the cheerful，easy good breeding of the Frenbsp;frequently cover！ Many of them want on n，many more on learning；but，in general，they make up so much，by their manner，for tho defects，that，frequently，they pass undiscovered.
I have often said，and do think，that a Fren，who，with a fund of virtue，learning，and good n，has the manners and good breeding of his try，is the perfe of human nature.This perfe you may，if you plea，and I hope you will，arrive at.
You know what virtue is：you may have it if you will；it is in every man’s power；and mirable is the man who has it not.
I am most heartily glad of it；for，as I have often told you，tho lesr talents，of an engaging，insinuatingmanner，an easy good breeding，a genteelbehaviour and address，are of infinitely more advantage than they are generally thought to be，especially here in England.
Virtue and learning，like gold，have their intrinsicvalue；but if they are not polished，they certainly lo a great deal of their lustre；and even polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.
What a number of sins does the cheerful，easy good breeding of the Frenbsp;frequently cover！ Many of them want on n，many more on learning；but，in general，they make up so much，by their manner，for tho defects，that，frequently，they pass undiscovered.
I have often said，and do think，that a Fren，who，with a fund of virtue，learning，and good n，has the manners and good breeding of his try，is the perfe of human nature.This perfe you may，if you plea，and I hope you will，arrive at.