Life of Lord Chesterfield; an account of the ancestry, personal character & public services of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield[microform] . ng fellowlaid to heart and acted upon during the rest of his keen soldier had noted that his hostesss grandsonhad some tincture of laziness, in addition to other fail-ings, whereupon he gave him the friendly counsel, If youintend to be a man of business you must be an earlyriser. In the distinguished posts your parts, rank, andfortune will entitle you to fill, you will be liable to havevisitors at every hour of the day, and unless you will risecon
Life of Lord Chesterfield; an account of the ancestry, personal character & public services of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield[microform] . ng fellowlaid to heart and acted upon during the rest of his keen soldier had noted that his hostesss grandsonhad some tincture of laziness, in addition to other fail-ings, whereupon he gave him the friendly counsel, If youintend to be a man of business you must be an earlyriser. In the distinguished posts your parts, rank, andfortune will entitle you to fill, you will be liable to havevisitors at every hour of the day, and unless you will riseconstantly at an early hour, you will never have anyleisure to yourself The result of which admonition wasthat the hearer became henceforth a confirmed early riser,even when he went to bed late, and after old age had comeupon him. Compunction for something which he did orsaid about this time in a fit of anger also taught him thevaluable lesson of restraint, and for the remainder of hislife, we are assured that he was never known to be dis-composed by any emotion of his mind. ^ He had reached the age of eighteen before his grand- ^ Si> /fh-r I. fly I ndt. &? Sculpt GERTRUDE, MARCHIONESS OF HALIFAX 1776
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