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Definition of Fourth earl of chesterfield

1. Noun. Suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fourth Earl Of Chesterfield

Literary usage of Fourth earl of chesterfield

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1898)
"... fourth EARL OF CHESTERFIELD (1094-1773), politician, wit, and letter-writer, was son of Philip Stanhope, third earl of Chesterfield, ..."

2. History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles by Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope (1853)
"Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield, one of the most shining characters of his age, was born, in 1694. His father — a man of morose and ..."

3. Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1911)
"PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE, fourth earl of chesterfield LETTERS TO HIS SON, PHILIP STANHOPE [Lord Chesterfield's letters to his natural son were chiefly written ..."

4. Chronicles of Fashion: From the Time of Elizabeth to the Early Part of the by Mrs Elizabeth Stone (1845)
"Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield, was the son of Philip, third Earl, by Lady Elizabeth Savile, daughter of the Marquis of Halifax, ..."

5. Correspondence of William Pitt by William Pitt, William Stanhope Taylor, John Henry Pringle (1838)
"... fourth Earl of Chesterfield. The Earl was at this time at Paris, whither he had gone, at the close of the session, for the restoration of his health. ..."

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