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Unit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSonU8AdditionallnformationfortheTeacher’sReferenceTextTheAntofpleasing—ALettertoHisSonWarm-upActivitiesFurtherReadingWritingSkillsAdditionalWorkUnit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSonWarm-upActivities1.BothLordChesterfieldandSamuelJohnsonarerememberedfromtheirtimeasmenofletters.ReadtheLettertoLordChesterfieldbyDr.Johnsonandcommentontheirpersonalitiesrespectively.LettertoLordChesterfieldFebruary7th,1755MYLORD,Ihavebeenlatelyinformed,bytheproprietoroftheWorld,thattwopapers,inwhichmyDictionaryisrecommendedtothepublic,werewrittenbyyourLordship.Tobesodistinguished,Warm-up1.1Unit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSonWarm-up1.2isanhonour,which,beingverylittleaccustomedtofavoursfromthegreat,Iknownotwellhowtoreceive,orinwhattermstoacknowledge.When,uponsomeslightencouragement,IfirstvisitedyourLordship,Iwasoverpowered,liketherestofmankind,bytheenchantmentofyouraddress;andcouldnotforbeartowishthatImightboastmyselfLevainqueurduvainqueurdelaterre（theconqueroroftheconquerorsoftheearth）;thatImightobtainthatregardforwhichIsawtheworldcontending;butIfoundmyattendancesolittleencouraged,thatneitherpridenormodestywouldsuffermetocontinueit.WhenIhadonceaddressedyourLordshipinpublic,IhadexhaustedalltheartUnit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSonWarm-up1.3ofpleasingwhicharetiredanduncourtlyscholarcanpossess.IhaddoneallthatIcould;andnomaniswellpleasedtohavehisallneglected,beiteversolittle.Sevenyears,myLord,havenowpassed,sinceIwaitedinyouroutwardrooms,orwasrepulsedfromyourdoor;duringwhichtimeIhavebeenpushingonmyworkthroughdifficulties,ofwhichitisuselesstocomplain,andhavebroughtit,atlast,tothevergeofpublication,withoutoneactofassistance,onewordofencouragement,oronesmileoffavour.SuchtreatmentIdidnotexpect,forIneverhadaPatronbefore.TheshepherdinVirgilgrewatlastacquaintedwithLove,andfoundhimanativeoftherocks.Unit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSonWarm-up1.4IsnotaPatron,myLord,onewholookswithunconcernonamanstrugglingforlifeinthewater,and,whenhehasreachedground,encumbershimwithhelp?Thenoticewhichyouhavebeenpleasedtotakeofmylabours,haditbeenearly,hadbeenkind;butithasbeendelayedtillIamindifferent,andcannotenjoyit;tillIamsolitary,andcannotimpartit;tillIamknown,anddonotwantit.Ihopeitisnoverycynicalasperity,nottoconfessobligationswherenobenefithasbeenreceived,ortobeunwillingthatthePublicshouldconsidermeasowingthattoaPatron,whichProvidencehasenabledmetodoformyself.Unit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSonWarm-up1.5Havingcarriedonmyworkthusfarwithsolittleobligationtoanyfavoureroflearning,IshallnotbedisappointedthoughIshouldconcludeit,iflessbepossible,withless;forIhavebeenlongwakenedfromthatdreamofhope,inwhichIonceboastedmyselfwithsomuchexultation,myLord.YourLordship’smosthumble,Mostobedientservant,SamuelJohnsonUnit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSonWarm-up2.12.Chesterfield’sliteraryfamerestsuponhisLetterstoHisSon.TheLettersarewritteninEnglish,LatinandFrench,andcontainalargeamountofvaluableinformationonhistory,geographyandthemoralityoftheage.ReadTheArtofPleasing,andtrytoappreciatethestyleofLordChesterfield’sletter-writing.FindmorematerialsonLordChesterfield,andgiveyourunderstandingofhisliteraryabilities.2.AbouttheArtofPleasingAdmittedly,theartofpleasingistogiveotherspleasure,enjoymentorsatisfaction,causingagreeableemotionsamongthepeopleinvolved.Theword“pleasing”hassynonymssuchas“gratifying”,“delightful”and“agreeable”.LikemostartsUnit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSonthatrequirelongstudyandapplication,themostusefulartofall,thatofpleasing,requiresthedesireofaperson.Somepeoplethinknegativelyofthosewhomakeapointofpleasingeverybody,criticizingthemforhavingnotrueheartforanyonebutthemselves,believingtheirdesiretopleaseothersmakesthemfickleandinsincere.PerhapstheessenceoftheartofpleasingiswellillustratedbythefamousEnglishnovelistCharlesReade(1814-1884),whostatedthat“Ifyouwishtopleasepeople,youmustbeginbyunderstandingthem.”AsanotherfamousEnglishcriticandauthorWilliamHazlitt(1778-1830)putsit:“Theartofpleasingconsistsinbeingpleased.Tobeamiableistobesatisfiedwithone’sselfandother’.”Theartofpleasingdemandsrefinedsocialskillsyetincreasesourhappinessinoursociallifeontheother.Warm-up2.2Unit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSonWarm-up3.13.LordChesterfieldbeganwritinglettersofadvicetohisillegitimatesonPhilipStanhope,whenthechildwasonlyfiveyearsold.WhenyoungPhilipStanhopewascensuredforbadwriting,badspellingandforinattention,LordChesterfieldtoldhimthatnothingwastoosmallforattentiveconsiderationandthatconcentratedattentionononesubjectatatimewasofparamountimportance:“Thereistimeenoughforeverythinginthecourseofthedayifyoudoonethingatonce,butthereisnottimeenoughintheyearifyouwilldotwothingsatonce.”ThisepisoderevealsanotheraspectofLordChesterfield’spersonality.Giveyourviewsonit.Unit8TheArtofPleasing—ALettertoHisSon3.QuotationsfromLordChesterfield1)Dispatchisthesoulofbusiness.2)Youfoolishman,youdon’tevenknowyourownfoolishbusiness.3)Whateverisworthdoingatallisworthdoingwell.4)Thedewsoftheeveningmostcarefullyshunthosetearsoftheskyforthelossofthesun.5)Ifyouareinvited