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Lord Chesterfield’s Advice to His Son, On Men and Manners: or, A New System of Education, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, 1815 I cannot likewise avoid calling playing upon any musical instrument illiberal in a gentleman. Music is usually...   High-res

Lord Chesterfield’s Advice to His Son, On Men and Manners: or, A New System of Education, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, 1815

I cannot likewise avoid calling playing upon any musical instrument illiberal in a gentleman.

Music is usually reconed one of the liberal arts, and not unjustly; but a man of fashion who is seen piping or fiddling at a concert degrades his own dignity.

If you love music, hear it; pay fiddlers to play to you, but never fiddle yourself.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, December 4, 1880 The man offering this sage advice, Henry Labouchere, might be better known for helping bring to pass the Labouchere Amendment, which made any homosexual acts or behaviour (not just sodomy, as...   High-res

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, December 4, 1880

The man offering this sage advice, Henry Labouchere, might be better known for helping bring to pass the Labouchere Amendment, which made any homosexual acts or behaviour (not just sodomy, as previously, and which had to be actually proven) illegal in Britain and much easier to prosecute. Oscar Wilde was prosecuted in large part due to the passage and Alan Turing’s hormone therapy (chemical castration) was his punishment for violating the Labouchere Amendment.