man of breeding
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One who aspires to the character of a man of breeding and politeness is careful to form his judgment of arts and sciences upon right models of perfection.…
From The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin by Newman, John Henry
"I can scarcely tell you, Master Walrond, how grateful I am to have the privilege of speaking face to face with a man of breeding from this island."
From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas
He was correctly garbed, tall and fair, with every appearance of being a man of breeding.
From Havoc by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Moreover, he was, besides an artist, a gentleman, with the reserve yet charm of manner that characterizes the man of breeding.
From The Loves of Great Composers by Kobbé, Gustav
Such was Henry Fielding's ancestry, and it cannot be too much insisted on that, throughout all the vicissitudes of his life, he was ever a man of breeding, no less than a man of wit.
From Henry Fielding: a Memoir by Godden, G. M.
