The bright side of humanity; glimpses of life in every land (1900)
Pell, Edward Leigh, 1861- [from old catalog] · Richmond, Va., The B. F. Johnson publishing co · leaf 54
f possession of the Spanishpeople. I do not mean a mere outward civility, but a genuinecourtesy born of real kindness of heart for the want of which,as has been said, there is no compensation. It cannot be de-nied that the tone of voice and those forms of address whichin individuals are the signs… … GIRL OF SARAGOSSA. (45) THE STRENGTH OF SPAIN. 47 tliem is vulgarity. Civility and ceremony are not monopo-lized by any particular class. The humblest address eachother with the same forms used by the people of the higherclass. Spaniards never require an introduction to know eachother on the…
Ethnology · Manners and customs · Temperament
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