Arnold's classification of English society into Barbarians (with their high spirit, serenity, and distinguished manners and their inaccessibility to ideas), Philistines (the stronghold of religious nonconformity, with plenty of energy and morality but insufficient "sweetness and light"), and Populace (still raw and blind) is well known.
Arnold classified English society into the Barbarians (with their lofty spirit, serenity, and distinguished manners and their inaccessibility to ideas), the Philistines (the stronghold of religious nonconformity, with plenty of energy and morality but insufficient "sweetness and light"), and the Populace (still raw and blind).
At 76, Mr. le Carré is snowy-haired, droll and courtly, speaking in perfect paragraphs and exuding the air of quiet privilege and distinguished manner of a retired statesman.
Other than that, the official handled the game in a distinguished manner despite several big decisions.
Burnside fought at the battles of Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House, where he did not perform in a distinguished manner, attacking piecemeal and appearing reluctant to commit his troops to the frontal assaults that characterized these battles.
Mr. Baroni's drawings are part of an exhibition titled, a tad off-puttingly, "In the Grand Manner" (through Tuesday), together with the rare, distinguished and often eccentric European antiques that Mr. Hobbs handles.
The old man working the hotel bar had a white moustache and a distinguished, reassuring manner, which was transformed when he realised I was not Jewish.
Bald, tall, with a grey goatee, Carlos has glided into old age with a distinguished air and convivial manner, and more than a passing resemblance to the late activist and intellectual WEB DuBois.
With his distinguished hair and doctor's manner (he was a liver specialist before entering Congress) he resembles a TV caricature of a politician.
His manners were suave and distinguished and his family life was a beautiful one".
Known to his troops as "Nails" for his steely manner, he built a distinguished record with the elite Special Forces and served in Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, Germany, Cyprus, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar.
