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The Title 'Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation written/authored/edited by George Washington', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351289630 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 36 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is General. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms .POD

George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation is a set of 110 precepts or maxims on such matters as how to dress, how to walk, how to eat in public, and how to behave correctly in the company of superiors and equals. While containing the clear guidance in propriety, the rules also address moral issues, albeit somewhat indirectly. The rules are based on a set of precepts found in a treatise “Bienseance de la Conversation” prepared by Jesuit instructors in the 16th century. They were translated into Latin and English, and eventually were translated by the precocious 8-year-old Francis Hawkins into an English version that was published in 1649 and went through 11 editions by 1672. The rules appear on 10 pages at the end of the second volume of schoolboy exercises included among the hundreds of Washington manuscripts located in the Library of Congress. Washington copied out these rules at about age 16 as both an exercise in handwriting and as a means to master topics worthy of consideration in the building of character, and thus important to a young man on the verge entering into adulthood.

The Title 'Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation written/authored/edited by George Washington', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351289647 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 36 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is General. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms .POD

George Washington was known for his many virtues. He was regarded for his dignity and decency. Not only was he an example citizen and one of our founding fathers but he was also a Freemason. He wrote 110 rules he titled "Rules of Civility" which we can all learn something from both within our actions and about a man who helped shape this country and masonry.