One man in a dress coat and white cravat looks very like another, and men of all conditions are polite to a lady.

When I presented Grey to him, he became at once the cavalier, as precise in his speech and polite in his deportment as any Whitehall courtier.

She was abominably rude to you this morning at breakfast and yet you were just as polite as ever.

As no man could be more gracefully or delicately polite than John Effingham, when the humour seized him, Mrs. Bloomfield was struck with the kind and gentleman-like manner with which he met his young kinswoman on this trying occasion, and the affectionate tones of his voice, and the winning expression of his eye, as he addressed her.

Tender words and kind addresses, Most polite of bows, Rosy cheeks and wavy tresses Do my passions rouse Dress so natty

"He's polite about it, isn't he?" whispered Jess.

Madame"with a bow to Babette, polite for one so uncouth looking"can go no further to-night; the storm will not pass off yet.

The Misses Blair had been so fatiguingly polite on her arrival.

He said he wanted to see you, or something polite like that.

A reply more forcible than polite from Gerôme then cleared the apartment; and, rekindling the now expiring embers, we prepared for the road.

He begins already to look down on me with superiority, and submits to one short lesson in a week, as an act of condescension rather than obedience; for he is of opinion, that no tutor is properly qualified who cannot speak French; and having formerly learned a few familiar phrases from his sister's governess, he is every day soliciting his mamma to procure him a foreign footman, that he may grow polite by his conversation.

He was polite and considerate toward themalmost too polite at times, but that came natural to him, perhaps.

The children had never known anybody who was so polite towards everyone, including Kathy, who only spoke affectionate, tender words, and always seemed so grateful when others were kind to her.

" I was very angry with her for being in such good-humor, and believe I was anything but aimable or polite with her.