Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Chesterfield

lauded by Thomson in his Winter is the fourth earl, author of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son (1694-1773).

Chesterfield House
(London) was built by Isaac Ware for Philip, fourth earl of Chesterfield. (See above.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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