A white satin ribbon draped smoothly over a clear glass sphere on a powder-pink background.

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"On Manner" The Round Table (1815-1817)

William Hazlitt

Grace has been defined the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

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Our interpretation.

Hazlitt passes along a definition: grace is how inner harmony shows on the outside. A calm, settled soul appears in a smooth way of moving and behaving. He frames it as a familiar idea that graceful manner reveals inner balance.

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