"A Definition of a Gentleman"

In an essay featured in "The Idea of a University," which was originally a series of lectures, John Henry Newman defines what a gentleman should and should not do. The writer was addressing a 19th century audience, but you may find some pointers in this list.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 8 Unit 1's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: A Wrinkle in Time, The Drummer Boy of Shiloh, The Odyssey, A Man, Soldier home, Sonnet 116, Where I Find My Heroes, White House Funeral Sermon, O Captain! My Captain!, Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, A Definition of a Gentleman