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Unit Two The Fine Art of Putting Things Off Lord Chesterfield Lord Chesterfield(1694 - 1773), English statesman, orator and author. His literary reputation rest upon his letters to his illegitimate son, Philip Stanhope, who was born in Holland in 1732. The letters, filled with wit and worldly wisdom, were published under the title Letters to His Son (1774) Dr. Johnson Johnson Samuel (1709 – 1784), English poet, critic, and man of letters, the literary dictator of England in the latter half of the eighteenth century and one of the most famous personalities of his time. He is best known for his Dictionary of the English Language (1755), which is in some respects an innovation in lexicography. He had the strongest influence of any of his contemporaries on the literary thought and style of the latter part of the eighteenth century. Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator(d.203 B.C.), Roman general whose cautious delaying tactics during the early stages of the Second Punic War(218-201 B.C.) gave Rome time to recover its strength and take the offensive against the invading Carthaginian army of Hannibal(247-163 B.C.) ,who swore eternal enmity to Rome. Fabianism, a word derived from Fabius, has come to mean a gradual or cautious policy. A Roman politician and soldier (c. 275 BC-203 BC). His nickname Cunctator means delayer in Latin, and refers to his tactics in deploying the troops during the Second Punic War. Fabius was well-aware of the military superiority of the Carthaginians, and when Hannibal invaded Italy he refused to meet him in a pitched battle. Instead he kept his troops close to Hannibal, hoping to exhaust him in a long war of attrition. Fabius was able to harass the Carthaginians, limiting Hannibals ability to wreak destruction while conserving his own military force. The Romans were unimpressed with this defensive strategy and at first gave Fabius his nickname as an insult. 费边主义 19世纪后期，流行于英国的一种主张采取渐进措施对资本主义实行点滴改良的资产阶级社会主义思潮。