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Familiar letters on various subjects of business and amusement. Written in a natural, easy manner; and publish'd, principally, for the service of the younger part of both sexes : ... By Charles Hallifax. ...
Hallifax, Charles.Date: 1755- Books
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The new art of letter-writing, divided into two parts: the first, containing rules and directions ... The second, a collection of letters ... By a gentleman of fortune, ...
Gentleman of fortune.Date: 1762- Books
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A compleat introduction to the art of writing letters; universally adapted to all classes and conditions of life; designed not only for the use of youth in general; but for every person who would learn to write letters well. Compiled and selected from the best authors, antient and modern, viz. Cicero, Pliny, Voiture, Balzac, St. Evremont, Sir Wm. Temple, Lord Lansdown, Locke, Dryden, Pope, Atterbury, Swift, Bolingbroke, Gay, Garth, Rochester, Otway. And other celebrated writers. With many more original letters than in any book of the like kind. To which is prefixed, a short but useful grammar of the English language, and an introduction, containing proper directions how to address persons of rank and eminence. By S. Johnson.
Johnson, Samuel, active 1758.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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The complete letter-writer: or, polite English secretary. Containing letters on the most common occasions in life. Also A Variety of more elegant Letters for Examples, and Improvement of Style, from the best modern Authors, together with some Originals, on Business, Duty, Amusement, Affection, Courtship, Love, Marriage, Friendship, &c. To which is prefix'd, Directions for writing Letters, in an easy and proper Manner. Also a plain and compendious grammar of the English Tongue. With instructions how to address persons of all ranks, either in Writing or Discourse; and some necessary Orthographical Directions. And at the End of the Prose, Some elegant Poetical Epistles, and various Forms of polite Messages for Cards.
Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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The complete letter-writer; or, polite English secretary. Containing, familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also A Variety of more elegant Letters for Examples and Improvement of Style, from the best modern Authors, together with many Originals, ON Business, Duty, Amusement, Affection, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship, and Other Subjects. To which is prefix'd A plain and compendious grammar of the English tongue. Also directions for writing letters, in an easy and proper Manuer, And how to address Persons of all Ranks, either in Writing or Discourse; and some necessary Orthographical Directions. And at the End of the Prose, Some elegant Poetical Epistles, and various Forms of polite Messages for Cards.
Date: M.DCC.LXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The Complete letter-writer: or, Polite English secretary. Containing letters on the most common occasions in life. Also a variety of more elegant letters for examples, and improvement of style, from the best modern authors, together with some originals, on business, duty, amusement, affection, courtship, love, marriage, friendship, &c. To which are prefix'd, directions for writing letters, in an easy and proper manner. Also a plain and compendious grammar of the English tongue. With instructions how to address persons of all ranks, either in writing or discourse; and some necessary orthographical directions. And at the end of the prose, some elegant poetical epistles, and various forms of polite messages for cards.
Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]- Books
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The Complete letter-writer: or, polite English secretary. Containing letters on the most common occasions in life. Also a variety of more elegant letters for examples, and improvement of style, from the best modern authors, together with some originals, on business, duty, amusement, affection, courtship, love, marriage, friendship, &c. To which are prefix'd, directions for writing letters, in an easy and proper manner. Also a plain and compendious grammar of the English tongue. With instructions how to address persons of all ranks, either in writing or discourse; and some necessary orthographical directions. And at the end of the prose, some elegant poetical epistles, and various forms of polite messages for cards.
Date: M.DCC.LXI. [1761]- Books
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The complete letter-writer; or, polite English secretary. Containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also a variety of more elegant letters for examples and improvement of style, from the best modern Authors, together with many Originals, On Business, Duty, Amusement, Affection, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship, and Other Subjects. To which is prefix'd, A Plain and Compendious Grammar of the English Tongue. Also Directions for writing Letters, in an easy and proper Manner, And how to address Persons of all Ranks, either in Writing or Discourse; and some necessary Orthographical Directions. And at the End of the Prose, Some elegant Poetical Epistles, and various Forms of polite Messages for Cards.
Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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The complete letter-writer: or, polite English secretary. Containing letters on the most common occasions in life. Also a variety of more elegant letters for examples, and Improvement of Style, from the best modern Authors, together with some Originals, on Business, Duty, Amusement, Affection, Courtship, Love, Marriage, Friendship, &c. To which is prefix'd, directions for writing letters, in an easy and proper Manner. Also a plain and compendious grammar of the English tongue. With Instructions how to address Persons of all Ranks, either in Writing or Discourse; and some necessary Orthographical Directions. And at the End of the Prose, Some elegant Poetical Epistles, and various Forms of polite Messages for Cards.
Date: 1757- Books
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The Complete letter-writer: or, Polite English secretary. Containing letters on the most common occasions in life. Also a variety of more elegant letters for examples, and improvement of style, from the best modern authors, together with some originals, on business, duty, amusement, affection, courtship, love, marriage, friendship, &c. To which are prefix'd, directions for writing letters, in an easy and proper manner. Also a plain and compendious grammar of the English tongue. With instructions how to address persons of all ranks, either in writing or discourse; and some necessary orthographical directions. And at the end of the prose, some elegant poetical epistles, and various forms of polite messages for cards.
Date: M.DCC.LXII. [1762]- Books
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The complete letter-writer: or, polite English secretary. Containing letters on the most common occasions in life. Also a variety of more elegant letters for examples, and Improvement of Style, from the best modern Authors, together with some Originals, on Business, Duty, Amusement, Affection, Courtship, Love, Marriage, Friendship, &c. To which is prefix'd, Directions for writing Letters, in an easy and proper Manner. Also a plain and compendious grammar of the English tongue. With Instructions how to address Persons of all Ranks, either in Writing or Discourse; and some necessary Orthographical Directions. And at the End of the Prose, Some elegant Poetical Epistles, and various Forms of polite Messages for Cards.
Date: M.DCC.LIX. [1759]- Books
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Les dangers de la sympathie; lettres de Henriette de Belval, au baron de Luzi, & de différentes personnes qui ont eu part aux principaux évènemens de sa vie; rédigées & mises au jour par m. N*******. Premiere partie.
Nougaret, P. J. B. (Pierre Jean Baptiste), 1742-1823.Date: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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The complete letter-writer, containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also, a variety of elegant letters for the direction and embellishment of style, on business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and other subjects. To whic is prefixed, a plain and compendious grammar of the English language, with directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message cards, and a copious English spelling dictionary.
Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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The complete letter-writer, containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also, a variety of elegant letters for the direction and embellishment of style, on business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and other subjects. To whic is prefixed, a plain and compendious grammar of the English language, with directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message cards, and a copious English spelling dictionary.
Date: M.DCC.XCII. [1792]- Books
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The Complete letter-writer. Containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also, a variety of elegant letters for the direction and embellishment of style, on business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and other subjects. To which is prefixed, a plain and compendious grammar of the English language. With directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message-cards, and a copious English spelling-dictionary.
Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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The Complete letter-writer, containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also, a variety of elegant letters for the direction and embellishment of style, on business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and other subjects. To which is prefixed, a plain and compendious grammar of the English language, with directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message cards, and a copious English spelling dictionary.
Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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The complete letter-writer. Containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also, A variety of elegant Letters for the Direction and Embellishment of Style, on business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and Other Subjects. To which is prefixed, a plain and compendious grammar of the English language. With directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message-cards, and a copious English spelling dictionary.
Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The Complete letter-writer. Containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also, a variety of elegant letters for the direction and embellishment of style, on business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and other subjects. To which is prefixed, a plain and compendious grammar of the English language. With directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message-cards, and a copious English spelling-dictionary.
Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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The Complete letter-writer, containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also, a variety of elegant letters for the direction and embellishment of style, on business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and other subjects. To which is prefixed a plain and compendious grammar of the English language, with directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message-cards, and a copious English spelling dictionary.
Date: M,DCC,XCVI. [1796]- Books
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The Complete letter-writer, containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also, a variety of elegant letters for the direction and embellishment of style. On business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and other subjects. To which is prefixed, a plain and compendious grammar of the English language, with directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message gards, and a copious English spelling dictionary.
Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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The complete letter-writer: or, new and polite English secretary. Containing directions for writing letters on all occasions, in a polite, easy, and proper Manner; with a great Variety of Examples, from the best Authors, ON Business, Duty, Amusement, Affection, Courtship, Love, Marriage, Friendship, &c. And at the End some elegant Poetical Epistles. To which is prefix'd, an easy and compendious grammar of the English tongue. With Instructions how to address Persons of all Ranks, either in Writing or Discourse; and some necessary Orthographical Directions; with a Spelling Dictionary of such Words as are alike in Sound, but different in Sense, very useful to the English Scholar.
Date: 1756- Books
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Every man his own letter-writer: or, the new and complete art of letter-writing made plain and familiar to every capacity. Containing a collection of upwards of two hundred original letters, On the most interesting, important, and instructive Subjects, and adapted for general Use and Benefit, by directing every Person to indite Letters, without any other Assistance, on all the various Occasions of Life. But more particularly on the following Heads, viz. Adversity, Advice, Affection, Ambition, Anger, Avarice, Benevolence, Business, Centure, Charity, Confidence, Condolance, Courtship, Dependance, Diligence, Duty, Education, Emulation, Excellence, Fame, Fidelity, Flattery, Folly, Friendship, Frugality, Generosity, Gratitude, Guilt, Happiness, Honour, Hope, Humanity, Indiscretion, Indolence, Integrity, Industry, Justice, Learning, Love, Marriage, Modesty, Moderation, Morality, Negligence, Passion, Patience, Peevishness, Piety, Pleasure, Politeness, Pride, Prodigality, Prudence, Reproof, Religion, Retirement, Secrecy, Shame, Sobriety, Solitude, Temptation, Trade, Truth, Variety, Vice, Virtue, Understanding, Wisdom, Wit, Letter-Writing. To which is added, A Collection of Complimentary Cards, with Directions for addressing Persons of all Ranks and Conditions. Likewise a new System of English Oratory, containing the Art of speaking in Public with Propriety and Elegance. Also The Art of pleasing in Conversation, with Rules and Maxims to form the polite and entertaining Companion. To which are prefixed, A Plain and Familiar Grammar, or an easy Guide to the Knowledge of the English Tongue. With general Directions for writing Letters to all Ranks of People. The Whole adapted to the Genius, Taste, and Manners of the present Times, and containing a greater Number of Original Letters than were ever published in a single Collection before. By the Reverend James Wallace, D.D. and Charles Townshend, A.M.
Wallace, James, D.D.Date: [1782?]- Books
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Lindsay, Robert, -1743.Date: 1725]- Books
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The experienc'd secretary: or, citizen and countryman's companion. In two parts. Part I. Containing the most curious art of inditing familiar letters, in an excellent Stile, relating to Business in Merchandize, Trade, Correspondency, Familiarity, Friendship, and on all occasions; also Instructions for Directing, Superscribing and Subscribing of Letters, with due respect to the Titles of Persons of Quality and others; Rules for Pointing and Capitalling in Writing, &c. The Prizes of Inland and Out-Land Letters by way of Postage, Post-Days and Post-Miles, with Towns and Villages to which the Penny Post goes, and how often in a Day Letters may be sent, and Answers Expected: Likewise a short Vocabulary or Dictionary, explaining hard English Words. Part II. Containing the nature of writings obligatory, &c. with Examples or Precedents of Bonds, Bills, Letters of Attorney, General Releases, Acquittances, Warrants of Attorney, Deeds of Gift, Assignments, Counter Security, Bills of Sale, Letters of License, Apprentices Indentures, Bills of Exchange Foreign and Inland, and other Writings made by Scriveners, Notaries, &c. The Prizes of Stamps on Paper, &c. A continued Table of Terms, and their Returns. Tables of Interest and Annuity. &c. The Latin Names of Men, Women, Counties, Cities, Trades, Sums of Money, Date of the Months, Years, Reigns, &c. in their proper Latin Cases. The fourth edition. By T. Goodman, Esq.
Goodman, T. (Thomas).Date: 1707- Books
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The universal letter-writer; or, new art of polite correspondence. Containing a course of interesting original letters on the most Important, Instructive, and Entertaining Subjects, which may serve as copies for Inditing Letters on the various Occurrences in Life. To which is added, the complete petitioner; Containing a great Variety of Petitions on Various Subjects, From Persons in low or middling States of Life, to those in higher Stations. Also, A new, plain, and easy Grammar of the English Language. And Directions for addressing Persons of all Ranks, either in Writing or Discourse. Likewise Forms of Mortgages, Letters of Licence, Bonds, Indentures, Wills, Wills and Powers, Letters of Attorney, &c. &c. &c. as they are now executed by Gentlemen of distinguished Abilities in the Law. By the Rev. Thomas Cooke, A. B. One of the Authors of the New Royal and Universal Dictionary of Arts of Sciences.
Cooke, Thomas, Rev., A.B.Date: M.DCC.XCI. [1791]