583 results filtered with: Conduct of life - Early works to 1800
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The reflector: representing human affairs, as they are; and may be improved.
Shaw, Peter, 1694-1763.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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The spiritual merchant: or, The art of merchandizing spiritualized. Directing how to be rich towards God, and also how to acquire wordly wealth being the substance of twenty sermons, on Rev. 3. 18. Preached towards the end of 1689. And now handled in way of treatise: wherein are contained several considerable cases of conscience. By Mr. James Clark, one of the ministers of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Clark, James, 1660-1723.Date: 1703- Books
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The oeconomy of human life. Part the second. Translated from an Indian manuscript, found soon after that which contain'd the original of the first part; and written by the same hand. In a second letter from an English gentleman residing at China, to the Earl of ***
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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Impartial reflections, on the conduct of the managers, and merits of some of the performers of the Theatre-Royal, Manchester. with Observations on a Late Publication, Entitled ̀̀a Peep into the Theatre, &c.''
Candid.Date: [1800]- Books
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The Tinklars speech to the most loyal country-man, the Honourable Laird of Carnwath. January 1st. 1712.
Mitchel, William, 1670 or 1671-1740.Date: 1712]- Books
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The fortunate lovers: Or, The most successful arts used in Honourable Courtship, set forth in the history of persons of different characters and stations. Being the second part of the sure guide, &c. By John Breues, of London; late of Perth, merchant, &c.
Breues, John.Date: M.DCC.LIV. [1754]- Books
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The art of pleasing; or, instructions for youth in the first stage of life, in a series of letters to the present Earl of Chesterfield, by the late Philip Earl of Chesterfield. Now first collected.
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.Date: [1783]- Books
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Religion display'd, or, The principles of it, drawn from the mind itself. To which is added, the principles of revealed religion. With illustrious examples of virtue; and sentiments, maxims, and rules, for the conduct of life, collected from the most celebrated writers, antient and modern, with some select pieces of moral and devotional poetry. The whole calculated to give youth and others who have not time or opportunity to read much, a true and feeling sense of religion, and the excellency of virtue; and to supply them with just and noble thoughts for the regulation of their judgment, and life.
Date: M,DCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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The footman's friendly advice to his brethren of the livery; and to all servants in general : Under the following Heads, viz. Honesty, Carefulness, Obedience, Diligence, Submission to Rebukes, Neatness, Receiving and Delivering Messages, Discretion, &c. To which is prefix'd, an introduction, humbly submitted to the consideration of all noblemen, Gentlemen, and Ladies, who keep many Servants. Also a postscript, in answer to Squire Moreton's pamphlet, intituled, Every body's business, is no body's. By R. D. now a footman.
Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764.Date: [1730]- Books
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Interesting memoirs. By a lady. In two volumes. ...
Keir, Elizabeth.Date: 1786- Books
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An essay on an active and contemplative life: and, Why the one should be preferred before the other. By the right honourable, Edward, Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor of England.
Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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The Tinklarian Doctor Mitchels letter. To Her Maiesty Queen Ann; to make me your Majestys advocate, ...
Mitchel, William, 1670 or 1671-1740.Date: 1712]- Books
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The young gentleman and lady's monitor, and, English teacher's assistant; being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers: calculated to Eradicate Vulgar Prejudices and Rusticity of Manners; Improve the Understanding; Rectify the Will; Purify the Pasions; Direct the Minds of Youth to the [p]ursuit of proper Objects; and to facilitate their Reading, Writing, and Speaking the English Language, with Elegance and Propriety. Particularly adapted for the Use of our eminent Schools and Academies, as well as private Persons, who have not an Opportunity of perusing the Works of those celebrated Authors, from whence this Collection is made. Divided into Small Portions for the Ease of Reading in Classes. The third edition. By J. Hamilton Moore, Author of the Practical Navigator and Seaman's New Daily Assistant.
Date: 1780- Books
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The oeconomy of human life. Part the second. Translated from an Indian manuscript, found soon after that which contained the original of the first part; and written by the same hand. In a second letter from an English gentleman residing at China, to the Earl of ***
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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Religio laici: or, A layman's thoughts upon his duty to God, his neighbour, and himself.
Tempest, Stephen.Date: 1768- Books
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Just published, number V. In two parts. Part I. A rejoinder to sundry letters, obtained by Capt. B--n and G. W-r, and read at the Great Meeting, Chatham, January 20, 1792. By James Poulson.
Poulson, James.Date: [1792]- Books
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An astronomical diary; or, almanack for the year of Christian aera, 1772. ... Calculated for the meridian of Boston, in New-England, lat. 42 deg. 25 min. north. By Nathanael Low, a student in physic. [Four lines of verse]
Low, Nathanael, 1740-1808.Date: [1771]- Books
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Essays upon several moral subjects. In two parts. Part I. Upon Pride. Upon Cloaths. Upon Duelling. Upon General Kindness. Upon the Office of a Chaplain. Upon the Weakness of Human Reason. Part. II. Of Fame. Of Musick. Of the Value of Life. Of the Spleen. Of Eagerness of Desire. Of Friendship. Of Popularity. A Thought. Of the Entertainment of Books. Of Confidence. Of Envy. Of the Aspect. Against Despair. Of Covetousness. Of Liberty. Of Old Age. Of Pleasure. By Jeremy Collier, M.A.
Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726.Date: 1722- Books
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[L]ord Hillsborough in his address to the gentlemen, clergy, and freeholders of the county of Down, says, "That a ...ral charge should be thrown out, that I am unfriendly to liberty, ...fair and unwarrantable; I will yield to no man in that great cause, ...ever perhaps I may differ in the mode of supporting it: the in...s of Ireland are as dear to me as any man who eats her bread."-... Lord Hillsborough and the Marquis of D. ...
Irishman.Date: 1790]- Books
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Pensées philosophiques, en françois et en italien, auxquelles on a ajouté un entretien d'un philosophe avec Mde. la Duchesse de***. Ouvrage posthume de Thomas Crudeli, en italien & en françois, par le même auteur.
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784.Date: 1777- Books
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Essays relating to the conduct of life; on various subjects. Inscrib'd To all Young Gentlemen and Ladies, who are desirous of having a true Knowledge of the World. To which are added, essays on musick, painting and poetry. And also select poems, tales, epigrams, translations, &c.
Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.Date: M.D.CC.XXX. [1730]- Books
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The King of France's letter to the Cardinal de Noailles, archbishop of Paris. ...
Date: 1712]- Books
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A letter from a father to his children; written by him in the time of his banishment: To which is added, An Advice about some duties. Publish'd at the request of some friends.
Traill, Robert, 1642-1716.Date: MDCCXXII. [1722]- Books
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A collection of papers pro and con, which have been published during the election of a knight of the shire for the county of Middlesex, to serve in the present Parliament in the room of Sir Hugh Smithson, now Earl of Northumberland. Together with, the first and second book of the chronicle and prophecy of Aminadab.
Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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How she lost him; or, The history of Miss Wyndham. In two volumes.
Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]