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Familiar letters on various subjects of business and amusement. Written in a natural easy manner; And published principally for the Service of The Younger Part of Both Sexes; with a view To Form and Polish the Style; Improve the Understanding; and, by conveying Entertainment with Moral Instruction, to inculcate in them an early Taste for Epistolary Correspondence. Intended also as models, On which may easily be formed Proper Letters on the many Occurrences of Life, For the Use of those Persons who are desirous of writing Correct English and Good Sense on every Occasion. Together with The different Forms of writing Messages on Cards. By Charles Hallifax.
Hallifax, Charles.Date: [1765?]- Books
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The secretary's guide. In four parts. Part I. Containing Variety of Forms for inditing Letters upon any Subject whatsoever, in the most elegant and refined Stile now made use of: With Directions for giving the most proper Titles and Epithets to Persons of all Rank and Qualities. Part II. Choice Forms and preceedents for Writing Acquittances, Bills, Bonds, Judgments, Defeasances, Letters of Attorney, Deeds of Gifts, Wills, Assignments, Counter Securities, Bills of Sale, Letters of License, Indentures for Apprentices, inland and foreign Bills of Exchange, &c. Part III. An Account of Time, in Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years; with a Perpetual Almanack, shewing the Day of the Month for ever: Fixed Feasts and remarkable Days; a Table of Kings and Queens: Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, and their Causes, shewing when they will be eclipsed for ever. Also how to find the Moon's rising and setting at any Time: Signs of Weather; a Chronology from the Creation to this present Year. Tables of Annuities, Expences and Wages; an exact Catalogue of all the Roads and Post-Stages, with the Number of Miles The Method of the General-Post, shewing what Days Letters may be sent, and whither; with the Rates of the Carriage of the foreign and inland Letters: Also the Method of the Penny-Post, and several other Things necessary, &c. Part IV. A short, but comprehensive English Dictionary, alphabetically explaining all hard and difficult Words, &c. Written by G. F. gent.
G. F., gent., active 1734-1741.Date: [1741]- 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; And how to address Persons of all Ranks, either in Writing or Discourse; and some necessary Orthographical Directions. To which is now first added, a few select Letters, By the late Rev. Laurence Sterne and others. With some Observations on Letter-Writing, and of the Knowledge of the World, By the late Earl of Chesterfield, In his Advice to his Son.
Date: 1778- Books
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The instructive letter-writer, and entertaining companion: containing letters on the most interesting subjects, in an elegant and easy style; Wherein a peculiar Regard has been had to select those, Only, which are best adapted to inspire Noble and Manly Sentiments, and promote a Rational and Virtuous Conduct; Most of them being wrote by the following Royal and eminent Personages, and the best Authers, Antient and Modern, viz. Cicero, Brutus, Trajan, Pliny, Plutarch, Q. Ann Boleyn, K. Edward VI. K. Charles I. and His Queen, Queen Ann, Prince George of Denmark, Empress of Russia, Sir W. Raleigh, Duke & Dutchess of Marlbro', Mar. of Granby, Abp, Tillotson, Locke, Molyneux, Addison, Steele, Pope, Gay, Bishop Atterbury, Mr. & Mrs. Rowe, Dr. Blackwell, Richardson, Coleman, Murphy, &c. with forms of messages for cards. To which are prefix'd instructions for writing letters with elegance and propriety; Directions how to address Persons of all Ranks,; a plain and concise Grammar of the English Tongue; and some necessary Orthographical Directions.
Seymour, George.Date: 1765- Books
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Letters on the most common, as well as important, occasions in life. By Cicero, Pliny, Voiture, Balzac, St. Evremond, Locke, Lord Lansdowne, Lord Oxford, Lord Peterborough, Lord Bolingbroke, Sir William Temple, Sir W. Trumbull, Dryden, Atterbury, Garth, Addison, Steele, Pope, Gay, Swift, Berkley, Rowe, and other writers of distinguished merit; with many original letters and cards, by the editor: Who has also prefixed, A Dissertation on the Epistolary Style; With proper Directions for addressing Persons of Rank and Eminence. For the use of young gentlemen and ladies.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: 1758- Books
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The new and complete universal letter-writer or, whole art of polite correspondence. Containing a great variety of plain, easy, entertaining, and familiar original letters, ... By Henry Hogg, ...
Hogg, Henry.Date: [1790?]- 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, ... To which is prefix'd a plain and compendious grammer [sic] of th English tongue. ...
Date: 1767- 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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Letters on the most common, as well as important oocasions [sic] in life, by Cicero, ... and other writers of distinguished merit; with many original letters and cards, by the editor: ...
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: 1760- Books
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The instructive letter-writer, and entertaining companion: containing letters on the most interesting subjects, In an Elegant and Easy Style; Most of which are wrote by the following royal and eminent personages, and the best authors, Antient and Modern, viz. Cicero, Brutus, Trajan, Pliny, Plutarch, Q. Ann Boleyn, K. Edward VI. K. Charles I. and His Queen, Queen Ann, Prince George of Denmark, Empss. of Russia Sir W. Raleigh, Du. and Dutchess of Marlborough, Ma. of Granby, Abp. Tillotson Molyneux, Locke, Addison, Steele, Pope, Gay, Atterbury, Mr. & Mrs. Rowe, Richardson, Coleman, Murphy, &c. With Forms of Messages for Cards. To which are prefix'd, Instructions for writing Letters with Elegance and Propriety; Directions how to address Persons of all Ranks; A plain and concise Grammar of the English Tongue; and some necessary Orthographical Directions. By George Seymour.
Seymour, George.Date: 1763- Books
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Newbery's familiar letter writer: containing a variety of useful letters, calculated for the most common occurrences, and adapted to the capacities of young people, From an early Age to the Time of their engaging in the most material Concerns of Life.
Date: 1788- Books
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The secretary's guide. In four parts. Parts I. Containing variety of forms for inditing letters upon any subject whatsoever, in the most elegant and refined stile now made use of: with epithets to persons of all ranks and qualities. Part II. Choice forms and precedents for writing acquittances, bills, bonds, judgments, defeasances, letters of attorney, deeds of gifts, wills, assignments, counter-securities, bills of sale, letters of license, indentures for apprentices, inland and foreign bills of exchange, &c. Part III. An account of time, in minutes. Hours, days, weeks, months, and years; with a perpetual almanack, shewing the day of the month for ever: fixed feasts and remarkable days; table of Kings and Queens: eclipses of the sun and moon, and their causes, shewing when they will be eclipsed for ever. Also how to find the moon's rising and setting at any time: signs of weather; a chronology from the creation to this present year. Tables of annuities, expences and wages; an exact catalogue of all the roads and post-stages, with the number of miles. The method of the general post, shewing what days letters may be sent, and whither; with the rates of the carriage of the foreign and inland letters: also the method of the penny-post, and several other things necessary, &c. Part IV. A short, but comprehensive English dictionary, alphabetically explaining all hard and difficult words. &c. Written by G. F. gent.
G. F., gent., active 1734-1741.Date: [1760?]- Books
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Wits interpreter: the English Parnassus. Or, A sure guide to those admirable accomplishments that compleat our English gentry, in the most acceptable qualifications of discourse or writing : In which briefly the whole mystery of those pleasing witchcrafts of eloquence and love, are made easie in the following subjects: viz. 1. Theatre of courtship, accurate complements. 2. The labyrinth of fancies, new experiments and inventions. 3. Apollo and Orpheus, several love-songs, epigrams, drollerys, and other verses. 4. Cyprian goddess, description of beauty. 5. The muses Elizium, severall poetical fictions. 6. The perfect inditer, letters a la mode. 7. Games and sports now us'd at this day among the gentry of England, &c. 8. Cardinal Richeleiu's key to his manner of writing of letters by cyphers. As also an alphabetical table of the first devisers of sciences and other curiosities; all which are collected with industry and care, for the benefit and delight of those that love ingenious enterprises. The 3d edition with many new additions, by J.C.
Cotgrave, John, active 1655Date: MDCLXXI. [1671]- Books
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Charles and Charlotte. In two volumes ...
Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- 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, Particularly On Advice, Affection, Affluence, Benevolence, Business, Children to Parents, Compliments, Condoleance, Courtship, Diligence, Education, Fidelity, Folly, Friendship, Generosity, Happiness, History, Humanity, Humour, Industry, Justice, Love, Marriage, Masters to Servants, Modesty, Morality, Oeconomy, Parents to Children, Paternal Affection, Piety, Pleasure, Prodigality, Prudence, Religion, Retirement, Servants to Masters, Trade, Virtue, Wit, &c. To which is added, the complete petitioner. Containing 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 Letters of Licence, Bonds, Indentures, Wills and Powers, Letters of Attorney, &c. as they are now executed by Gentlemen of distinguished Abilities in the Law. By the Rev. Thomas Cooke, A.B.
Cooke, Thomas, Rev., A.B.Date: [1770?]- Books
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The complete art of writing love letters; or, the lover's best instructor. In which The Tender Passions are displayed in all Forms, real or feigned; as discovered in the Sincere Modest Honourable Rapturous Passionate Forlorn Lover Insidious Base Perfidious Treacherous Dissembling Mercenary With Rules and Instructions to the Fair Sex, how to make a happy Choice of a Good Husband. Exhibiting in a series of Letters, a variety of Truth and Falshood, Sincerity and Treachery, Happiness and Misery, with several Examples in both Kinds. To which are added, some elegant Forms of Messages for Cards.
Date: [1795?]- 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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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. With Directions for writing Letters, and the proper Forms of Address. To which is added, Forms of Message Cards.
Date: M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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Letters written to and for particular friends, on the most important occasions. Directing not only the requisite style and forms to be observed in writing familiar letters; but how to think and act justly and prudently, in the common concerns of human life. Containing, one hundred and seventy-three letters.
Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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The complete letter-writer; or, polite English secretary. Containing familiar letters on the most important occasions in life. Also A very great Variety of elegant Letters for Specimens of fine Writing and Improvement of Style, collected from the most approved Authors, with many Originals interspersed, on the most common Occurrences. Amongst many others, are Letters on Trade and Commerce, The Relative and other Duties, Courtship & Marriage, Religion and Moral Instruction, Conjugal Affection, Mortality & Eternity; Also several Descriptive, humorous, entertaining, and instructive Epistles, on almost every Subject. The whole comprehending a System of Morality, and a Display of the social and other interesting Duties, with proper Rules of Conduct in our several Stations in Life. To which is subjoined, An Essay on the proper Mode of Education; with occasional Reflections and Remarks, tending to improve the present prevailing Systems and Plans of academical and boarding-school Instruction. With an Address to Parents on this important Subject. Vol.II.
Date: 1789- Books
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The new, and complete universal letter-writer: or, whole art of general and polite correspondence. Containing a great variety of plain, easy, entertaining, and familiar original letters, ... By Henry Hogg, A.M. and the Rev. George Brown, ...
Hogg, Henry.Date: 1800- Books
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The new English letter-writer; or, whole art of general correspondence. Consisting of a series of the most important, instructive, and interesting entire new letters, On Every Occurrence in Life: By which any Person who can use the Pen, may write Letters on every Subject, with Propriety and Elegance of Stile. In these Models for inditing Epistles on the various Occasions of Human Life, particular Regard has been paid to the following Heads, viz. Trade, Affection, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship, Instruction, History, Commerce, Industry, Prosperity, Prudence, Gratitude, Generosity, Misfortunes, Consolation, Prodigality, Virtue, Vice, Piety, Wit, Mirth, Folly, Pleasure, Humanity, Memory, Morality, Education, Happiness, Business, Sickness, Death, Integrity, Oeconomy, Affluence, Politeness, Fidelity, Riches, Duty and Concerns of Parents, Children, and other Relations, Masters, Mistresses, Illustrious Persons, Officers, Soldiers, Seamen, Schoolmasters, Scholars; and other useful and entertaining Particulars too numerous to mention in this little Page. To which is added, a Course of Cards, or Notes of Compliments, Which will be found exceedingly convenient on such Occasions as may not require a Letter. Together with The Universal Petitioner, Comprehending The greatest Variety of Petitions, adapted to every Situation, with Directions for presenting them in a proper Manner. Including also a New English Grammar; or, The English Language made perfectly easy to every Capacity. Likewise, General Instructions for carrying on Epistolary Correspondence; And necessary Rules for addressing Persons of all Stations, both in Discourse and Writing. To the Whole are also added, Precedents of Leases, Bonds, Letters of Attorney, Wills, Mortgages, Wills and Powers, Indentures, &c. &c. agreeable to the Forms in which they are now executed by the most eminent Attorneys. By the Rev. George Brown, M. A. Author of The New Young Man's Companion, price only 1s.
Brown, George, Rev.Date: [1780?]- Books
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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