Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners: or, A new system of education. In which the principles of politeness, the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, are laid down in a plain, easy, and familiar manner. To which are annexed, The polite philosopher or An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others. Also, Lord Burghley's Ten precepts to his second son, Robert Cecil, afterwards the Earl of Salisbury.
- Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.
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- M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]
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Letters to his son
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Philadelphia : Printed for Thomas Dobson, bookseller, in Second-Street, second door above Chesnut-Street, M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]
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vii, [2], 9-190, [2] p. ; 120.
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