The Letter Writer: Containing a Great Variety of Letters on the Following Subjects: Relationship - Business - Love, Courtship, and Marriage -friendship, and Miscellaneous Letters

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G. Davidson, 1827 - 276 páginas
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From an elder to a younger Brother at school
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From an Apprentice to his Father in praise of his Master and family
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From a Lad to his Mother during his Apprenticeship
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From a Young Lady to her Mother
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The Fathers answer
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The Fathers letter to the Master
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From a Mother in town to a Daughter at school in the country lecommending the practice of Virtue
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The Answer
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The Sons Answer
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From a Young Gentleman clerk to a merchant in town to His father in the country soliciting pocket money
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The Fathers Answer
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From a young Tradesman lately entered into business to his father asking his consent to marry
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The Fathers Answer
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From a Young Woman just gone to service in NewYork to her Mother in the country
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From a Mother to her Son on the same subject
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From a young Woman a servant in New York to her
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From an Uncle to his Nephew on the pernicious habit
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From a Merchants Widow to a lady a distant relation
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The Earl of Stafford to his Son just before his Lordships
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From a young Man whose Master had lately died
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From an insolvent Debtor to his principal Creditor
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From the Servant of a wholesale Dealer to his Master
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From a country Storekeeper to a Merchant in
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From a Tradesman in distressed circumstances desiring
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LOVE COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE Let Page 33 From a Young Gentleman to a Lady with whom he is in Love
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The Ladys Answer
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The Gentlemans Reply
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From the young gentlemans Mother to the young Lady
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The Young Ladys Answer
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The Young Lady to the Young Gentleman
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From the Same
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The Young Gentlemans Answer
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From the Lady after Marriage to an unmarried Cousin
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From a young Merchant in New York to a Widow Lady in the Country
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The Ladys Letter to her Brother an Attorney concern ing the above
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The Brothers Answer
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From the Lady to Mr Moreton
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From a young Gentleman in expectation of an estate from a penurious Uncle to a young Lady of small for tune desiring her to elope with him
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The Ladys prudent Answer
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From a young Officer to a Lady with whom he is in love
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The Officers letter to the Ladys Father
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The young Ladys Letter to her Lover
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The Fathers Answer to the young Gentleman
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From a young Man just out of his Apprenticeship to his Sweetheart in the neighborhood
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The Answer
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From the Gentlemau
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The Ladys Answer
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The Gentlemans Reply
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From the Lady in Answer 199
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The Brothers Letter
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From the Gentleman after his arrival in London to the Lady in the Country
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From a Lover to his Mistress lately recovered from Sick
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ness
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The Young Ladys Answer
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The Gentlemans Reply
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The Ladys Rejoinder
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From the same to the Young Lady by permission of the Father
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From a Widow to a Young Man rejecting his suit
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From a Young Lady to a Gentleman that courted her whom she could not esteem but forced by her Parents to receive his visits
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From a Young Lady in the country to her Father ac quainting him with an offer made to her of Marriage
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The Answer
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From a Gentleman to a Lady whom he aocuses of Incon stancy
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The Ladys Answer
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From a father to his Daughters on Love and Friendship
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From the same to the same on the foregoing subject
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Let Page 164 From a Gentleman to his Friend in distressed circum
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From a Father to his Daughters on Courtship and Coquet ish Behaviour
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From the same to the same on the foregoing subject
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From a Father to his Daughters on Marriage
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From the same to the same on the foregoing subject
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FRIENDSHIP 148 A Letter on Friendship written by a Gentleman de ceased and found amongst his papers
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From a young Woman to a Lady with whom she had for merly lived as a Companion
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The Ladys Auswer
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From a Gentleman on his Travels abroad to his Friend in London on arbitrary power and Popish superstition
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His Friends Auswer
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From a young Merchant to an aged Gentleman formerly of the same profession but now retired from business
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The Answer
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From a Gentleman in decayed circumstances in the coun try to another lately returned from the East Indies recommending his Son to his protection
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The Answer
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On Marriage from a Lady in town to her Friend in the country
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To the same
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From a Lady to her Friend whose Lover had basely de serted her and married another
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From a Lady who had formerly kept a Boarding school to another of the same profession on Female Education
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To a young man on the commencement and pursuit of Trade
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To a young Gentleman on his entering into the World with directions how to conduct himself
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From a Lady to her Friend who had buried her Husband
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stances who had endeavored to conceal his poverty
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From a Gentleman lately returned from his travels lo his Friend concerning Loyalty 222
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To a young man on Prudence
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To the same on the vicissitudes of Human Life
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Dr Johnson to Mrs Thrale on the value of long estab lished Friendship
227
Mr Locke to Mr Molyneux on the advantages of Friendship
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The Bishop of Rochester to Mr Pope 250
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Dr Arbuthnot to Mr Pope
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Letter from Mr West to Mr Gray soliciting his corres pondence
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Dr Johnson to Mrs Thrale on the death of her Husband
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Mrs Whiteway to Lord Orrery describing the melancholy situation of Dean Swift
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s recovery from illness
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Dr Johnson to the Right Honorable Charles Jenkinson now Earl of Liverpool
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Dr Dodd to Dr Johnson
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Dr Johnsou to Dr Dodd the evening previous to his Ex ecution
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From James Howell to Mr R S on his neglecting to an swer his letters 211
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From Dr Johnson to Mr Boswell in answer to repeat ed requests that he would write
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The countess of Hertford to Dr Burnett occasioned by some meditations which he had sent ber on the death of her
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Mr Gray author of the Elegy in a country Churchyaru to his uncle on the death of his aunt
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MISCELLANEOUS 185 From J J Rousseau to a friend who had asked his opin ion of duelling
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To a young Gentleman on his Marriage By Mrs Piozzi
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From Dr Franklin to John Alleyne on early Marriage
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On Marriage Ascribed to the Rev John Witherspoon Tate President of Princeton College 237
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An ironical letter to a Slanderer
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A humorous letter from a friend to another on Wishes
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The Answer
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TítuloThe Letter Writer: Containing a Great Variety of Letters on the Following Subjects: Relationship - Business - Love, Courtship, and Marriage -friendship, and Miscellaneous Letters
EditoraG. Davidson, 1827
Original dea Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque
Digitalizado30 Mai 2007
Número de páginas276 páginas
  
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