The Letter Writer: Containing a Great Variety of Letters on the Following Subjects: Relationship; Business; Love, Courtship, and Marriage; Friendship, and Miscellaneous Letters: Selected from Judicious and Eminent Writers

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G. Davidson, 1827 - 276 páginas
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From a Youth at school to his Father
19
From an elder to a younger Brother at school
20
From an Apprentice to his Father in praise of his Master and family
21
From a Lad to his Mother during his Apprenticeship
22
From a Young Lady to her Mother
23
The Fathers answer
24
The Fathers letter to the Master
25
From a Mother in town to a Daughter at school in the country lecommending the practice of Virtue
26
The Answer
28
The Sons Answer
29
From a Young Gentleman clerk to a merchant in town to His father in the country soliciting pocket money
30
The Fathers Answer
31
From a young Tradesman lately entered into business to his father asking his consent to marry
32
The Fathers Answer
33
From a Young Woman just gone to service in NewYork to her Mother in the country
34
From a Mother to her Son on the same subject
40
From a young Woman a servant in New York to her
46
From an Uncle to his Nephew on the pernicious habit
53
From a Merchants Widow to a lady a distant relation
59
The Earl of Stafford to his Son just before his Lordships
65
From a young Man whose Master had lately died
71
From an insolvent Debtor to his principal Creditor
77
From the Servant of a wholesale Dealer to his Master
83
From a country Storekeeper to a Merchant in
89
From a Tradesman in distressed circumstances desiring
97
Love
99
The Ladys Answer
100
The Gentlemans Reply
101
From the young gentlemans Mother to the young Lady
102
The Young Ladys Answer
103
The Young Lady to the Young Gentleman
104
From the Same
105
The Young Gentlemans Answer
106
From the Lady after Marriage to an unmarried Cousin
107
From a young Merchant in New York to a Widow Lady in the Country
109
The Ladys Letter to her Brother an Attorney concern ing the above
110
The Brothers Answer
111
From the Lady to Mr Moreton
112
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
113
The Ladys prudent Answer
114
From a young Officer to a Lady with whom he is in love
115
The Officers letter to the Ladys Father
116
The young Ladys Letter to her Lover
118
From the Gentleman after his arrival in London to the Lady in the Country
132
From a Lover to his Mistress lately recovered from Sick
134
ness
135
The Young Ladys Answer
136
The Gentlemans Reply
137
The Ladys Rejoinder
138
From a Lady to a Gentleman complaining of Indifference
139
The Gentlemans Reply
140
From a Young Officer ordered to his regiment in Minor ca to a Young Lady whom he had couried
141
The Ladys Answer
143
From a Gentleman to a young Lady of a superior fortnue
145
The Answer 146
146
The Mothers Answer
148
From a young Tradesman to a genticman desiring per mission to visit his daughter
149
From the same to the Young Lady by permission of the Father
150
From a Widow to a Young Man rejecting his suit
151
From a Young Lady to a Gentleman that courted her whom she could not esteem but forced by her Parents to receive his visits
152
From a Young Lady in the country to her Father ac quainting him with an offer made to her of Marriage
153
The Answer
154
From a Gentleman to a Lady whom he aocuses of Incon stancy
156
The Ladys Answer
157
From a father to his Daughters on Love and Friendship
158
From the same to the same on the foregoing subject
163
From a Father to his Daughters on Courtship and Coquet ish Behaviour
167
From the same to the same on the foregoing subject
170
From a Father to his Daughters on Marriage
174
From the same to the same on the foregoing subject
178
FRIENDSHIP 148 A Letter on Friendship written by a Gentleman de ceased and found amongst his papers
181
From a young Woman to a Lady with whom she had for merly lived as a Companion
184
The Ladys Auswer
186
From a Gentleman on his Travels abroad to his Friend in London on arbitrary power and Popish superstition
187
His Friends Auswer
190
From a young Merchant to an aged Gentleman formerly of the same profession but now retired from business
192
The Answer
194
From a Gentleman in decayed circumstances in the coun try to another lately returned from the East Indies recommending his Son to his protection
197
The Answer
198
On Marriage from a Lady in town to her Friend in the country
200
To the same
203
From a Lady to her Friend whose Lover had basely de serted her and married another
206
From a Lady who had formerly kept a Boarding school to another of the same profession on Female Education
208
To a young man on the commencement and pursuit of Trade
211
To a young Gentleman on his entering into the World with directions how to conduct himself
214
From a Lady to her Friend who had buried her Husband
218

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Palavras e frases frequentes

able acquaintance advice affairs affection affectionate agreeable answer appear assure attended become believe brother character child circumstances concerning conduct consider consistent continue convinced daughter dear desire doubt duty endeavor enter excuse expect father favor follow fortune friendship future give glad greatest hand happy hear heart honor hope human humble servant husband indulgence kind lady late least leave LETTER live madam manner marriage married master mean mind mother nature never objection obliged occasion parents particular perhaps person pleased pleasure possible present promise proper reading reason received remain request respect sent serve sincere sister soon sure tell tenderness thing thought tion trade virtue whole wife wish woman worthy write York young youth

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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: Selected from Judicious and Eminent Writers
ColaboradorGeorge Davidson
EditoraG. Davidson, 1827
Original dea Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque
Digitalizado30 Mai 2007
Número de páginas276 páginas
  
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