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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From a Mother in town to a Daughter at school in the country recommending the practice of Virtue
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The Answer
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From an Officer in the navy to his Son at school
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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 222 222 223 2222 2222 87 88 1
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Let Page 132 The Mothers Answer 143
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From an Uncle to his Nephew an apprentice on his keep ing bad company bad hours
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An Uncle in answer to a Nephews complaining of hard ship in his apprenticeship
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From a Mother to her Son on the same subject
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From a Father to a Son on his negligence in his affairs
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The Sons grateful answer
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From an aged Lady in the country to her Niece in New York cautioning her against keeping company with a Gentleman of a bad character
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The young Ladys Answer
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From a Sailor at New York to his Wife in Albany
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From a young Woman a servant in New York to her Pa rents desiring their consent to marry 38 The Parents Answer
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From a Father to a Daughter in dislike of her intentions to marry at too early an
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From an elder to a younger Brother cautioning him in the choice of a Wife
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From a Daughter to her Father pleading for her Sister who had married without his consent
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The Fathers Answer
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From an Uncle to his Nephew on the pernicious habit of drinking to excess
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From a Younger to an older Brother
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From a Merchants Widow to a lady a distant relation in behalf of her two Orphans
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The Ladys Answer
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From an indulgent Father to a profligate
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From a Daughter to a Father wherein she dutifully ex postulates against a match he had proposed to her with a Gentleman much older than herself
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Mrs Rowe to her Mother on the approach of her own death
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The Earl of Stafford to his Son just before his Lordships execution
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From one Cousin to another on making and breaking promises
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PART IIBUSINESS 52 From a young Man in the Country to a Merchant in New York offering correspondence
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The Merchants Answer 54 From a young Man whose Master had lately died
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The Answer 56 To a Correspondent requesting the payment of a sum of Money
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Answer
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From a Merchant at St Thomas to a Brother in N York desiring him to sell some Goods and purchase others 34 35 39 40 41 4 2 949 92 2 3 4 45 44 ...
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From a Young Tradesman in distressed circumstances to another of age and experience
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From a Tenant to a Landlord excusing delay of payment
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The Answer 77 From an insolvent Debtor to his principal Creditor re questing the acceptance of a Composition Page From a Tradesman to a Wholesa...
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Soliciting the Loan of money from a Friend
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The Answer
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From a Tradesman to a Customer demanding payment of money 67 Answer to the preceding
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BRAN 28
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TO From a Merchant to a Tradesman demanding money and expressing disapprobation of his proceedings
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ib
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From a country Storekeeper to his Friend in New York desiring him to send him some goods 88 The Answer
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From a country Storekeeper to a Merchant in New York complaining of the badness of his goods 32 The Answer
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The Answer 91 From a Tradesman in distressed circumstances desiring a Letter of License 75 CNR RAKE 74 75 76 ib 77 78 79 ib 80
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ib
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PART IIILOVE COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE Let Page 93 From a Young Gentleman to a Lady with whom he is in Love S
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The Ladys Answer
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The Gentlemans Reply
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The Young Ladys Answer
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ib
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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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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
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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 a Lady to a Gentleman complaining of Indifference
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The Gentlemans Reply
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From a Young Officer ordered to his regiment in Minor ca to a Young Lady whom he had courted
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The Ladys Answer
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From a Gentleman to a young Lady of a superior fortune
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The Answer
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From a Gentleman of some fortune to a Ladys Mother
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From a young Tradesman to a gentleman desiring per mission to visit his daughter
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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 accuses 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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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 1
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FRIENDSHIP 148 A Letter on Friendship written by a Gentleman de ceased and found amongst his papers 181
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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 Answer
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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 Answer
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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 Boardingschool 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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Let Page
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To the same on the vicissitudes of Human Life
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Dr Arbuthnot to Mr Pope
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Dr Johnson to the Right Honorable Charles Jenkinson
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The countess of Hertford to Dr Burnett occasioned
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From Dr Franklin to John Alleyne on early Marriage
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An ironical letter to a Slanderer
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able acquaintance affairs affection affectionate agreeable answer appear assure attended become believe brother character circumstances comply concerning conduct consider consistent continue convince daughter dear DEAR SIR demand desire doubt duty endeavor excuse expect father favor fortune friendship give 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 mention mind months mother nature never objection obliged occasion offer parents payment perhaps person pleased pleasure possible present promise reason received remain respect sent serve sincere sister soon sure tell tenderness thing thought tion told trade treat virtue whole wife wish woman worthy write York young

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Trang 256 - Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least, you will, by such conduct, stand the best chance for such consequences.
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Trang 234 - You will then find comfort for the past, and support for the future. He that has given you happiness in marriage, to a degree of which, without personal knowledge, I should have thought the description fabulous, can give you another mode of happiness, as a mother ; and at last the happiness of losing all temporal cares in the thoughts of an eternity in Heaven.
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Tiêu đềThe 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
Người cộng tácGeorge Davidson
Nhà xuất bảnG. Davidson, 1827
Nguyên bản từThư viện Công cộng New York
Đă được số hóa30 Tháng Năm 2007
Độ dài276 trang
  
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