Young Grandison, volume 1 (of 2): A series of letters from young persons to their friendsCambon, Madame de (Maria Geertruida van de Werken)
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Young Grandison, volume 1 (of 2): A series of letters from young persons to their friends
Cambon, Madame de (Maria Geertruida van de Werken)
Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature; Epistolary fiction
X. SACRED HISTORY, from the Creation of the World, selected from the
Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, with Annotations and
Reflections suited to the Comprehension of Young Minds; particularly
calculated to facilitate the Study of the Holy Scriptures in Schools and
Families, and to render this important Branch of Education easy to the
Tutor and pleasing to the Pupil. 6 Vols. Dedicated, by Permission, to
the QUEEN. Price 21s. bound: by the same Author.
XI. ORIGINAL STORIES, from real Life; with Reflections calculated to
form the Heart to Truth and Goodness.
XII. A FATHER’S INSTRUCTIONS: consisting of Moral Tales, Fables, and
Reflections, designed to promote a Love of Truth, a Taste for Knowledge,
and an early acquaintance with the Works of Nature, by THOMAS PERCIVAL,
M. D. 4s.
XIII. MORAL AND LITERARY DISSERTATIONS, on, 1. Truth and Faithfulness.
2. On Habit and Association. 3. On Inconsistencies of Expectation in
literary Pursuits. 4. On a Taste for the general Beauties of Nature. 5.
On a Taste for the fine Arts, &c. chiefly intended as the Sequel to a
FATHER’S INSTRUCTIONS. By the same. Price 5s.
XIV. CONSIDERATIONS for YOUNG MEN, and the Parents of Young Men. 2d.
XV. THE SPEAKER: or MISCELLANEOUS PIECES selected from the best English
Writers, and disposed under proper Heads, with a View to facilitate the
Improvement of Youth in reading and speaking, as well as to lead young
Persons into some Acquaintance with the most valuable Writers, and
impress upon their Minds the Sentiments of Honour and Virtue. To which
is prefixed, an Essay on Elocution. By W. ENFIELD, LL.D. Lecturer on the
Belles Lettres, in the Academy at Warrington. 3s. 6d.
XVI. Exercises in Elocution; selected from the best Authors, being a
Sequel to the SPEAKER. By the same. 3s. 6d.
XVII. BIOGRAPHICAL SERMONS: or, a Series of Discourses on the principal
Characters in Scripture, viz. Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Job,
Daniel, St. Peter, St. Paul, and Jesus Christ, by W. ENFIELD, LL.D. 3s.
6d. bound.
_The Author has adopted this Mode of Address, not merely on Account of
its Novelty, but from an Expectation that the interesting Scenes, which
it has given him an Opportunity of describing, will engage the Feelings
of his Readers in favour of Virtue; and also with a View to lead young
Persons into a Habit of making useful Reflections on the Actions and
Characters of Men, whether represented in the Pages of Sacred or Civil
History, or exhibited in real Life._
XVIII. The LIFE of Mr. THOMAS FIRMIN, Citizen of London, by J. CORNISH,
2s. bound.
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