A Variety of more elegant LETTERS for Examples,
and Improvement of Style, from the best modern
Authors, together with fome Originals,

To which is prefix'd,

DIRECTIONS for writing LETTERS, in an eafy
and proper Manner.

ALSO

A Plain and Compendious GRAMMAR

OF THE

ENGLISH TONGUE.

WITH

INSTRUCTIONS how to addrefs Perfons of all Ranks,
either in Writing or Difcourfe; and fome neceffary
Orthographical Directions.

And at the End of the Profe,

Some elegant POETICAL EPISTLES, and various
Forms of polite MESSAGES for CARDS.

The FIFTH EDITION, improved.

LONDON:

Printed for STANLEY CROWDER, and Co. at the Looking-
Glafs, oppofite St. Magnus-Church, at the Foot of Lon-
don-Bridge; and HENRY WOODGATE, at the Golden-
Ball, in Pater-Nofter-Row. M. DCC. LVIII.

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CONTENTS.

Tongue

A Plain and Compendious GRAMMAR of the English
Page 1.

The INTRODUCTION, containing fome general. Direc-

tions for writing Letters, and how to addrefs Perfons of

Diftinction in Writing or Difcourfe, &c.

45

Some neceffary Orthographical Directions for writing more cor-

rectly, and when to ufe Capital Letters, and when not 61

Verfes on Epiftolary Writing, by a Lady

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PART I.

LETTER

1. From a Brother at home to his Sifter abroad on a Visits

complaining of her not writing

1

II. His Sifter's Anfwer

III. From a young Woman just gone to Service, to her Mother

at home

VII. A Son's Letter at School to his Father

VIII. A Letter of Excufe to a Father, or Mother

IX. To Mr.

A. 3.

65

66

ib.

LETTER

X. From a young Apprentice to his Father, to let him know how

be likes his Place, and goes on

75

XI. From a Daughter to her Mother, by Way of Excufe for

having neglected to write to her

XII. From one Sifter to another

XIII. In answer to the foregoing

76

ib.

77

XIV. From Lady Goodford to her Daughter, a Girl of four-

teen Years old, then under the Care of her Grandmother, in

the Country

78

XV. To a young Lady, cautioning her against keeping Company

with a Gentleman of a bad Character

XVI. A Letter of Thanks, &c.

XVII. From an Apprentice to his Friends

XVIII. From an elder Brother to a younger

80

81

82

ib.

XIX. A Letter from a Nephew to an Uncle, who wrote him

a Letter of Rebuke

XX. Letter from a Niece to her Aunt

XXI. Letter from a Youth at School to his Parents

83

ib.

84

XXII. Letter from an Apprentice in Town, to his Friends in

the Country

ib.

85

86

XXIII. From Mifs R. at S. to her Sifter in Salisbury

XXIV. From an elder Brother in the Country, to his younger

Brother put Apprentice in London'

88

XXV. A Letter of Excufe for Silence, and Affurance that 'twas

not out of Difrefpect

XXVI. Å Letter from a Servant in London, to his Mafter in

the Country

ib.

XXVII. From a Father to his Son juft beginning the World 89

XXVIII. To an intimate Acquaintance, to borrow Money 90

XXIX. To an Acquaintance, to borrow a Sum of Money for a

little Time

XXX. An Answer to the above

XXXI. Mifs J

Apology for not answering ber Letter fooner

XXXII. Mifs J-to Mifs Lovelace, on the prefent Letter-

Writers, and Ler Opinion of a well-wrote Letter

XXXIII. To Mifs L. in anfwer to her Defcription of Windfor

ib.

94

XXXIV. Mifs J. to Mifs L. from an Inn on the Road, giving

an Account of her Journey

LETTER

XXXV. To Mifs L. on the Expreffions and Compliments com

monly made Ufe of in Letters

XXXVI. From Mifs Jones to Lady

XXXVII. From a Tradefman to his Correfpondent, requesting

the Payment of a Sum of Money

XXXVIII. The Answer

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97

98

99

ib.

100

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XXXIX. To a Lady, inviting her into the Country for the

Summer

XL. To a Lady, inviting her to a Party of Pleafure

XLI. To an Acquaintance, to borrow a Sum of Money

XLII. From a Perfon in Trade to a wholesale Dealer, who had
fuddenly made a Demand on him

XLIII. The wholefale Dealer's Anfwer

ib.

102

XLIV. From a young Perfon just out of his Apprenticeship, to

a Relation, requesting him to lend him a Sum of Money 103

PART II.

LETTER

I. From a young Perfon in Bufinefs to a Gentleman, defiring

Leave to wait on his Daughter

106

105

II. From a young Lady to her Father, acquainting him with

a Propofal of Marriage made to her

III. From a Daughter to a Mother, upon the fame Occafion ib.

IV. The Mother's Answer to the foregoing

107

109

ib.

V. A young Lady's Answer to a Gentleman's Letter, who pro-

felles an Averfion to the tedious Forms of Courtship.
108

VI. The Lady's Reply to another Letter from the fame Gentle-

man, wherein be more explicitly avows his Paffion

VII. From an Aunt to her Nephew, who had complain'd of his

ill Success in his Addrefs

VIII. From a Daughter to her Father, wherein foe dutifully

expoftulates against a Match he had propos'd to her, with a

Gentleman much older than herself

IX. From a young Lady to a Gentleman that courted her, whom

She could not like, but was forced by her Parents to receive

his Vifits, and think of none else for her Husband · 112

X. From a young Lady to a Gentleman who courts her, and

whom the fufpects of Infidelity

XI. From

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