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XVII. A letter of excufe to a father or mother

XIX. From a young apprentice to his father, to let him

know how he likes his place, and goes on

XX From a daughter to a mother, by way of excufe

for having neglected to write to her.

XXI. From Robin Redbreast in the garden, to Master

Billy Careless abroad at fchool

XXII. From one fifter to another

XXIII. In anfwer to the foregoing

XXIV. From Lady Goodford to her daughter, a girl of

fourteen years old, then under the care of her grand-

mother in the country

XXV. To a young lady, cautioning her against keeping

XXVI. A letter of thanks, &c.

company with a gentleman of bad character

XXVII. From an apprentice to his parents

XXVIII. From an elder brother to a younger

XXIX. A letter from a nephew to an uncle, who wrote

to him a letter of rebuke.

XXX. Letter from a niece to her aunt

XXXI. Letter from a youth at fchool to his parents

XXXII. Letter from an apprentice in town, to his parents

XXXIII. From Mifs R. at S. to her fifter in Salisbury 80

XXXIV. From an elder brother in the country, to his

younger brother put an apprentice in London

XXXV. A letter of excufe for filence, affuring that it

was not out of difrefpect

XXXVI. A letter from a fervant in London, to his

mafter in the country

XXXVII. From a father to his fon juft beginning the

XXXVIII. To an intimate acquaintance, to borrow

XXXIX. To an aquaintance, to borrow a fum of money

in answer to Mrs B, making

an apology for not answering her letter fooner

XLII. Mifs J- to Mifs Lovelace, on the prefent letter-

writers, and her opinion of a well wrote letter Page 88

XLIII. To Mifs L,, in answer to her defcription of

XLIV. Mifs J. to Mifs L. from an inn on the road, giv-

ing an account of her journey

XLV. To Mifs L. on the expreffions and compliments

commonly made use of in letters

XLVI. From Mifs Jones to Lady

XLVII. From a tradefman to his correfpondent, requeft-

ing the payment of a fum of money

XLVIII. The answer

XLIX. To a lady inviting her into the country for the

L. To a lady, inviting her to a party of pleasure

LI. To an acquaintance, to borrow a fum of money

LII. From a young perfon in trade to a wholefale-dealer,

who had fuddenly made a demand on him

LIII. The wholesale-dealer's answer

LIV. From a young man just out of his apprenticeship, to a
relation, requesting him to lend him a fum of money ib

LV. To a mother, to thank her for her care and tender-

LVI. From a mother to her fon, in anfwer to the for

LETTERS of COURTSHIP and MARRIAGE.

I. From a young perfon in business to a gentleman, de-

firing leave to wait on his daughter

II. From a young lady to her father, acquainting him

with a propofal of marriage made to her

III. From a daughter to her mother, upon the fame oc-

IV. The mother's answer to the foregoing

V. A young lady's answer to a gentleman's letter, who

profeffes an averfion to the tedious forms of courtship 110

VI. A lady's reply to another letter from the fame gen-

tleman, wherein he more explicitly avows his paffionib

VII. From an aunt to her nephew, who had complained

of ill fuccefs in his addreffes

VIII. From a daughter to her father, wherein she duti-

fully expoftulates against a match he had proposed to her,

with a gentleman much older than herself Page 112

IX. From a young lady to a gentleman that courted her,

whom he could not like, but was forced by her parents

to receive his vifits, and think of none else. for a huf-

X. From a young lady to a gentleman who courts her,

and whom the fufpects of infidelity

XI. From a gentleman engaged to a lady who had been

feen talking to another, in anfwer to the foregoing ib

XII. From a gentleman to a lady, whom he accufes of

XIII. From a lady to her lover, who suspected her of receiv-

ing the addreffes of another. In answer to the above 117

XIV. From a young tradesman to a lady whom he had

XV. From a relation of the lady, in answer to the a-

XVI. From a lover who had cause of displeasure, and de-

termines never to fee the lady again

XVII. From a young lady to her father, acquainting him

with the addreffes of a young tradefman

XVIII. Her father's answer, on a fuppofition that he

does not approve of the young man's addreffes 122

XIX. The father's answer, on a fuppofition that he does

approve of the young man's addreffes

XX. A modeft lover defiring an aunt's favour to him for

XXI. The aunt's anfwer, fuppofing the gentleman de-

ferves encouragement

XXII. From a refpectful lover to his mistress

XXIII. The answer

XXIV. A gentleman to a lady, profeffing an averfion

to the tedious formality in court (hip

XXV. The lady's anfwer, encouraging a farther decla-

XXVI. The gentleman's reply, more openly declaring

XXVII. The lady's answer to his reply, putting the

matter on a fudden iffue

XXVIII. A facetious young lady to her aunt, ridiculing

her ferious lover
Page 129

XXIX. Her aunt's anfwer, rebuking her ludicrous turn

XXX. A failor to his fweetheart

XXXI. Her anfwer

XXXII. Mifs Molly Smith to her coufin, giving her an

account of a remarkable inftance of envy, in one of her

acquaintance, who lived in the city of York
135

XXXIII. From an unknown lady to a young gentleman,

on whom she had unfortunately fixed her affections 137

XXXIV. From the fame lady to the fame gentleman, on

his expofing and making public the foregoing

XXXV. Lydia to Harriot, a lady newly married

XXXVI. Harriot's answer to the above

XXVII. To my Lady Sidney, upon the marriage of

my Lady Dorothy to my Lord Spencer

XXXVIII. A letter of Lady Wortley Montague againft

a maxim of Mr. Rochefoucault's, That marriages are

convenient, but never delightful'
143

XXXIX. From a lady to a gentleman, who had obtained all

her friends' confent, urging him to decline his fuit 149

XL. The gentleman's anfwer to the lady's uncommon re-

XLI. The lady's reply in cafe of a prepoffeffion

XLII. The lady's reply in cafe of no prepoffeflion, or that

The chufes not to avow it

FAMILIAR LETTERS of ADVICE and INSTRUC-

TION, 'c. in many concerns of Life.

I. A letter from Judge Hale, Lord Chief Juftice of Eng-

land, to his children, on a ferious obfervance of the

Lord's day, (commonly called Sunday), when he was

II. Earl of Strafford to his fon, juft before his Lordship's

III. From a gentleman at Lisbon, immediately after the

earthquake. to his fon in London

IV. To Amelia, with a gold thimble

V. On the viciffitudes of human life

Page 158

VI. From a father to his fon, on his admiffion into the
University

159.

VII. To Demetrius, with a prefent of fruit, on early rifing

161

VIII. To Lucinda, on the happiness of a domeftic matrimonial life

163

IX. To Cleanthes, on friendship, age, and death 166
X. Letter from Bishop Atterbury to his fon Obadiah, at
Chrift-church college, in Oxford

168 XI. From a young lady in one of the Canary Islands, to her fifter in England, containing a preffing invitation to her to come over,, &c. 169 XII. Mifs Middleton to Mifs Pemberton, giving her the melancholy account of her fifter's death 171 XIII. Mifs Middleton's letter to her fifter, wrote a few hours before her death, advifing her not to defer making the neceffary preparations for it 173 XIV. Letter to Mifs W- -, advifing her to take care of her house, &c.

175

XV. From a fenfible lady, with a never-failing receipt

for a beauty-wash

177

178

XVI. Domestic rule the province of a wife
XVII. A lady to her acquaintance on growing old 180
XVIII. To a lady who had loft her beauty by the fmall-

pox

PART

IV.

182

ELEGANT LETTERS on various Subjects, to improve the
STYLE and entertain the MIND, from eminent Authors.

I. From Mr Gay, giving an account of two lovers ftruck
dead by the fame flash of lightning

184

II. III. IV. From a young lady of good family, and genteely bred, (but afterwards reduced), to a gentleman going abroad, under whofe protection fhe was defirous. of retiring in the capacity of a house-keeper 186 V. A charming and affectionate letter, univerfally admired, written by Mr Pope to the Bishop of Rochester, about a month before his banishment 189

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