The Complete Letter-writer; Or, Polite English Secretary ...S. Crowder, 1789 |
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... short before it ; and if fo , then it must be doubled ; as in fcabbard , where the a before b is fhort ; and in commit , where the o is fhort before m : for if I hear the found of the vowel to be long , there I put in but one confonant ...
... short before it ; and if fo , then it must be doubled ; as in fcabbard , where the a before b is fhort ; and in commit , where the o is fhort before m : for if I hear the found of the vowel to be long , there I put in but one confonant ...
Page 37
... rhetorical flourishes ; but a letter should be fhort - coated , and closely couched . In short , we should write as we speak ; and that's a true familiar letter which D expreffeth expreffeth our meaning the fame as if we were difcourf.
... rhetorical flourishes ; but a letter should be fhort - coated , and closely couched . In short , we should write as we speak ; and that's a true familiar letter which D expreffeth expreffeth our meaning the fame as if we were difcourf.
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... short , a tradefman's letter fhould be plain and con- cife , and to the purpose ; no quaint expreffions , no book- phrafes , no flourishes ; and yet they must be full and fuf- ficient to express what he means , fo as not to be doubt ...
... short , a tradefman's letter fhould be plain and con- cife , and to the purpose ; no quaint expreffions , no book- phrafes , no flourishes ; and yet they must be full and fuf- ficient to express what he means , fo as not to be doubt ...
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... short , not to mince the matter , he is a perfect libertine , and is ever boasting of favours from our weak fex , whofe fondness and frailty are the conftant topics of his raillery and ridicule . All this , therefore , duly confidered ...
... short , not to mince the matter , he is a perfect libertine , and is ever boasting of favours from our weak fex , whofe fondness and frailty are the conftant topics of his raillery and ridicule . All this , therefore , duly confidered ...
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... short one I knew would by no means atone for fuch a long filence . You complain in your last of my writing with too much referve ; for my own part , I think I write with too little , when I reflect on some particulars that my un- cle ...
... short one I knew would by no means atone for fuch a long filence . You complain in your last of my writing with too much referve ; for my own part , I think I write with too little , when I reflect on some particulars that my un- cle ...
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acquaintance addrefs adviſe ¯neid affectionate affure againſt agreeable alfo almoft anfwer aſk beauty becauſe beft bleffing bufinefs cauſe charms Cleora compliments confonants converfation dear deferves defign defire duty eſteem excufe expreffed fafe faid fame father fatisfaction favour feem feen fenfe fenfible ferve fhall fhort fhould fifter fince fincere fingle fingular firft firſt fome fomething foon fpeak friends ftyle fubject fuch fuffer fuppofe fure fyllable gentleman give happineſs happy heart himſelf honour hope houſe humble fervant huſband juft juſt lady laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs LETTER Madam mafter Mifs mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never obferve obliged occafion paffed paffion perfon pleafe pleaſe pleaſure poffible pofitive prefent purpoſe reafon refpect ſhall ſhe Signifies ſpeak thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought underſtand uſed vifit virtue vowel whofe wife words worfe write young your's yourſelf
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