A practical grammar of the English tongue [electronic resource] : or, a rational and easy introduction to speaking and writing English correctly and properly ; Peculiarly adapted to the Nature and Genius of the Language; and free from the hard and unnecessary Terms of the Latin Rudiments. The Whole treated of in expressive Terms and familiar Style, and in the most natural and instructive Method, viz. That of Question and Answer. Design'd for the use of schools. This Work tho' calculated chiefly for the Use of the Fair Sex, and such as require only an English Education, may yet be a useful Foundation to those who are design'd for higher Studies. By William Loughton, School-Master at Kensington.
1749
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A practical grammar of the English tongue [electronic resource] : or, a rational and easy introduction to speaking and writing English correctly and properly ; Peculiarly adapted to the Nature and Genius of the Language; and free from the hard and unnecessary Terms of the Latin Rudiments. The Whole treated of in expressive Terms and familiar Style, and in the most natural and instructive Method, viz. That of Question and Answer. Design'd for the use of schools. This Work tho' calculated chiefly for the Use of the Fair Sex, and such as require only an English Education, may yet be a useful Foundation to those who are design'd for higher Studies. By William Loughton, School-Master at Kensington.
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The seventh edition, with corrections and improvements. To which is annex'd, an introduction to the art of writing, .. curiously engraved by Mr. Bickham.
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London : printed for B. Dod at the Bible and Key in Ave-Mary-Lane near Stationers-Hall, M.DCC.XLIX. [1749]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[16],176p.,6 plates ; 12⁰.
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With an initial Advertisement leaf.
Price from imprint: price 1 s. 6 d. or 15 s. a Dozen, for the Use of Schools.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Price from imprint: price 1 s. 6 d. or 15 s. a Dozen, for the Use of Schools.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Alston, I.70
English Short Title Catalog, T118737.
English Short Title Catalog, T118737.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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