Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners: or, A new system of education. [electronic resource] : In which the principles of politeness, the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, are laid down in a plain, easy, and familiar manner. To which are annexed, The polite philosopher or An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others. Also, Lord Burghley's Ten precepts to his second son, Robert Cecil, afterwards the Earl of Salisbury.
1786
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Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners: or, A new system of education. [electronic resource] : In which the principles of politeness, the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, are laid down in a plain, easy, and familiar manner. To which are annexed, The polite philosopher or An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others. Also, Lord Burghley's Ten precepts to his second son, Robert Cecil, afterwards the Earl of Salisbury.
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Letters to his son
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Philadelphia : Printed for Thomas Dobson, bookseller, in Second-Street, second door above Chesnut-Street, M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]
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United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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English
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vii, [2], 9-190, [2] p. ; 12⁰.
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"The polite philosopher .."--p. [132]-182. Attributed to James Forrester by Halkett & Laing.
Bookseller's advertisements, p. [190-192].
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
Bookseller's advertisements, p. [190-192].
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
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Evans, 20002
Sabin, 90233
English Short Title Catalog, W30640.
Sabin, 90233
English Short Title Catalog, W30640.
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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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Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823, bookseller.
Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598. Ten precepts.
Forrester, James, d. 1765. Polite philosopher.
Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598. Ten precepts.
Forrester, James, d. 1765. Polite philosopher.
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