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The New lover's instructor; or, Whole art of courtship. [electronic resource] : Being the lover's co...

The New lover's instructor; or, Whole art of courtship. [electronic resource] : Being the lover's co...

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The New lover's instructor; or, Whole art of courtship. [electronic resource] : Being the lover's complete library and guide: and containing full and complete instructions concerning love, courtship, and marriage. Whereby every part of those laudable and important concerns is rendered perfectly easy to all capacities; and including, among a very great variety of other curious articles, equally instructive and entertaining, the most ingenious love letters, in a great variety of forms, written to and from both sexes, relative to courtship and marriage, calculated for the use of persons of all ranks and conditions of life. The politest personal conversations between lovers, &c. On the subjects of love and marriage, equally interesting to parents, guardians, children, and wards. Cards of compliment, proper to be used in courtship by lovers of both sexes, and suited to all the emergencies and situations of human life. Love epistles in verse, written in an elegant style;-and a variety of other poems and necessary particulars, on the important subjects of love and courtship. The whole tending to guide the youthful mind in the most engaging of it's pursuits; to direct each sex how to make a prudent choice in partner for life; to lead to happiness through the paths of virtue and honour and to remove entirely those disagreeable embarrassments, which many persons are under in making proposals of marriage. Published under the direction and inspection of Charles Freeman, Esq. and Mrs. Charlotte Dorrington. Embellished with a beautiful Frontispiece, entirely new.

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The New lover's instructor; or, Whole art of courtship. [electronic resource] : Being the lover's complete library and guide: and containing full and complete instructions concerning love, courtship, and marriage. Whereby every part of those laudable and important concerns is rendered perfectly easy to all capacities; and including, among a very great variety of other curious articles, equally instructive and entertaining, the most ingenious love letters, in a great variety of forms, written to and from both sexes, relative to courtship and marriage, calculated for the use of persons of all ranks and conditions of life. The politest personal conversations between lovers, &c. On the subjects of love and marriage, equally interesting to parents, guardians, children, and wards. Cards of compliment, proper to be used in courtship by lovers of both sexes, and suited to all the emergencies and situations of human life. Love epistles in verse, written in an elegant style;-and a variety of other poems and necessary particulars, on the important subjects of love and courtship. The whole tending to guide the youthful mind in the most engaging of it's pursuits; to direct each sex how to make a prudent choice in partner for life; to lead to happiness through the paths of virtue and honour and to remove entirely those disagreeable embarrassments, which many persons are under in making proposals of marriage. Published under the direction and inspection of Charles Freeman, Esq. and Mrs. Charlotte Dorrington. Embellished with a beautiful Frontispiece, entirely new.

Publisher

London : Printed for Alex. Hogg, at the King's Arms, No. 16, Paternoster-Row, [1780?]

Date

[1780?]

Record Identifier

74VKDNolgXPy

MMS ID

991019053369702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[7],20-108p.,plate ; 12°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : Printed for Alex. Hogg, at the King's Arms, No. 16, Paternoster-Row, [1780?]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

[1780?]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

The New lover's instructor; or, Whole art of courtship. [electronic resource] : Being the lover's complete library and guide: and containing full and complete instructions concerning love, courtship, and marriage. Whereby every part of those laudable and important concerns is rendered perfectly easy to all capacities; and including, among a very gr...

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General note

Price in square brackets: (Price only One Shilling.)

Reproduction of original from British Library.

The verso of the titlepage contains advertisements for George Brown's 'New and and best young man's companion' and 'New and complete English letter-writer', both of which were published ca. 1779.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T223592.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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Record Identifier

74VKDNolgXPy

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKDNolgXPy

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MMS ID

991019053369702626