The preceptor: containing a general course of education. [electronic resource] : Wherein the first principles of polite learning are laid down in a way most suitable for trying the genius, and advancing the instruction of youth. In twelve parts, illustrated with maps and useful cuts: Viz. I. On reading, speaking, and writing letters. II. On arithmetic geography, and architecture. III. On geography and astronomy. IV. On chronology and history. V. On rhetoric and poetry. VI. On drawing. VII. On logic. VIII. On natural history. IX. On ethics, or morality. X. On trade and commerce. XI. On laws and government. XII. On human life and manners. The seventh edition, with corrections and improvements. In two volumes.