The pupil of pleasure; exhibiting, the adventures of a man of birth, rank, figure, fortune, and character, ardent in the pursuit of pleasure, much delighted with, attracted by, and formed upon the Chesterfieldean system. : Two volumes complete in one. / By Courtney Melmoth.
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- The pupil of pleasure; exhibiting, the adventures of a man of birth, rank, figure, fortune, and character, ardent in the pursuit of pleasure, much delighted with, attracted by, and formed upon the Chesterfieldean system. : Two volumes complete in one. / By Courtney Melmoth.
- Author
- Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814.
- Publication
- Philadelphia: :: Printed by Robert Bell, in Third-Street.,
- M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]
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- Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, -- Earl of, 1694-1773.
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"The pupil of pleasure; exhibiting, the adventures of a man of birth, rank, figure, fortune, and character, ardent in the pursuit of pleasure, much delighted with, attracted by, and formed upon the Chesterfieldean system. : Two volumes complete in one. / By Courtney Melmoth." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N12680.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- title page
- PREFACE
- LETTER I. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER II. Mr. THORNTON to Mr. SEDLEY.
- LETTER III. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER IV. From the SAME to the SAME.
- LETTER V. From the SAME to the SAME.
- LETTER VI. From the SAME to the SAME.
- LETTER VII. THORNTON to SEDLEY.
- LETTER VIII. From the Reverend HORACE HOMESPUN to Doctor DIGGORY.
- LETTER IX. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER X. THORNTON to SEDLEY.
- LETTER XI. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XII. From the SAME to the SAME.
- LETTER XIII. THORNTON to SEDLEY.
- LETTER XIV. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XV. Miss DELIA DELMORE to Lady LUCY SAXBY.
- LETTER XVI. Miss DELIA DELMORE, in Continuation.
- LETTER XVII. Mrs. MORTIMER to Miss SIDNEY.
- LETTER XVIII. From the Reverend HORACE HOMESPUN to Doctor DIGGORY.
- LETTER XIX. Mrs. HOMESPUN to Mrs. LA MOTTE.
- LETTER XX. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XXI. From the SAME to the SAME.
- LETTER XXI. THORNTON to SEDLEY.
- LETTER XXII. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XXIII. The Reverend HORACE HOMESPUN to Doctor DIGGORY.
- LETTER XXIV. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XXV. The Reverend HORACE HOMESPUN to Doctor DIGGORY.
- LETTER XXVI. From the SAME to the SAME.
- LETTER XXVII. Mrs. HOMESPUN to Mrs. LA MOTTE.
- LETTER XXVIII. Miss DELIA DELMORE to Lady LUCY SAXBY.
- LETTER XXIX. Mrs. LA MOTTE to Mrs. HOMESPUN.
- LETTER XXX. Mrs. HOMESPUN to Mrs. LA MOTTE.
- LETTER XXXI. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XXXII. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XXXIII. THOMAS at the Bath, to TIMOTHY in Town.
- LETTER XXXIV. Mrs. HOMESPUN to Mrs. LA MOTTE. (After receiving Mrs. LA MOTTE'S letter.)
- LETTER XXXV. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XXXVI. Mrs. LA MOTTE to Mrs. HOMESPUN.
- LETTER XXXVII. Mrs. HOMESPUN to Mrs. LA MOTTE.
- LETTER XXXVIII. Mrs. LA MOTTE to Mrs. HOMESPUN.
- LETTER XXXIX. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XL. THOMAS at the Bath, to TIMOTHY in Town.
- LETTER XLI. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XLII. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XLIII. The Reverend HORACE HOMESPUN to Doctor DIGGORY.
- LETTER XLIV. Mrs. HOMESPUN to Mrs. LA MOTTE.
- LETTER XLV. From the Same to the Same.
- LETTER XLVI. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER XLVII. From the Same to the Same.
- LETTER XLVIII. Mrs. HOMESPUN to Mrs. LA MOTTE.
- LETTER XLIX. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER L. From the Same to the Same.
- LETTER LI. From the Same to the Same.
- LETTER LII. THORNTON to SEDLEY.
- LETTER LIII. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
- LETTER LIV. Sir HENRY DELMORE to PHILIP SEDLEY, Esq (Inclosed in the above)
- LETTER LV. The Reverend HORACE HOMESPUN to Doctor DIGGORY.
- LETTER LVI. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
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LETTER LVII. Miss DELIA DELMORE, to Lady LUCY SAXB
. - LETTER LVIII. SEDLEY to THORNTON.
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- LETTER LIX. Mrs. La Motte to Mrs. Homespun.
- LETTER LX. From the Same to the Same.
- LETTER LXI. From the Same to the Same.
- LETTER LXII. Miss Delia Delmore to Lady Lucy Saxby.
- LETTER LXIII. Lady Lucy Saxby to Miss Delia Delmore.
- LETTER LXIV. Mrs. La Motte to Mrs. Homespun
- LETTER LXV. The Reverend Horace Homespun to Mrs. Homespun. (Inclosed in the above.)
- LETTER LXVI. Sedley to Thornton.
- LETTER LXVII. Mrs. Homespun to Mrs. La Motte. (Inclosed by Sedley in the above.)
- LETTER LXVIII. Thornton to Sedley.
- LETTER LXIX.
- LETTER LXX. Mrs. Homespun to Mrs. La Motte.
- LETTER LXXI. Philip Sedley, Esquire, to the Reverend Horace Homespun.
- LETTER LXXII. The Reverend Horace Homespun to Philip Sed|ley, Esquire.
- LETTER LXXIII. Thornton to Sedley.
- LETTER LXXIV. Lieutenant Vernon to Mr. Thornton.
- LETTER LXXV. Lieutenant Vernon to Mrs. Vernon.
- Mr. Thornton, in Continuation.
- LETTER LXXVI. Sedley to Thornton. (Before the Receipt of the above.)
- LETTER LXXVII. Sedley to Thornton.
- LETTER LXXVIII. Mrs. Mortimer to Mr. Sedley.
- LETTER LXXIX. Thornton to Sedley.
- LETTER LXXX. Sedley to Thornton.
- LETTER LXXXI. The Reverend Horace Homespun to Mrs. La Motte.
- LETTER LXXXII. Miss Delia Delmore, to Lady Lucy Saxby.
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LETTER LXXXIII. Thornton to Sedley. (Before the Receipt of
Sedley's last.) - LETTER LXXXIV. Sedley to Thornton.
- LETTER LXXXV. The Reverend Horace Homespun to Mrs. La Motte.
- LETTER LXXXVI. Miss Delia Delmore to Lady Lucy Saxby.
- LETTER LXXXVII. Sedley to Thornton.
- LETTER LXXXVIII. Thornton to Sedley.
- LETTER LXXXIX. The Reverend Horace Homespun to Mrs. La Motte.
- LETTER XC. Sedley to Thornton.
- LETTER XCI. Thornton to Sedley.
- LETTER XCII. Sedley to Thornton.
- LETTER XCIII. The Reverend Horace Homespun to Mrs. La Motte.
- LETTER XCIV. Mrs. Mortimer to Miss Sidney.
- LETTER XCV. The Reverend Horace Homespun to Mrs. La Motte.
- LETTER XCVI. Miss Delia Delmore to Lady Lucy Saxby.
- LETTER XCVII. The Reverend Horace Homespun to Mrs. La Motte.
- LETTER XCVIII. Thornton to Sedley.
- LETTER XCIX. Lady Lucy Saxby to Miss Delia Delmore.
- LETTER C. Mrs. La Motte to the Reverend Horace Homespun.
- LETTER CI. The Reverend Horace Homespun to Mrs. La Motte.
- LETTER CII. Mrs. La Motte to Philip Sedley, Esq at Buxton. (After the Return of Mr. Homespun.)
- LETTER CIII. Mrs. Thornton to Mrs. Mortimer.
- LETTER CIV. Mrs. Mortimer to Mrs. Thornton.
- LETTER CV. Thomas at the Bath, to Timothy in Town.
- LETTER CVI. Timothy in Town to Thomas at the Bath.
- LETTER CVII. Sedley to Thornton.
- LETTER CVIII. Mr. Mortimer to Mr. Thornton. At Lieutenant Vernon's.
- LETTER CIX. Miss Delia Delmore, to Lady Lucy Saxby.
- LETTER CX. Sir Henry Delmore to Mr. Thornton.
- LETTER CXI. Miss Delia Delmore to Lady Lucy Saxby. (Dated six weeks after the preceding)
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