The Young gentleman and lady's monitor, and English teacher's assistant; being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers: calculated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners; improve the understanding; rectify the will; purify the passions; direct the minds of youth to the pursuit of proper objects; and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language, with elegance and propriety. : Particularly adapted for the use of our eminent schools ... / By J. Hamilton Moore, author of the Practical navigator and Seaman's new daily assistant.
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- The Young gentleman and lady's monitor, and English teacher's assistant; being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers: calculated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners; improve the understanding; rectify the will; purify the passions; direct the minds of youth to the pursuit of proper objects; and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language, with elegance and propriety. : Particularly adapted for the use of our eminent schools ... / By J. Hamilton Moore, author of the Practical navigator and Seaman's new daily assistant.
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- 1787.
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"The Young gentleman and lady's monitor, and English teacher's assistant; being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers: calculated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners; improve the understanding; rectify the will; purify the passions; direct the minds of youth to the pursuit of proper objects; and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language, with elegance and propriety. : Particularly adapted for the use of our eminent schools ... / By J. Hamilton Moore, author of the Practical navigator and Seaman's new daily assistant." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N16041.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- PREFACE.
- Pursuit of Knowledge recommended to Youth.
- Directions how to spend our Time.
- Modesty.
- Affectation.
- Good Humour and Nature.
- Friendship.
- Detraction and Falshood.
- The Importance of Punctuality.
- Exercise and Temperance the best Preservative of Health.
- The Duty of Secrecy.
- Of Chearfulness.
- On the Advantages of a chearful Temper.
- Discretion.
- Pride.
- Drunkenness.
- Gaming.
- Whisperers.
- Beauty.
- Honour.
- Human Nature.
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The Advantages of representing
HUMAN NATURE in its proper Dignity. - Custom a second Nature.
- On Cleanliness.
- The Advantages of a good Education.
- Learning a necessary Accomplishment in a Woman of Quality or Fortune.
- On the Absurdity of Omens.
- A good Conscience the best Security against Calumny and Reproach.
- On Contentment.
- Human Miseries, chiefly imaginary.
- A Life of Virtue preferable to a Life of Plea|sure, exemplified in the Choice of Hercules.
- Virtue rewarded; the History of Amanda.
- The Story of Abdallah and Balsora.
- On Rashness and Cowardice.
- Fortitude founded upon the Fear of God.
- The Folly of youthful Extravagance.
- The Misery of depending upon the Great.
- What it is to see the World; the Story of Melissa.
- On the Omniscience and Omnipresence of the Deity, together with the Immensity of his Works.
- Motives to Piety and Virtue, drawn from the Omniscience and Omnipresence of the Deity.
- Reflections on the Third Heaven.
- The present Life to be cansidered only as it may conduce to the happiness of a future one.
- On the Immortality of the Soul.
- On the Animal World, and the Scale of Beings.
- Providence proved from Animal Instinct.
- Good Breeding.
- Further Remarks, taken from Lord Chester|field's Letters to his Son.
- Genteel Carriage.
- Cleanliness of Person.
- Dress.
- Elegance of Expression.
- Small-Talk.
- Observation.
- Absence of Mind.
- Knowledge of the World.
- Choice of Company.
- Laughter.
- Sundry little Accomplishments.
- Dignity of Manners.
- Rules for Conversation.
- Further Remarks taken from Lord Chester|field's Letters to his Son.
- The Vision of Mirza, exhibiting a Picture of Human Life.
- Riches not productive of Happiness; the Story of Ortogrul of Basra.
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APPENDIX.
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- CAIUS MARIUS TO THE ROMANS.
- DEMOSTHENES TO THE ATHENIANS.
- The PERFECT SPEAKER.
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On the Duties of School-Boys, from the pious and judicious
ROLLIN . -
HYMNS.
- HYMN I.
- HYMN II. On HEAVEN.
- HYMN III. The CREATION.
- The LORD's PRAYER.
- The UNIVERSAL PRAYER.
- CHARACTER OF MAN.
- WINTER.
- DOUGLAS'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF.
- DOUGLAS'S ACCOUNT OF THE MANNER IN WHICH HE LEARNED THE ART OF WAR.
- BAUCIS AND PHILEMON.
- On HAPPINESS.
- SPEECH OF ADAM TO EVE.
- SOLILOQUY AND PRAYER OF EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE, BEFORE THE BATTLE OF POICTIERS.
- INVOCATION TO PARADISE LOST.
- MORNING HYMN.
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THE HERMIT,
by Dr. BEATTIE. - COMPASSION.
- ADVANTAGES OF PEACE.
- PROGRESS of LIFE.
- SPEECHES IN THE ROMAN SENATE.
- HAMLET'S MEDITATION ON DEATH.
- Select Passages from Dramatic Writers, EXPRESSIVE OF THE PRINCIPAL EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS.
- THE CONTENTS.
- APPENDIX.
- Select Passages from Dramatic Writers.