The young gentleman and lady's assistant; partly original, but chiefly compiled from the works of the most celebrated modern authors; calculated to instruct youth in the priciples of useful knowledge: : in five parts, viz. geography, natural-history, elocution, poetry, --and miscellany. : To which is annexed --a short system of practical arithmetic; wherein every example is wrought at large, and the whole, including the money of the United States, rendered easy to the meanest capacity. : This work, is divided into small sections for the convenience of schools. / By Donald Fraser, school-master, New-York.
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- The young gentleman and lady's assistant; partly original, but chiefly compiled from the works of the most celebrated modern authors; calculated to instruct youth in the priciples of useful knowledge: : in five parts, viz. geography, natural-history, elocution, poetry, --and miscellany. : To which is annexed --a short system of practical arithmetic; wherein every example is wrought at large, and the whole, including the money of the United States, rendered easy to the meanest capacity. : This work, is divided into small sections for the convenience of schools. / By Donald Fraser, school-master, New-York.
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- Fraser, Donald, 1755?-1820.
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Contents
- title page
- INTRODUCTION.
- CONTENTS.
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PART I. A COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY,
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Illustration of
Geographical Terms. -
General Description of the four Quarters of the
GLOBE . -
A general Description of the
UNITED STATES . -
Of the Eastern, or
NEW-ENGLAND STATES . -
Of the
WESTERN TERRITORY . -
A concise View of the several
KINGDOMS, STATES, ISLANDS, &c. in the four Quarters of the Globe.- ALGIERS,
- AMAZONIA,
- AMBOYNA,
- AHIAN,
- ANTIGUA.
- ARABIA,
- ASSYRIA,
- AUSTRIA,
- AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS,
- AVES.
- AZORES.
- BABYLON.
- BAHAMA-ISLANDS,
- BARBADOES,
- BARBARY,
- BATAVIA,
- BENGAL,
- BERMUDAS,
- BOHEMIA,
- BORNEO,
- BRAZIL,
- CAFFRARIA.
- CHILI,
- CHINA.
- St. CHRISTOPHERS,
- CORSICA,
- CRIM-TARTARY,
- CUBA,
- DARIEN,
- DENMARK,
- DOMINICA.
- EAST-INDIES,
- EGYPT,
- ENGLAND,
- ETHIOPIA,
- FERDINANDO,
- FLORIDA,
- FRANCE,
- GERMANY,
- GREECE,
- GREENLAND,
- GREAT-BRITAIN,
- GUIANA,
- GUINEA,
- HISPANIOLA,
- HOLLAND,
- HONDURAS,
- HUNGARY,
- JAMAICA,
- JAPAN, OR NIPHON,
- JUDEA OR PALISTINE,
- INDIA PROPER,
- IRELAND,
- ITALY,
- KAMTSCHATKA,
- LAPLAND,
- MALTA,
- MADEIRAS.
- MEXICO, OLD,
- MOROCCO,
- NAPLES, OR SICILY,
- NEGRITIA,
- NEW-BRITAIN, OR ESKIMAUX,
- NEWFOUNDLAND,
- NEW-HOLLAND,
- NORWAY
- NOVA-SCOTIA, OR ACADIA,
- OELAND,
- PARAGUA, OR LA PLATA,
- PERSIA,
- PERU,
- POLAND,
- PORTUGAL,
- PRUSSIA,
- RUSSIA, OR MUSCOVY,
- SARDINIA,
- SCOTLAND,
- SIBERIA, OR SCYTHIA.
- SICILY,
- SPAIN,
- SWEDEN,
- SWITZERLAND,
- TARTARY,
- TERRAFIRMA,
- TRIPOLI, OR BARCA,
- TURKY, IN ASIA.
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Illustration of
- PART II. NATURAL-HISTORY.
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PART III. OF ELOCUTION.
- section
- Examples of Tropes; taken from Scrip|ture.
- Examples of Figures; taken from Scrip|ture.
- OF PRONUNCIATION.
- OF DISPOSITION.
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ORATIONS AND HARANGUES. ST. Paul's inimitable Oration, or Defence, before King Agrippa and F
st s, the Ro|man Governor in Judea, as recorded in the New-Testament▪ Acts 26. - To ART.
- SCIPIO TO THE ROMANS.
- IN PRAISE OF VIRTUE.
- DESCRIPTIVE PIECES.
- MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES IN ELOCUTION.
- PATHETIC PIECES.
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PART IV. POETRY.
- On our Saviour's Nativity.
- SOLILOQUY.
- Insufficiency of Creatures to satisfy an Immortal Soul.
- ODE TO ADVERSITY.
- AN ADDRESS TO THE DEITY.
- A PRAYER.
- CONTENT.
- CHOICE OF A WIFE.
- ON BEAUTY.
- A SONG.
- THE WINTER'S WALK.
- To a Gentleman who pays his addresses, to a very agreeable Lady, yet praises only her beauty.
- AMANDA AND AMATOR. REAL LIFE.
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PART V. MISCELLANY.
- Chapone's Commentaries on the Old and New Testament.
- OF GENESIS.
- OF EXODUS.
- OF LEVITICUS, NUMBERS AND, DEUTERONOMY.
- OF JOSHUA.
- OF CHRONICLES, EZRA, NEHE|MIAH, AND ESTHER.
- JOB.
- OF THE PSALMS.
- OF THE PROVERBS, ECCLESIAS|TES, SOLOMON's SONG, THE PROPHECIES, AND THE APO|CRYPHA.
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Of the
NEW TESTAMENT, which is constantly to be referred to as the rule and direction of our moral conduct. - Of the Example set by our SAVIOUR, and his Character.
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A comparative View of the Blessed and Cursed at the last Day, and the Infe|
ence to be drawn from it. - CHARACTER OF ST. PAUL.
- OF THE EPISTLES.
- THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES.
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EPISTLES ofSt. PETER, and the first ofSt. JOHN . - OF THE REVELATIONS.
- Religious Knowledge of great Consolati|on and Relief amidst the Distresses of Life.
- IRREGULAR PLEASURES.
- The Necessity of depending for Success on the Blessings of Heaven.
- Experience to be anticipated by Reflection.
- A contented Temper the greatest Blessing and most material requisite to the pro|per Discharge of our Duty.
- ON THE DEATH OF CHRIST.
- OF PROVIDENCE.
- OF NEATNESS, DECENCY, &c.
- THE SPEAKER.
- A TABLE, Exhibiting the real, and supposed num|ber of inhabitants existing upon the face of the earth.
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A CONCISE SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC.
- INTRODUCTION.
- The NUMERATION TABLE.
- SIMPLE ADDITION.
- SIMPLE SUBTRACTION.
- SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION.
- THE MULTIPLICATION TABLE.
- Examples in Multiplication.
- SIMPLE DIVISION.
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TABLES, In
ADDITION, of divers Denominations. - COMPOUND ADDITION.
- COMPOUND SUBTRACTION.
- MULTIPLICATION, Of Divers Denominations.
- DIVISION, Of Divers Denominations.
- OF REDUCTION.
- OF DIRECT PROPORTION.
- MERCHANTS ACCOUNTS. Or Rules of Practice,
- TARE AND TRETT.
- OF SIMPLE INTEREST.
- Rules for reducing the Currencies of the different States in the Union, into Sterling, or English Money.
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MONEY, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, As established by Congress, August
8, 1786. and confirmed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States,1789 . - SUBSCRIBERS NAMES.