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Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners, or, A new system of education in which the principles of politeness, the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, are laid down in a plain, easy, and familiar manner : to which are annexed, The polite philosopher, or, An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others : also, Lord Burghley's Ten precepts to his second son, Robert Cecil, afterwards the Earl of Salisbury.

Title
  1. Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners, or, A new system of education [electronic resource] : in which the principles of politeness, the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, are laid down in a plain, easy, and familiar manner : to which are annexed, The polite philosopher, or, An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others : also, Lord Burghley's Ten precepts to his second son, Robert Cecil, afterwards the Earl of Salisbury.
Published by
  1. Philadelphia : Printed for T. Dobson, 1789.
Author
  1. Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.

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Additional authors
  1. Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598.
  2. Forrester, James, -1765.
Description
  1. 227 p.; 14 cm.
Uniform title
  1. Letters to his son
Alternative title
  1. Letters to his son
  2. New system of education
Subject
  1. Youth -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800
  2. Etiquette -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
  3. Happiness -- Early works to 1800
Note
  1. "The polite philosopher ..."--p. [157]-217. Attributed to James Forrester by Halkett & Laing.
  2. Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
  3. Sabin no. 90236.
Indexed in (note)
  1. RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  1. Electronic reproduction.
Author
  1. Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.
Title
  1. Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners, or, A new system of education [electronic resource] : in which the principles of politeness, the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, are laid down in a plain, easy, and familiar manner : to which are annexed, The polite philosopher, or, An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others : also, Lord Burghley's Ten precepts to his second son, Robert Cecil, afterwards the Earl of Salisbury.
Imprint
  1. Philadelphia : Printed for T. Dobson, 1789.
Indexed in:
  1. RLIN, CTRG00-B841
Reproduction
  1. Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Connect to:
  1. Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added author
  1. Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598. Ten precepts.
  2. Forrester, James, -1765. Polite philosopher.
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