Young women - Conduct of life - Early works to 1800
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Instructions for a young lady , in every sphere and period of life. Containing, I. A mother's advice to her daughters. II. Two letters to a Lady upon the subject of religion, by a Clergyman. III. A Letter to a Young Lady on her Marriage. IV. A Letter on Temper. V. On Oeconomy. VI. On Politeness. Vii. An Epistle upon the Cultivation of Taste. Viii. Fables for the female sex. Compiled by a lady.
Pennington, Sarah, Lady, d. 1783.Date: M.DCC.LXXVII. [1777]- E-books
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Magasin des enfans . The young ladies magazine: or, Polite tutoress. Containing dialouges between a governess and several young ladies of quality her scholars. In which each lady is made to speak according to her particular genius, temper, and inclination. Their several faults are pointed out, and the easy way to mend them, as well as to think and speak, and act properly; no less care being taken to form their hearts to goodness, than to enlighten their understanding with useful knowledge. A short and clear abridgement is also given of sacred and profane history, and some lessons in geography. The useful is blended with the agreeable throughout, the whole being interspersed with proper reflections and moral tales. By Madam Le Prince De Beaumont. Third edition. Vol. V.
Leprince de Beaumont, Madame (Jeanne-Marie), 1711-1780.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIXIII. [i.e. 1792]- E-books
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A letter of genteel and moral advice to a young lady . In which is digested, into a new and familiar method, a system of rules and informations, to qualify the fair sex to be useful and happy in every state. By Wetenhall Wilkes.
Wilkes, Wetenhall, d. 1751.Date: MDCCXLI. [1741]- E-books
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Three days chat . Dialogues between young ladies and their governess.
Date: [1800?]- E-books
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The pleasures of reason or, the hundred thoughts of a sensible young lady. By R. Gillet, Lecturer on Philosophy and F.F.R.S.
Gillet, R. (Robert), d. 1798?.Date: [1796]