Courtship - Early works to 1800
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The amorous gallant's tongue tipped with golden expressions or, the art of courtship refined. Being the Best and Newest Academy. Containing I. Choice and Select Sentences, or Forms of Courtship, to be used by Gentlemen and Ladies upon all Occasions. II. Variety of Choice Letters, written to both Sexes. relating to Love and Business. III. The Interpretation of all Sorts of Dreams. With many other Things, both pleasant and profitable to both Sexes. To which is added, Bills, Bonds, Releases, Letters of Attorney, Receipts and Acquittances upon all Occasions. Together with a canting academy, or the Pedlar's-French Dictionary. The Whole being very Useful and Necessary for all Persons in general.
G. L.Date: 1741- E-books
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The loyal lovers garland . In four parts.
Date: 1760- E-books
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Religious courtship being historical discourses on the necessity of marrying religious husbands and wives only. As also of husbands and wives being of the same opinions in religion with one another. With an appendix ..
Defoe, Daniel 1661?-1731.Date: 1796- Books
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Wits interpreter: the English Parnassus. Or, A sure guide to those admirable accomplishments that compleat our English gentry, in the most acceptable qualifications of discourse or writing : In which briefly the whole mystery of those pleasing witchcrafts of eloquence and love, are made easie in the following subjects: viz. 1. Theatre of courtship, accurate complements. 2. The labyrinth of fancies, new experiments and inventions. 3. Apollo and Orpheus, several love-songs, epigrams, drollerys, and other verses. 4. Cyprian goddess, description of beauty. 5. The muses Elizium, severall poetical fictions. 6. The perfect inditer, letters a la mode. 7. Games and sports now us'd at this day among the gentry of England, &c. 8. Cardinal Richeleiu's key to his manner of writing of letters by cyphers. As also an alphabetical table of the first devisers of sciences and other curiosities; all which are collected with industry and care, for the benefit and delight of those that love ingenious enterprises. The 3d edition with many new additions, by J.C.
John CotgraveDate: MDCLXXI. [1671]- E-books
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The new school of love; being the true art of courtship: shewing how every one may know his partner's disposition and temper by the hair, eyes and nose, &c. ... To which are added, a choice collection of ... love songs, toasts and sentiments, &c
Date: 1793