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A museum for young gentlemen and ladies or, a private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing a variety of useful subjects, and in particular, I. Directions for Reading with Elegance and Propriety. II. The ancient and present State of Great-Britain; with a compendious History of England. III. An Account of the Solar System. IV. Historical and Geographical Description of the several Countries in the World; with the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. V. Tables of Weights and Measures. VI. The seven Wonders of the World. Vii. Prospect and Description of the burning Mountain. Viii. Dying Words and Behaviour of Great Men, when just quitting the Stage of Life; with many other useful Particulars, all in a plain familiar Way for Youth of both Sexes. With Letters, Tales, and Fables, for Amusement and Instruction; illustrated with Cuts.
Date: [1776]
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A museum for young gentlemen and ladies or, a private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing a variety of useful subjects, and, in particular, I. Directions for Reading with Elegance and Propriety. II. The ancient and present State of Great-Britain; with a compendious History of England. III. An Account of the Solar System. IV. Historical and Geographical Description of the several Countries in the World; with the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. V. An Account of the Arts and Sciences. VI. Rules for Behaviour. Vii. Advice to young Persons on their entering upon the World; with short Rules of Religion and Morality. Viii. Tables of Weights and Measures. IX. Explanation of Abbreviations used in Words and Dates. X. The seven Wonders of the World. XI. Prospect and Description of the burning Mountain. XII. Dying Words and Behaviour of Great Men, when just quitting the Stage of Life; with many other useful Particulars, all in a plain familiar Way for Youth of both Sexes. With Letters, Tales, and Fables, for Amusement and Instruction; illustrated with Cuts.
Date: [1773]
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A Museum for young gentlemen and ladies; or Private tutor and pocket library . Being the most useful and entertaining companion for the youth of both sexes ever offered to the public, containing directions for reading with elegance and propriety. A compendious history of Ireland and England. Of the cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and curiosities of Ireland. A description of the Giant's Causeway with a cut. An account of the solar system, of the four quarters of the world. With an historical account of France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, &c. &c. Also lists of things necessary to be known. Of the seven wonders of the world, with cuts of each. Letters, poems, tales and fables. The whole illustrated with twenty-seven plates elegantly engraved.
Date: 1790
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A Museum for young gentlemen and ladies: or, A private tutor for little masters and misses . Containing a variety of useful subjects, and in particular, I. Directions for reading with elegance and propriety. II. The ancient and present state of Great-Britain; with a compendious history of England. III. An account of the solar system. IV. Historical and geographical description of the several countries in the world; with the manners, customs, and habits of the people. V. Tables of weights and measures. VI. The seven wonders of the world. VII. Prospect and description of the burning mountain. VIII. Dying words and behaviour of great men, when just quitting the stage of life; with many other useful particulars, all in a plain familiar way for youth of both sexes. With letters, tales, and fables, for amusement and instruction; illustrated with cuts.
Date: 1778