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.

All titles

• 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.
• Letters to his son

People / Organizations

• Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: Printed by Jacob Johnson & Co. Market-Street, no. 147, M,DCC,LXIV. [i.e., 1795?]

Publication year

1795-1795

ESTC No.

W30644

Grub Street ID

340996

Description

124,iv,[3],132-184p. ; 8⁰

Note

"The polite philosopher; or, An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others."--iv, [3], 132-177 p., with separate title page, with imprint date 1795. Attributed to James Forrester by Halkett & Laing.

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