XVII. A letter of excuse to a father or mother Page XX. From a daughter to her mother, by way of excuse, for having neglected to write to her XXI. From Robin Redbreaft in the garden to Mafter Billy Careless abroad at school XXII. From one fifter to another XXIII. In answer to the foregoing XXIV. From Lady Goodford to her daughter, a girl of fourteen years old, then under the care of her grand- XXV. To a young lady, cautioning her against keeping XXX. Letter from a niece to her aunt XXXI. Letter from a youth at school to his parents XXXII. Letter from an apprentice in town to his pa- XXXIII. From Mifs R at S. to her fifter in Salisbury XXXVII. From a father to his fon juft beginning the ib. XXXIX. To an acquaintance, to borrow a sum of mo- ib. XLV. To Mifs L on the expreffions and compli- ments commonly made ufe of in letters XLIX. To a lady, inviting her into the country for the L. To a lady, inviting her to a party of pleasure LI. To an acquaintance to borrow a fum of money LII. From a young perfon in trade to a wholesale deal- LIII. The wholesale dealer's answer LIV. From a young perfon juft out of his apprentice- PART II. Letters of Courtship and Marriage. I. From a young perfon in business to a gentleman, de- firing leave to wait on his daughter II From a young lady to her father, acquainting him with a propofal of marriage made to her III From a daughter to her mother, upon the fame oc- IV The mother's answer to the foregoing VA young lady's answer to a gentleman's letter who profeffes an averfion to the tedious forms of court- VI The lady's reply to another letter from the fame gentleman, wherein he more explicitely avows his VII From an aunt to her nephew, who had complain- VIII From a daughter to her father, wherein the duti- fully expoftulates against a match he had proposed to her with a gentleman much older than herself rents to receive his vifits, and think of none elfe for X From a young lady to a gentleman who courts her, Page XI From a gentleman engaged to a lady, who had been feen talking to another; in answer to the foregoing 102 XII From a gentleman to a lady, whom he accuses of XIII From a lady to her lover, who fufpected her of receiving the add reffes of another; in answer to the IC3 XV From a relation of the lady, in anfwer to the above XVI From a lover who had caufe of difpleasure, and determines never to fee the lady again XVII From a young lady to her father, acquainting him with the addreffes of a young tradefman XVIII Her father's anfwer, on a fuppofition that he does not approve of the young man's addreffes XX A modeft lover defiring an aunt's favour to him for XXI The aunt's anfwer, fuppofing the gentleman de- III. ferves encouragement XXIV A gentleman to a lady, profeffing an averfion to ib. XXV The lady's answer, encouraging a farther decla- XXVIII A facetious young lady to her aunt, ridiculing ib.. XXXII Mifs Molly Smith to her cousin, giving her an account of a remarkable inftance of envy in one of her acquaintance, who lived in the city of York XXXIII From an unknown lady to a young gentleman XXXIV From the fame lady to the fame gentleman, on "That XL The gentleman's answer to the lady's uncommon XLI The lady's reply in case of a prepoffeffion PART III. Page 128 130 132 133 135 142. 144 145 ib.. Familiar letters of advice and inftruction, &c. in ma ny concerns of life. I A letter from Judge Hale, Lord Chief Juftice of England, to his children; on the ferious obfervance of the Lord's day, (commonly called Sunday,) when he was on a journey II Earl of Strafford to his fon, juft before his Lordship's execution III From a gentleman at Lisbon, immediately after the earthquake, to his fon in London 149 150 152 IV To Amelia, with a golden thimble 153 155 VI From a father to his fon, on his admiffion into the univerfity 157 VII To Demetrius, with a prefent of fruit, on early rifing 159 VIII To Lucinda on the happiness of a domeftic matrimonial life 161. 164 IX To Cleanthes, on friendship, age, and death 167 169 XII From Mifs midldeton to Mifs Pemberton, giving her the melancholy account of her fifter's death XIII Mifs Middleton's letter to her fifter, wrote a few hours before her death, advising her not to defer ma- Page Elegant letters on various fubjects, to improve the I From Mr Gay, giving an account of two lovers who were ftruck dead by the fame flash of lightning II III and IV From a young lady of a good family, and very genteely bred, (but afterwards reduced,) to a gentleman going abroad, under whofe care and pro- tection fhe was defirous of retiring, in the capacity of a housekeeper, from the frowns of the world VA most charming and affectionate letter, univerfally admired, was written by Mr Pope to the Bishop of X From Hortenfius to his friend Palemon, giving him an account of his happiness in his retirement XI A letter of confolation on the death of a friend XII From a gentleman to his fon, just arrived from Pa- ris, against fervile complaifance and talkativeness; with fome directions for behaving politely in company 208 XIII A letter written to the Dean of Waterford by a |