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 THE LETTER-WRITER.

PART I.

ON DUTY AND FRIENDSHIP.

A Son's Letter at School so his Father

Honoured Sir,

I AM greatly obliged to you for all your favor all I have to hope is, that the progreſs I m in my learning will be no diſagreeable return the same Gratitude, duty, and a view of f advantages, all conſpire to make, me through ſenſible how much I ought to labour for my improvement, and your ſatistaction, and to myſelf, upon all occaſions,

Your moſt obedient,

and ever dutiful Son,

ROBERT RI

Letter from a Youth at School to his Parents.

Honoured Father and Mother,

Your kind letter of the 14th inſtant, I re ed in due time and ſoon after, the t you therein mentioned, by the carrier, for w I return you my ſincere thanks. They came opportunely for my occaſions. I hope ſoon prove myſelf at ſchool, though I own it fe lit le hard and irkſome to me as yet; but my ter gives me great encouragement, and aſſure I will ſoon get the better of the little diff that almoſt every boy meets with at firſt, and it will be a perfect pleaſure inſtead of a talk, a to