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The LADY's PRECEPTOR: Or, A Letter to a Young Lady of Ditinction upon POLITENESS. Taken from the French of the Abbè D'Ancourt, and adapted to the Religion, Cutoms, and Manners of the Englih Nation. By a Gentleman of Cambridge.

Adorn'd With all that Earth or Heav'n could betow, To make her amiable:On he came, Grace was in all her Steps, Heav'n in her Eye, In every Geture Dignity and Love.

Of Politene in general.

Of Politenes in Religion, and againt Supertition.

Of Devotion.

Of Behaviour at Church.

Of the Duties and Decorums of Civil Life.

Of Behaviour to our Superiors.

Of Conversation.

Of Complaiance.

Of Flattery and Servility.

Of Appearing Absent in Company.

Of Contradiction.

Of Calumny and Detraction.

Of Vain-Glory.

Of Prejudice.

Of being too Inquiitive.

Of Whipering and Laughing in Company.

Of Applauding and Cenuring People rahly.

Of Mimicking others.

Of being Blind to what gives us Offence.

Of Gallantry from the Men.

Of Friendhip with Men.

Of Love.

Of Matrimony.

Of Duty to Parents.

Of Pride and Condecenion.

Of True and Fale Nobility.

Of Self-Conceit and Love of Vanity.

Of Humility and Pride.

Of Going to Court, and Courtiers.

Of Inincerity.

Of Friendhip.

Of Doing Good Offices.

Of Anger and Resentment.

Of Gentlenes and Modety.

Of Keeping and Imparting Secrets.

Of Receiving and Paying Viits.

Of Egotim.

Of the Imitation of others.

Of Compliments and Ceremony.

Of Aking Quetions.

Of Talking before Servants.

Of Behaviour towards rude young Fellows.

Of Ridicule.

Of Politicks.

Of Truting to Appearances and Reports.

Of Hope and Belief.

Of Idlenes.

Of Appearing often in Publick Places.

Of Houwifry.

Of Frugality and Covetounes.

Of the Learning proper to a young Lady.

Of Letter-Writing.

Of the Choice and Entertainment of Books.

Of Dres.

Of Behaviour at Table.

Of Behaviour at Asmblies, Operas, and Plays.

Of Gaming.

Of Self-Converation.

Of Good nature and Charity.

Dr. CROXALL's Fables of Æsop and OTHERS, newly done into Englih. With an Application to each Fable.

garrit aniles Ex re Fabellas

Mr. GAY's Fifty One NEW FABLES in Vere. (Invented for the Amuement of His Highnes WILLIAM Duke of Cumberland); With Fifty One Cuts, Deign'd by Mr. Kent and Mr. Wooton, and Engraved by Mr. Baron, Mr. Vandergucht, and Mr. Fourdrinier.