The words of the wise :

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Potter, John, active 1754-1804
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 45976.
Subjects:	Youth > Conduct of life. Juvenile literature > 1790.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

The words of understanding : Three essays; I. The Philomela. With, The notes of morning-piety. : II. The Ephemeron. Or, Tears drop'd on dust and ashes. : III. Jonah: or, The dove in safety. : Occasioned by some early deaths which require such notice to be taken of them. : [Three lines of quotation].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Visions, for the entertainment and instruction of young minds : concerning slander, pleasure, health, content, happiness, friendship, marriage, life, and death. : [One line in Latin from Horace].
by: Cotton, Nathaniel, 1705-1788
Published: (1794)

Early offerings best accepted: and early preparations the best security against evil dayes, or, The wise mans counsel to the young man, laying a solemn charge upon all young persons, to begin to be good betimes; or, to remember their Creator, in the days of youth : The substance of what was more largely insisted on, from Eccle. xii 1. Preached at Lynn, in the county of Essex, N.E. /
by: Shepard, Jeremiah, 1648-1720

The Pleasant & profitable companion : being a collection of ingenious and diverting historys; with suitable applications or morals for instructing the mind, and encouraging virtue. : [Two lines of verse].

Instructions to a son /
by: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquess of, -1661

Instructions to a son /
by: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661
Published: (1661)

Instructions to a son /
by: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquess of, -1661

Instructions to a son /
by: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661
Published: (1661)

Pleasing incitements to wisdom and virtue : conveyed through the medium of anecdote, tale, and adventure: calculated to entertain, fortify, and improve the juvenile mind. /

The beauties of history; or, Pictures of virtue and vice ; drawn from examples of men eminent for their virtues, or infamous for their vices. Selected for the instruction and entertainment of youth /
by: Dodd, William, 1729-1777
Published: (1800)

A few words of counsel and advice to all the sons and daughters of men, more especially to the children of believers : from the motion of Gods spirit upon my heart, in the love of God that they may come to lead the course of their lives in this world, so as to lay down their heads in peace with the Lord, when time in this world shall be no more.
by: Tompkins, Anthony, d. 1699
Published: (1687)

A few words of counsel and advice to all the sons and daughters of men, more especially to the children of believers : from the motion of Gods spirit upon my heart, in the love of God that they may come to lead the course of their lives in this world, so as to lay down their heads in peace with the Lord, when time in this world shall be no more.
by: Tompkins, Anthony, -1699
Published: (1687)

The Beauties of history; or, Pictures of virtue and vice, drawn from real life : designed for the instruction and entertainment of youth. /

La morale en action ; Elite de faits mémorables et d'anecdotes instructives, propres à faire aimer la vertu & à former les jeunes gens dans l'art de la narration /
by: Bérenger, Laurent-Pierre, 1749-1822
Published: (1796)

The advantages of early piety : a sermon preach'd at Greenland, in New-Hampshire, and now published at the desire of a number of young people, to whom it is inscribed, with sincere wishes, that it may be profitable for their instruction. /
by: Macclintock, Samuel, 1732-1804

Instructions to a son : under the following heads, viz., I. Of religion, II. Of marriage, III. Of the court, IV. Of friendship, V. of travail, VI. Of hospitality and house-keeping, VII Of tenants and other concerns of estates, VIII. Of study and exercise, IX Of pleasure, idleness &c., X. Of considerations of life, XI. Maxims of state, XII. Miscellaneous observations /
by: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquess of, -1661

Instructions to a son : under the following heads, viz., I. Of religion, II. Of marriage, III. Of the court, IV. Of friendship, V. of travail, VI. Of hospitality and house-keeping, VII Of tenants and other concerns of estates, VIII. Of study and excercise, IX Of pleasure, idleness &c., X. Of considerations of life, XI. Maxims of state, XII. Miscellaneous observations /
by: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661
Published: (1689)

Instructions to a son, : under these following heads, viz. I. Of religion. II. Of marriage. III. Of the court. IV. Of friendship. V. Of travel. VI. Of hospitality and house-keeping. VII Of tenants and other concerns of estates. [double brace] VIII. Of study and exercise. IX. Of pleasure, idleness &c. X. Of considerations of life. XI. Maxims of state. XII. Miscellaneous observations. /
by: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661
Published: (1700)

Youth in its brightest glory : An essay, directing them that are young in age, to become strong in grace, by the word of God abiding in them. : Published by a religious society of young men, that were the hearers of it. : [Three lines in Latin from Virgil].
by: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

A Dialogue between an uncle and his kinsman : Being a serious endeavour, for the instruction of youth in things of importance, to their temporal, spiritual, and eternal welfare. : Heads of families, that wish well to their houshold, are invited to put it into their hands. : [Eleven lines of Scripture texts].
Published: (1764)

The blossoms of morality : intended for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen. /
by: Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 1734-1793

The blossoms of morality : Intended for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen. /
by: Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 1734-1793

Advice of a father, or, Counsel to a child : directing him to demean himself in the most important passages of this life.

Advice of a father, or, Counsel to a child : directing him to demean himself in the most important passages of this life.
Published: (1664)

The young ladies' & gentlemen's preceptor: or Eighteen moral rules /
by: Thurber, Laban

Le mentor vertueux, moraliste et bienfaisant, ou, Choix de faits mémorables, d'anecdotes intéressantes, d'entretiens moraux, de lettres & de descriptions propres à inspirer le goût des choses honnêtes, & à former le style & le language des jeunes gens.
by: Bérenger, Laurent-Pierre, 1749-1822
Published: (1788)

Christian education exemplified under the character of Paternus instructing his only son.

The little family : Containing a variety of moral and philosophical matter. : Written for the amusement and instruction of young persons. /
by: Sanders, Charlotte
Published: (1799)

Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth : ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work. : With pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display the beauties and morals of the ancient fabulists. : The whole calculated to convey the golden lessons of instruction under a new and more delightful dress. : [Four lines of verse from Goldsmith].
by: Wynne, John Huddlestone, 1743-1788

The Young gentleman and lady's monitor, and English teacher's assistant : being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers: calculated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners; improve the understanding; rectify the will; purify the passions; direct the minds of youth to the pursuit of proper objects; and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language, with elegance and propriety. : Particularly adapted for the use of our eminent schools ... /

The Young gentleman and lady's monitor, and English teacher's assistant : being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers; calculated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners; improve the understanding; rectify the will; purify the passions; direct the minds of youth to the pursuit of proper objects; and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language, with elegance and propriety. : Particularly adapted for the use of our eminent schools ... /

The Young gentleman and lady's monitor, and English teacher's assistant : being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers: calculated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners; improve the understanding; rectify the will; purify the passions; direct the minds of youth to the pursuit of proper objects; and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language, with elegance and propriety. : Particularly adapted for the use of our eminent schools ... /

The words of the wise : Designed for the entertainment and instruction of younger minds. : [Two lines from Proverbs].

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