The academie of eloquence containing a compleat English rhetorique, exemplified with common-places and formes digested into an easie and methodical way to speak and write fluently according to the mode of the present times : together with letters both amorous and moral upon emergent occasions / by Tho. Blount, Gent.
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- The academie of eloquence containing a compleat English rhetorique, exemplified with common-places and formes digested into an easie and methodical way to speak and write fluently according to the mode of the present times : together with letters both amorous and moral upon emergent occasions / by Tho. Blount, Gent.
- Author
- Blount, Thomas, 1618-1679.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by T.N. for Humphrey Moseley ...,
- 1654.
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- English language -- Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800.
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"The academie of eloquence containing a compleat English rhetorique, exemplified with common-places and formes digested into an easie and methodical way to speak and write fluently according to the mode of the present times : together with letters both amorous and moral upon emergent occasions / by Tho. Blount, Gent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28452.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- TO ALL NOBLE GENTLEMEN AND LADIES OF ENGLAND.
- AN English Rhetorique exemplified.
- OF EPITHETES.
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Formulae Majores. OR, COMMON PLACES.
- Absence.
- Acknowledgement.
- Affection.
- Anger.
- Beauty.
- Blush.
- Company.
- Constancy.
- Comparisons.
- Descriptions.
- Death.
- Desire.
- Desert.
- Despair▪
- Displeasure.
- Eloquence.
- Entertainment.
- Friendship.
- Gift.
- Hypocrisie.
- Inconstancy.
- Hast.
- Hope.
- Jealousie.
- Ingratitude.
- Joy.
- Letters.
- Loquacity.
- Love.
- Man commended.
- Of the K: and his letters intercepted. 1645.
- Nature.
- Silence and Secresie.
- Sorrow.
- Speech.
- Thoughts.
- Vanity.
- Vertue.
- Women Commended.
- Women discommended.
- VVorld.
- Youth.
- Formulae Minores, OR, LITTLE FORMS For Style or Speech.
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I
structions for writing and addressing LETTERS, -
LETTERS.
- I. A Letter to revive Freindship in the Son, by remembrance of the Fa∣thers love.
- LETTER II.
- III. A Letter of Acknowledgement.
- IV. Another.
- V. A Letter to excuse silence.
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VI. A Letter from a Gentleman banished the Lines of Communication, to a Lady in
London. - VII. A second Letter of salutation, upon the miscarriage of a former.
- VIII. An Answer to a Letter of kindness.
- IX. A passionate letter of affection.
- X. A Letter from a Commander in war to his Mistress.
- XI. A Consolatory Letter.
- XII. A passionate Letter of affection.
- XII. To a Landlord in behalf of his Tenants.
- XIV. A second Letter, upon a late acquaintance.
- XV. A Letter to excuse silence, &c.
- XVI. To a Mother.
- XVII. A Letter to beg acquaintance.
- XVIII. In answer to a Letter of Complement.
- XIX. A facetious letter upon sending a Christmas Pye to a Friend.
- XX. A Letter to excuse silence, and acknowledge past favours.
- XXI. A Letter of thanks, &c.
- XXII. To a Lady upon her weaving hair-bracelets.
- XXIII. A Letter complaining of Absence.
- XXIV. In answer to one that congratulated an arrivall in the Countrey.
- XXV. Ʋpon the late Commotions.
- XXVI. ANSWER.
- XXVII. To a Lady, upon her leaving the City.
- XXVIII. To excuse the not taking leave, and to acknow∣ledge received favours.
- XXIX. A Ladies Answer to her servants first letter.
- XXX. A Complementall Addresse from one Lady to another.
- XXXI. The Answer.
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XXXII. A letter from the Author of a book to the approver,
Sir, N. B. - XXXIII. Ʋpon the New-year.
- XXXIV. To a Lady, residing in a Town that had lately bin besiegd.
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XXXV. To his Lady M
ri• , complaining of her cruelty. - XXXVI. A consolatory letter to a Mother upon the death of her first born
- XXXVII. To excuse the not answering a letter.
- XXXVIII. Ʋpon a Motion of marriage.
- XXXIX. The first addresse to his Mistresse.
- LX. In answer to an expostulatory letter.
- XLI. A REPLY.
- XLII. IN ANSWER.
- XLIII. A conceited letter of thanks for favours.
- XLIV. In answer to a letter from a dear friend.
- XLV. Ʋpon a promise to write to one.
- XLVI.
- XLVII. In Answer to an elegant letter.
- XLVIII. REPLY.
- XLIX. A further reply.
- L. ANSWER.
- LI. Answer to a quaint Letter.
- LII. To a Brother.
- LIII. To Mr. G.
- LIV. Another to him in Fustian.
- LV. ANSWER.
- LVI. REPLY.
- LVII. Rejoynder.
- LVIII. An Answer from one sick.
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LIX. To his M
ris , after a long Journey. - LX. Another to the same.
- LXI. In answer to a friend, ill of a cold.
- LXIII. In answer to a letter of Commends, &c.
- LXIII. THE REPLY.
- LXIV. The Rejoinder.
- LXV. An Answer.
- LXVI. REPLY.
- LXVII. The first Address to his Mistris.
- LXVIII. Another to the same.
- LXIX. ANOTHER.
- LXX. ANOTHER.
- LXXI. To excuse the not taking leave of a Lady of quality.
- LXXII. Ʋpon the death of a fair Lady.
- LXXIII. The Reply, relating the particulers of that Ladies death.
- LXXIV. LETTER.
- LXXV. Ʋpon the New year.
- LXXVI. ANSWER.
- LXXVII. A letter to a friend upon his marriage.
- Superscriptions FOR LETTERS, to be addressed to all sorts of persons, according to the usage of the present times.
- ERRATA