The second part of Youths behavior, or, Decency in conversation amongst women containing excellent directions for the education of young ladies, gentlewomen and other persons, and rules of advice how at the first to deport themselves and afterwards govern the affairs of a family / by the same hand that translated the last volume of Caussin's Holy court ; whereunto is added a collection of select proverbs and wise sentences out of severall languages usefull in discourse and the government of life, many of them never in print in any language, by the same author ; together with severall letters profitable and delightful according to the nature of the subject.
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The second part of Youths behavior, or, Decency in conversation amongst women containing excellent directions for the education of young ladies, gentlewomen and other persons, and rules of advice how at the first to deport themselves and afterwards govern the affairs of a family / by the same hand that translated the last volume of Caussin's Holy court ; whereunto is added a collection of select proverbs and wise sentences out of severall languages usefull in discourse and the government of life, many of them never in print in any language, by the same author ; together with severall letters profitable and delightful according to the nature of the subject.
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Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.
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London :: Printed for W. Lee ...,
1664.
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A Letter of Complement from one Gentle∣woman to another.
Madam,
I Am not so unfortunate as I thought I was, since I find that I do still hold a place in your Me∣mory; yet the grief which I have, not to deserve this Honour, hath put me in such a doubt, that I know not whether I shall rejoyce, or complain; your respect and love unto me are the fruits of your good Nature, and of your Nobleness, and the Ac∣cess of the new Dignities lately conserred upon you, are the Fruits of your Merits. Fortune was inforced to do you this Honour, or to proclaim Her self an open Enemy to your Vertues. I must beseech you to excuse the boldness which I used
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in my last Letter; the Friendship, and Service which I did bear unto you, did inforce me to de∣mand the Reason of your silence, although I was almost confident you could alleadge a sufficient Excuse to authorize it; but how lawfull soever it were, I was resolved never to leave off Com∣plaining, untill you had vouchsafed some kind An∣swer, and the Assurance of the Continuance of your Affection to Her who is
Madam,
The most humble and the most faithfull of all that honour you, E. D.
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