Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1873 - 256 pages |
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... of the Commonalty , Epistolary Blemishes , Begging - Letters , Guides to Letter - writing , PAGE I 5 7 IO 12 19 28 39 76 84 ΙΟΙ 107 112 132 140 146 159 165 X Contents . Modes of Address and Superscriptions , Imperfectly.
... of the Commonalty , Epistolary Blemishes , Begging - Letters , Guides to Letter - writing , PAGE I 5 7 IO 12 19 28 39 76 84 ΙΟΙ 107 112 132 140 146 159 165 X Contents . Modes of Address and Superscriptions , Imperfectly.
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... writing , in our modern sense of the term , was altogether unknown . To say nothing of the scarcity and cum- brous character of the materials em- ployed for writing , the state of society was such that correspondence ' was not con ...
... writing , in our modern sense of the term , was altogether unknown . To say nothing of the scarcity and cum- brous character of the materials em- ployed for writing , the state of society was such that correspondence ' was not con ...
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... written up- wards of a thousand years before the birth of Christ : And it came to pass in the morning , that David wrote a letter to Joab , and sent it by the hand of Uriah , And he wrote in the letter , saying , Set ye Uriah in the ...
... written up- wards of a thousand years before the birth of Christ : And it came to pass in the morning , that David wrote a letter to Joab , and sent it by the hand of Uriah , And he wrote in the letter , saying , Set ye Uriah in the ...
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... written was subjoined ; and the date always expressed the day , frequently the year , and sometimes the hour . The Romans used no signature or subscription , except when writing to an emperor . There was rarely any address or ...
... written was subjoined ; and the date always expressed the day , frequently the year , and sometimes the hour . The Romans used no signature or subscription , except when writing to an emperor . There was rarely any address or ...
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... written , and the name of the person by whom it was sent , are also frequently indicated at the close , as in the case of Paul's epistle to Philemon , which bears to have been written from Rome 6 to Philemon by Onesimus a servant ...
... written , and the name of the person by whom it was sent , are also frequently indicated at the close , as in the case of Paul's epistle to Philemon , which bears to have been written from Rome 6 to Philemon by Onesimus a servant ...
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addressed Adieu admirable affectionate already referred answer appears Appendix autographs begging-letters believe bless brother business letter celebrated century character characteristic correspondence Countess COUNTESS OF BUTE course daughter Davenal DEAR death Earl effusion Eliza Cook eminent English epistle epistolary father favour feel FRANK SMEDLEY frequently give Grace Greysteel hand handwriting happy heart heze honour hope Horace Walpole husband King Lady Charlotte Bury Lady Duff-Gordon language Laurence Sterne legible letter-writing live London Lord Lordship love-letters Madame de Sévigné Mademoiselle marriage married Mary means mind Miss Montagu mother never obliged person pigtail pleasure poor Pope Postscripts pray present pretty published Queen received remarkable reply Robert Southey Scotland sent signature Sir Walter Scott specimen style tell things thought tion Vincent Voiture Walpole widow wife wish woman words write written wrote young