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- 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
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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
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150 totalTHE - 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 and Academies, as well as private persons, who have not an opportunity of perusing the Works of those celebrated Authors, from whence this collection is made. - DIVIDED INTO SMALL PORTIONS, FOR THE EASE OF READING IN CLASSES. - THE LATEST EDITION. - BY J. HAMILTON MOORE, - AUTHOR OF - THE PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AND SEAMAN'S NEW DAILY ASSISTANT.
PREFACE.
THE - YOUNG GENTLEMAN AND LADY's - MONITOR, - AND - ENGLISH TEACHER's - ASSISTANT.
Pursuit of Knowledge recommended to Youth.
Directions how to spend our Time.
Modesty.
Affectation.
Good Humour and Nature.
Friendship.
Detraction and Falsehood
Description
A modest volume assembled for the classroom, this collection gathers excerpts from celebrated moral writers of the early nineteenth century. The pieces are chosen to illustrate clear, courteous expression while reinforcing the virtues of good breeding, religious principle, and thoughtful conduct. Presented in short, easily attainable passages, the book guides students in reading aloud with confidence, encouraging a full‑bodied voice and precise diction.
Beyond language practice, the selections aim to shape young minds with steady, reasoned ideas, steering them away from fanciful romances toward disciplined thought. Teachers can have each pupil read a sentence in turn, rewarding the most articulate speaker, and thereby build both confidence and a habit of elegant communication. The work remains a practical tool for schools and private learners seeking a gentle, principled foundation in English prose and speech.
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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 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
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en
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~14 hours (828K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Stephen Schulze and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Team. Scans courtesy of University of Pittsburg.
Release date
2004-10-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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About the author
John Hamilton Moore
1738–1807
A Scottish navigation teacher and hydrographer, he wrote one of the late 18th century’s most widely used guides for sailors. His books and charts helped shape practical seamanship at a time when long-distance sea travel was central to trade and exploration.
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