A new academy of compliments; or, The complete English secretary: : containing the true act of indicting letters suitable to the capacities of youth and age; relating to familiar conversation between friends and acquaintance, husband and wife, children and parents, masters and apprentices, brothers and sisters, and kindred in general; also, love-letters on all occasions, with others relating to trade and business of all kinds, in an apt, easy, and plain style. Likewise, rules for directing, superscribing, and subscribing of letters; also the titles of persons of quality, and all other degrees. With dialogues very witty and pleasant, relating to love, familiar discourse, and other matters for the improving the elegancy of the English speech, and accomplishment in discourse. To which is added, I. The art of good breeding, and behaviour, with instructions for carving fish, flesh, and fowl, after the new manner. 2. The English fortune-teller, as to what relates to good and bad fortune in maids, widows, widowers and batchelors. 3. Joyful tidings to the female sex. 4. Treatises of moles. 5. Interpretation of dreams. 6. Comical humours of jovial London gossips, in a dialogue between a maid, wife, and widow, over a cup of the creature. With a collection of the newest play-house songs..
Scougal, Henry,1650-1678.
Anderson, George,active 1772,former owner.StEdNL
Glasgow: : [s.n.],
Printed in the year MDCCLXXII. [1772]
Anonymous. By Henry Scougal.
First published in 1669 as 'A new academy of complements'.
ESTC
Contemporary manuscript inscription on the front pastedown "Geo Anderson [?????] [?????]". Extensive manuscript inscriptions on page 136 "[?????] William [?????] Ballantrae Hall Cumberland [?????] Selkirk".
Etiquette
Courtship
Love letters
Songs, English
Scotland Glasgow.