Practical morality, or, A guide to men and manners
Subtitle: consisting of Lord Chesterfield's Advice to his son : to which is added, a supplement containing extracts from various books recommended by Lord Chesterfield to Mr. Stanhope ; Together with the polite philosopher, or, An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others [by James Forrester] ; Dr. Blair's Advice to youth ; Dr. Fordyce On honour as a principle ; Lord Burghley's Ten precepts to his son ; Dr. Franklin's Way to wealth ; And Pope's Universal prayer
Contributors: Lambert, Anne Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de, 1647-1733; La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de, 1613-1680; Forrester, James, d. 1765; Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598; Blair, Hugh, 1718-1800; Fordyce, James, 1720-1796; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Publisher: S. Andrus
Published: 1843
Place of publication: Hartford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Courtesy; Conduct of life
Other titles: Practical morality; Guide to men and manners
Notes: Includes "Advice of a mother to her son" by the Marchioness de Lambert and Maxims and moral reflections by the Duke de La Rochefoucault.