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Prudential instruction to the poor boys, fitted out by the Corporation of the Marine Society : with moral and religious advice adapted in a sententious manner to their condition and to every one who is a candidate for happiness on Christian principles
Prudential instruction to the poor boys, fitted out by the Corporation of the Marine Society : with moral and religious advice adapted in a sententious manner to their condition and to every one who is a candidate for happiness on Christian principles
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Prudential instruction to the poor boys, fitted out by the Corporation of the Marine Society : with moral and religious advice adapted in a sententious manner to their condition and to every one who is a candidate for happiness on Christian principles

Date1788
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Format
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Dimensions18 x 11 cm
Extent
  • 18 x 11 cm
Language
ProvenanceGift of Osborne & Lillian H. Smith Trust Fund; Purchase
CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131062540695D
Dewey NumberBI HAN
The sea lads trusty companion : being instructions given to the lads and boys assembled at the Marine Society's office in Bishopsgate-Street; waiting 'till commission or warrant officers in the Royal Navy request them as servants, in order to their being bred seamen; also masters in the merchants service, enquiring for boys to serve them as apprentices at sea: comprhending rules of life with regard to moral and religious obligations. With a state of the Society to the 24th Nov. 1778 /cby J.H. Esq
The sea lads trusty companion : being instructions given to the lads and boys assembled at the Marine Society's office in Bishopsgate-Street; waiting 'till commission or warrant officers in the Royal Navy request them as servants, in order to their being bred seamen; also masters in the merchants service, enquiring for boys to serve them as apprentices at sea: comprhending rules of life with regard to moral and religious obligations. With a state of the Society to the 24th Nov. 1778 /cby J.H. Esq
1778
Poor Jack : a true account
Poor Jack : a true account
1861
The story of the peasant-boy philosopher, or, "A child gathering pebbles on the sea- shore" : founded on the early life of Ferguson, the shepherd-boy astronomer, and intended to show how a poor lad became acquainted with the principles of natural science)
The story of the peasant-boy philosopher, or, "A child gathering pebbles on the sea- shore" : founded on the early life of Ferguson, the shepherd-boy astronomer, and intended to show how a poor lad became acquainted with the principles of natural science)
1864
The diamond bracelet of St. Petersburg
The diamond bracelet of St. Petersburg
1855
The cabin boy's companion
The cabin boy's companion
1839
The sea boy's grave
The sea boy's grave
1850
An account of James Covey ; and A Swedish sailor
An account of James Covey ; and A Swedish sailor
1844
An account of the bravery and happy death of James Covey, a British seaman
An account of the bravery and happy death of James Covey, a British seaman
1827
The good boy's soliloquy : containing his parent's instructions, relative to his dispositions and manners
The good boy's soliloquy : containing his parent's instructions, relative to his dispositions and manners
1813
In school and out of school, or, The history of William and John : an interesting tale
In school and out of school, or, The history of William and John : an interesting tale
1827
Moral hints to the rising generation : an epistle of Horace, the second of the first book, applied to the instruction of a son at Winchester School
Moral hints to the rising generation : an epistle of Horace, the second of the first book, applied to the instruction of a son at Winchester School
1783
Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners : in which the principles of politeness and the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, are laid down in a plain, easy, & familiar manner ; to which are annexed, The Marchioness de Lambert's Advice to her son ; and Moral reflections by the Duc de la Rochefoucault
Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners : in which the principles of politeness and the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, are laid down in a plain, easy, & familiar manner ; to which are annexed, The Marchioness de Lambert's Advice to her son ; and Moral reflections by the Duc de la Rochefoucault
1784