A grammar of the English tongue, with notes, giving the grounds and reason of grammar in general. To which are now added, the arts of poetry, rhetoric, logic, &c. making a compleat system of an English education. For the use of the schools of Great Britain and Ireland.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persuasion (Rhetoric).

Logic--Early works to 1800.

Logic.

English poetry--18th century.

English poetry.

English language--Grammar--1500-1799.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([6],22,[12],264p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

The second edition, with improvements.

Other Title:

Grammar of the English tongue,

Place of Publication:

London : printed by R. Brugis, for John Brightland. Sold by Mr. Brown and Mr. Tooke at Temple-Bar, Mr. Walthoe and Mr. Ward in the Temple, Mr. Churchill and Mr. Taylor in Pater-Noster-Row; Mr. Child, Mr. Knapton, and Mr. Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Boddington Duck-Lane, Mr. Sprint in Little-Britain; Mr. Phillips, Mr. Strahan, and Mr. Smith at the Royal-Exchange; Mr. Tracey on London-Bridge; Mr. Varnam and Mr. Osborne in Lombard-Street, Mr. Freebairn, in Edinburgh; Mr. Dobson, in Dublin; and other booksellers, MDCCXII [1712]

Notes:

Variously attributed to John Brightland, Sir Richard Steele, and Charles Gildon.

Sig. D2 mis-signed D3, H3 mis-signed H2.

The 22p. section consists of a poem by Mr. Tate entitled 'Upon this noble design of an English education, &c. '.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T193538.

OCLC:

606956071