Writing and Drawing Made Easy, Amusing and Instructive / Containing the Whole Alphabet in All the Characters Now Us'd, Both in Printing and Penmanship
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Title: Writing and Drawing Made Easy, Amusing and Instructive

Author: William Chinnery

Engraver: Thomas Hutchinson

Illustrator: James Hulett

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The
Compendious Emblematist;
or

Writing and Drawing made Easy,
Amusing and Instructive.

The Whole Engrav'd by the
BEST HANDS

W. Chinnery
Sec T Hutchinson

Writing and Drawing,
made Easy,
Amusing and Instructive.

Containing

The Whole Alphabet in all the Characters now us'd
Both in Printing and Penmanship;
Each illustrated by Emblematic Devices and Moral Copies,
Calculated for the Use of Schools, and
Curiously Engrav'd, by the Best Hands.

Let every Day some labour'd Line produce
Command of Hand is gain'd by constant use

London.

Printed for and Sold by T. Bellamy, Bookseller at Kingston upon Thames; as also
by most of the Book-sellers and Print-sellers in Town and Country.
According to Act of Parliament
Wm. Chinnery, Senr. Scrip.       T. Hutchinson, Sculp.

SUBSCRIBERS Names.

A.

MR. Thomas Allen

B.
The Rev. Mr. Thomas Bellamy
Charles Betke, Esq.
Mr. R. Bryan
Miss Emma Maria Brocas
Mr. —— Brookes, Surgeon

C.
James Clark, Esq.
Mr. James Comber
Mr. Robert Chambers
Mr. Benjamin Cole

D.
Mr. Charles Delafoss
Mr. Christopher Goddard
Mr. John Frederick Duill
Mr. —— Dupuis

F.
Mr. Charles Fleaureau
Mr. —— Fulling
Mr. —— Faden

G.
Richard Garbrand, Esq.
Mr. John Glover
Miss Jane Gore
Mr. Abraham Goodwin
Mr. —— Garvaise, 4 Books
Mrs. —— Girardot
Mrs. —— Garvaise
Mrs. Judith Garvaise
Mrs. Elizabeth Garvaise

H.
Thomas Howlett, Esq.
Mr. John Halford, 2 Books
Mr. Thomas Hill
Mr. John Hardinge
Mr. William Hamilton
Mr. Thomas Harrache
Mr. Thomas Hemming

I.
Thomas Jones, Esq.

K.
John Kirrill, Esq.
Mrs. —— Knipe, 2 Books

L.
Mr. Thomas Lupton
Mr. Charles Laggatt
Mrs. —— Lawrence
Mrs. Easter Lacam

M.
Right Hon. Lady Betty Montague
Lady —— Musgrove
—— Montague, Esq.
Mr. Henry Morland
Mr. Charles M'Clarren
Mr. Samuel Mettayer
Mrs. Ann Mettayer
Mrs. —— Montague

N.
James Norman, Esq.
Mr. Edward North
Mrs. Anne Norman
Miss Anne Norman

P.

Mr. Francis Pitt
Mr. —— Palmer
Mr. Hinckley Phipps

R.
Mr. William Rose

S.
John Stow, Esq.
Mr. Robert Shepheard
Mr. Duncan Stewart
Mr. —— Sabatier
Mr. James Soleirol
Mrs. Mary Stewart
Mrs. Anne Samson

T.
Mr. —— Tomlinson

W.
Mrs. Grace White
Mrs. Elizabeth Walton
Miss Anne Warren

PREFACE.

THE Usefulness of Books calculated for the Improvement of young People in the Arts of Writing and Drawing, are too evident to need being insisted upon.—We shall therefore only beg leave in a very concise Manner to point out the particular Merits of the Work we here offer the Public.

First, then, it is humbly proposed as an Assistant to School-Masters; for as the greatest Part of these our Moral Copies were first wrote by that able and experienced Penman, Mr. William Chinnery Senior, and engraved from thence by an Artist very eminent in his Way; they will save such Masters the Trouble as well as Time of writing a Variety of Copies for their young Pupils with their own Hands.

Again, this little Book will undoubtedly be found of infinite Advantage to such Persons, as either cannot write at all, or but very indifferently, and have no Opportunity of being instructed by any able Master; for here they will find not only all the Characters made use of in Printing; but those, likewise, in all the Hands that are most useful, and most practised throughout Great-Britain in the Way of Trade and Business.

And, that No One, who may be desirous of Improvement in the two important Branches above mentioned, may want that Aid or Assistance, which this Attempt is so well calculated to afford them, the Editor has set so low a Price upon it, that it will fall within the Compass of almost every one's Purchase:—And it must be acknowledged, by all who are Judges of the Expense of such a Number of Plates, and those, likewise, so well executed, that it is the very cheapest Book of the Kind that has ever hitherto been published.

As to our Ornamental, Emblematic Devices, which we have ventured to call our Drawing-Book, and we hope with some Degree of Propriety, it has One Thing, if Nothing more, to recommend it; namely, that Not One Single Design ever appeared in public before; and we apprehend, that the Whole is exhibited in an accurate and workmanlike Manner:—Such, therefore, as it is, it is freely submitted to the Censure or Approbation of the Public, by

Their Most Obedient Servant,

A

THE
ANT.

DILIGENCE, FRUGALITY.

The Ant.

Who can observe th' industrious Frugal Ant
And not provide in Time for future Want?

Application.

Industry is All in All.

B

THE
Butter-fly.

VANITY and SELF-CONCEIT.

The Butter-fly.

What is the gawdy Butter-fly? . . . At best
A worthless Caterpillar richly drest.

Application.

All is not Gold that glitters.

C

THE
Crocodile.

DISSIMULATION INFIDELITY

The Crocodile.

As the false Crocodile bemoans his Prey;
So weeps the Heir on his Sire's dying Day.

Application.

There is no Foe like a False Friend.

D

The
Dog.

VIGILANCE and FIDELITY.

THE
DOG.

The Dog that's true and watchful in his Kind,
With Love and Gratitude should fire our Mind.

Application.

Adversity is the Touchstone of Friendship.

E

The Eagle.

HONOUR and AMBITION.

THE
EAGLE.

As Eagles, if well taught, ascend the Skies;
So Youth, by Dint of Education rise.

Application.

Manners make the Man.

F

THE
Fox.

HYPOCRISY and PROPHANESS.

The
FOX.

When the Fox preaches, 'tis the Geese he wants:
So Hypocrites for Gain turn formal Saints.

Application.

There is no Guard against an Impostor

G

THE
GRASS HOPPER.

INDOLENCE and INACTIVITY.

The
Grass-Hopper.

In Mirth the Grass-hopper spends all the Spring,
But is a giddy, thoughtless, lazy Thing.

Application.

Indolence is the Inlet to all Misfortunes.

H

THE HEN.

Parental Indulgence.

THE
Hen.

The Hen and ev'ry Bird that flies at large,
Instructs each Female in a Parent's Charge.

Application.

No Nurse like the indulgent Mother.

J

THE
Jay

The
Plagues of Wedlock.

THE
Jay.

The Jay is for his noisy Nonsense priz'd,
But the loud female Tatler is despis'd.

Application.

No Torment like a wedded Shrew.

K

THE
KITE.

Tyranny and Oppression.

The
KITE

As Kites without Remorse devour their Prey;
So Tyrants take their Subjects Lives away.

Application.

Might for the most part overcomes Right.

L

THE
LAMB.

Rural Pastime.

THE
LAMB

The harmless Lamb that in the Meadow plays,
The Picture of true Innocence displays.

Application.

Chearfulness is the constant Attendant on Innocence

M

The
MERMAID

The Fatal Charmer.

THE
MERMAID,

Sweet is the Mermaid's Voice and fair her Face,
But certain Death attends her Soft Embrace.

Application.

Beauty without Virtue is a painted Sepulchre.

N

THE
Nightingale.

The Charms of Solitude.

THE
Nightingale.

When Philomela warbles through the Grove,
All Nature Smiles, and the Whole World's in Love.

Application.

The Charms of Music are irresistible

O

THE
Ostrich.

Parental Negligence.

THE
Ostrich.

The thoughtless Ostrich drops her Eggs, nor cares
Who tramples on, or who her Offspring rears.

Application.

Hard-hearted Parents are worse than Infidels.

P

The
PELICAN.

The true
Patriot.

THE
PELICAN.

The tender Pelican well pleas'd, will bleed,
Whilst her Sick Young Ones on her Vitals feed.

Application.

A good King is the Darling of his Subjects.

Q

The
QUAIL.

Divine Beneficence.

The
QUAIL.

The Jews by Miracle were fed with Quails:
Who prays, and puts his Trust in Heav'n prevails.

Application.

God's Providence is over all his Creatures.

R

The
ROSE

Transient Enjoyments.

THE
ROSE.

The lovely Rose Strikes ev'ry Eye To-Day;
But e'er To-Morrow dawns her Charms decay.

Application.

Beauty is a fair but fading Flower.

S

A
Ship in a Storm

Civil Discord.

A
Ship in a Storm.

As Ships by Tempests driv'n on Rocks are tost,
So Kingdoms are by Civil Discords lost

Application.

Factions too often ruine the most potent States.

T

The
Turtle-Dove.

Connubial
Affection.

The
TURTLE-DOVE.

In constant Friendship and connubial Love,
We learn our Duty from the Turtle Dove

Application.

A virtuous Wife is an inestimable Treasure

V

The
VULTUR.

Violence and Injustice.

The
VULTUR

As greedy Vulturs prey upon the Heart,
So conscious Guilt creates incessant Smart.

Application.

Conscious Guilt is the Emphasis of Hell.

W

The
War Horse.

Courage and Conquest.

THE
War-Horse.

Fearless the War-horse, to the Battle flies,
And Hero-like, or vanquishes or dies.

Application.

The Virtuous Man is always intrepid

X

XERXES.

Pride and Folly.

XERXES.

Xerxes to shew his Folly and his pride,
To bind the Hellespont in Fetters try'd.

Application.

Pride was never made for Man.

Y

Youth.

Harmless Pastimes.

Youth.

As Lands, if unmanur'd, to Ruin run;
So Youth, if once misguided, are undone.

Application.

Ill Habits, once contracted, can seldom be remov'd.

Z

A
ZEALOT.

Papal Barbarity.

A
ZEALOT.

Religion is a pure and Spotless Dame;
But Zeal, misguided, is a furious Flame.

Application.

Bigotry is the Parent of Enthusiasm.

Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious missing periods were replaced.

Subscriber's names, the unusual order of the names was retained. For example, "Goddard" coming before "Duill" and "Faden" coming after "Fulling."

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Table of Contents

- Writing and Drawing made Easy, Amusing and Instructive.

- SUBSCRIBERS Names.

- PREFACE.

- THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE