Examples

Here are two examples of cursive writing that use a style that's very similar to the style that we have learned.

They come from Samuel Holbrook's copy book, composed between June and September 1776 in Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusetts (Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University).

Precept I.
In Things of Moment on thy Self depend
Nor trust too far thy Servant or thy Friend,
With private Views thy Friend may promise fair
And Servants very seldom prove sincere.

Precept II.
What can be done, with Care perform to Day,
Dangers, unthought of, will attend Delay,
Your distant prospects all precarious are,
And Fortune is as fickle as she's fair.

Here is another example of how cursive looks when written carefully by someone who has been writing for some years (courtesy of The Graphics Fairy).

'Tis one of morn, the silent hour
When sprites and spirits glide around,
When fairies sport in forest bower,
And moonlight silvers o'er the ground;

We don't have capital letters in this course, but you can find capital letters that you can use in the Chancery book, which is available on the website. When we do make a book that has the capital letters, it will be in a separate series of lessons that will come as a second part in the cursive course.