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Wilkes's jest book; or the merry patriot. Being a collection of all the choicest bons-mots, puns, Epigrams, Drolle Ries, Songs, and other witticisms. said or written from the year 1764, to the present time, respecting John Wilkes, Esq; and the Ever Memorable No. 45. Together with Many Valuable Original Pieces, Written on purpose for this Work, and never before published. While you read our Patriot's Page, Scorn the Tory's Idle Rage; And with Loyal Whigs combine To read, and smile at ev'ry Line. Sons of Freedom laugh away; Honest Hearts are always Gay.
Date: [1770?]- Books
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The polite politician: or, entertaining correspondent. Being, a collection of original essays, on the most beautiful and entertaining subjects, in prose and verse, (viz.) On Virtue. On Death. An Account of a monstrous Ceyloneze-Serpent, call'd the Anocondo. An Abridgment of that Part of the History of England that relates to the Reformation. The Origin of Love. An Account of a burning Well, at Broseley, in Shropshire. Curious Political Extracts from various Authors, relating to the History of Europe. Mr. Dawke's Account of the Willingham Boy, that had all the Signatures of Manhood, before he was three Years old. A curious Treatise of Birds of Passage, taken from the late Mr. Catesby, F. R. S. Recipes for various Disorders, with some Account of Tar-Water. A remarkable Letter from a Country School-Master to his Mistress. An Abstract of the mechanical Practice of Physic. Cupid's Riddle. A Wish for a Wife. Extracts from Dean Swift, with other curious and entertaining Pieces, never before publish'd. ...
Date: 1751- Books
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Ethic amusements. By Mr. Bellamy. Revised by his son D. Bellamy, M. A. Chaplain Of Petersham and Kew, in Surry.
Bellamy, D. (Daniel), 1687-Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The candid philosopher: or, free thoughts on men, morals, and manners. ...
Lewis, Richard, corrector of the press.Date: 1778- Books
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The entertainer; or, youth's delightful preceptor, containing a collection of the most curious and remarkable pieces of natural and civil history, Poetry, Voyages, Fables, Lives, Travels, Wars, Battles, Sieges, &c. &c. A Compendious History of the Bible, with the Live and Death of Jesus Christ. Accounts of some of the most stupendous Works of Art. Collected from the most eminent Authors, both antient and modern. To which is prefixed, a plan of education, From the Chevalier Ramsay, Author of the Travels of Cyrus. And An Appendix, Containing Rules for Reading and Study, with a Catalogue of such Books as are proper to form the Library of the Gentleman, Lady, Tradesman, &c. From the Learned Mr. Locke. The whole designed not only for the Use of Schools, but also for those who have neither Time to read, nor Money to purchase the larger Works from which those ingenious and instructing Pieces are extracted. By D. Burgess, A.M.
Burgess, D., A.M.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]