Withy, N. (Nathan).
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An admonition to the watermen Particularly to those who use the Rivers Severn and Wye, not to curse their Eyes and limbs - Tune, Death and the Lady. Wrote Nov. 5, 1786, by N. Withy. To which will be added, The Author's Fare-Well to Oxford, and a Letter to his wife.
Withy, N. (Nathan).Date: 1786?]- E-books
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Miscellaneous poems on the following subjects . I. A Sundays dialogue between a church-yard and part of the congregation. II. A Dialogue between Age, Youth and Time. III. On the Vicissitudes of Human Life. IV. On Time Past. V. On Time Present. VI. An Elegy on the late Lord Lyttelton. Vii. Industry and Sloth. A Fable. Viii. The Pence Table turned into a Song. IX. The Multiplication Table also turned into a Song. X. All the rules of reduction of vulgar fractions served in the same Manner, for the Benefit and Instruction of Young Arithmeticians. To which is added Britannia weeping for the loss of her children. A Moral Song. The fourth edition, with alterations and additions. By Nat. Withy.
Withy, N. (Nathan).Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- E-books
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Dialogue between a prisoner in his solitary cell, and the angel of death . By N. Withy. A view of the cells in Gloucester county gaol was the occasion of writing this pamphlet.
Withy, N. (Nathan).Date: 1795- E-books
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The history of England , from the Norman conquest to the present time; or, a tragi-comic song, in four parts, to the tune of - When Troy town for ten years war, &c. AN Useful, Instructive, and Diverting Lesson for those who have not Time to read Large Books. He that delights in Hist'ry, soon may find Something to please, and edify the Mind. A true Historic Tale, when rightly told, Will please the Young, and can't displease the Old: Such is my Theme, 'tis founded on the Truth, Meant chiefly to persuade vain thoughtless Youth To let the Hist'ry of strange Lands alone, Till they get thorough Masters of their own: This my Advice -- and he that likes to look At what I've done, pays Three-Pence for this Book; And when he's learn'd the Song through ev'ry Part, And can with Ease repeat it all by Heart, If it should chance to enter in his Thought That its too dear, I'll give him back a Groat. To which is added, the multiplication table in a song. By N. Withy, of Hagley, Worcestershire.
Withy, N. (Nathan).Date: 1785- E-books
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Farewell to London A satirical poem. By N. Withy, the wandering bard. To which is now added, a love letter. Likewise, a song, adapted to the ingenious Mr. Shore, a blind boy of Dudley.
Withy, N. (Nathan).Date: MDCCCX. [1790]