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Fortune-tellers - Early works to 1800

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    Every lady's own fortune-teller, or an infallible guide to the hidden decrees of fate, being a new & regular system for foretelling future events, Astrology, Physiognomy, Palmistry, Moles, Cards, and Dreams. To which is added a new method of fortunetelling by the dregs of coffee.

    | Date: [1791]
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    The fortune-Tellers: or, the world unmask'd. A medley. Written by Abel Drugger.

    Drugger, Abel, -1772. | Date: [1750?]
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    Aristotle's true fortune-teller, containing a great many rare and true receipts for love. Viz. First, whether a person shall marry or live single. How to make a man or woman love you-how bachelors maids, widows &c. shall see the face of them they shall marry in a drinking glass. The interpretation of dreams. The signification of moles-how to know whether a female be a pure virgin or not-to make an inchanted love ring, to cause one to fall in love with you how to make a true love powder-how to know if a ... his lost his maiden head or not-in what hour you shall find the female fern seed excellent in the way of love-and lastly, love observations on hearing the cuckow song.

    | Date: 1786
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    The Dutch fortune-teller: Discovering XXXVI several questions, which old and young, married men and women, batchelors and maids, delight to be resolved of. brought into England by John Booker.

    | Date: 1723
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