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Poor Old Tom Thumb, a centenarian. Stipple engraving by W.N. Gardiner, 1790, after T. Barker.
Barker, Thomas, 1769-1847.Date: 19 July 1790Reference: 2191i
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Poor health : social inequality before and after the Black report / editors, Virginia Berridge, Stuart Blume.
Date: 2003
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Poor law to poverty program : economic security policy in Britain and the United States / [Samuel Mencher].
Mencher, Samuel, 1918-1967.Date: [1967]
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Poor relief and protestantism : the evolution of social welfare in sixteenth-century Emden / Timothy G. Fehler.
Fehler, Timothy G.Date: 1999
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Poor Richard improved : being an almanack and ephemeris of the motions of the sun and the moon.
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Poor relief, welfare and medical provision in Bedfordshire : the social, economic and demographic context, c.1770-1834 / Samantha Williams.
Williams, Samantha.Date: 1998
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Poor House Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England: with floor plan. Photolithograph by W. & A.K. Johnston, 1874.
Date: 1 May 1874Reference: 18432i
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Poor Covent Garden! Or, a scene rehearsed; an occasional prelude, intended for the opening of the New Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, this season.
Date: 1792
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Poor lass zine. Issue #6, Health / [Seleena & Em].
SeleenaDate: 2015
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Poor Jack, or the true and authentic life and adventures of Lieutenant John Trueman; including the story of his friend, Christopher Horam, the Indian governor.
Date: [1795]
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Poor Robin : 1668. An almanack after a new fashion. Wherein the reader may see (if he be not blind) many remarkable things worthy of observation. Being the bissextil or leap-year. Containing a two-fold kalender, viz. The Julian or English; and the Round-heads or fanaticks: with their several saints daies, and observations upon every month. Written by Poor Robin Knight of the Burnt Island, a well-willer to the mathematicks. Calculated for the meridian of Lime house, over against cuckolds-haven; the longitude and latitude whereof is set down in the fore-heads of all jealous pated husbands.
Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698Date: [1668]
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Poor Richard's books : an exhibition of books owned by Benjamin Franklin now on the shelves of the Library Company of Philadelphia / compiled by James Green.
Library Company of Philadelphia.Date: 1990
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Poor Richard revived: being the farmer's diary; or, Barber & Southwick's Albany almanac, for the year of our Lord 1794 ... By Old Father Richard, mathemat.
Date: [1793]
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Poor Richard : the almanacks for the years 1733-1758 / by Richard Saunders [i.e. B. Franklin] ; now containing an introduction by Van Wyck Brooks and embellish'd with illustrations by Norman Rockwell.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.Date: 1976
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Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the bissextile year, 1748. ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. By Richard Saunders, philom.
Date: [1747]
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Poor Job, 1754. An almanack for the year of our Lord 1754. ... Fitted to the meridian of Rhode-Island; but will serve (without any sensible error) in all the adjacent places, even from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By Job Shepherd, philom. [Two lines of verse]
Date: [1753]
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Poor Job, 1753. An almanack for the year of our Lord 1753. ... Fitted to the meridian of Rhode-Island; but will serve (without any sensible error) in all the adjacent places, even from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By Job Shepherd, philom. [Two lines of verse]
Date: [1752]
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Poor Richard, 1739. An almanack for the year of Christ 1739 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of five hours west from London, but may without sensible error, serve all the adjacent places, even from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By Richard Saunders, philom.
Date: [1738]
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Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1753 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. By Richard Saunders, philom.
Date: [1752]
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Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1785 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. By Richard Saunders, philom.
Date: [1784]
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Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1794 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern states. By Richard Saunders, philom.
Date: [1793]
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Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1777 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. By Richard Saunders, philom.
Date: [1776]
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Poor Robin : 1690. An almanack of the old and new fashion. Wherein the reader may see (if he put on a pair of understanding spectacles) many remarkable things worthy of his choicest observation. Containing a twofold kalendar; viz. the Julian, English, or old account, and the roundheads, fanaticks, paper-scull'd, or maggot-headed new account, with their several saints-days, and observations upon every month. Being the second after bissextile or leap-year. Written by Poor Robin, knight of the Burnt-Island, a well-willer to the mathematicks.
Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698Date: 1690
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Poor Robin 1669 : an almanack after a new fashion : wherein the reader may see (if he be not blind) many remarkable things worthy of observation : being the first after bissextile, or leap-year : containing a two-fold kalendar, viz. the Julian, or English, and the roundheads, or fanaticks : with their several saints days, and observations upon every moneth / written by Poor Robin.
Poor RobinDate: [1669]
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Poor Robin, 1667. : An almanack after a new fashion. Wherein the reader may see (if he be not blind) many remarkable things worthy of observation. Being the third after bissextil [sic] or leap-year. Containing a two-fold kalender viz the Julian or English; and the round-head or fanaticks: with their several saints daies, and observations upon every month. In a more exact method then heretofore. / Written by Poor Robin knight of the burnt island, a well-willer to the mathematicks. Calculated for the meridian of Saffron-Walden, where the May-pole is elevated (with a plumm cake on the top of it) 5 yards 3/4 above the market-cross.
Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.Date: [1667]

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Poor Old Tom Thumb, a centenarian. Stipple engraving by W.N. Gardiner, 1790, after T. Barker.

Poor health : social inequality before and after the Black report / editors, Virginia Berridge, Stuart Blume.

Poor law to poverty program : economic security policy in Britain and the United States / [Samuel Mencher].

Poor relief and protestantism : the evolution of social welfare in sixteenth-century Emden / Timothy G. Fehler.

Poor Richard improved : being an almanack and ephemeris of the motions of the sun and the moon.

Poor relief, welfare and medical provision in Bedfordshire : the social, economic and demographic context, c.1770-1834 / Samantha Williams.

Poor House Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England: with floor plan. Photolithograph by W. & A.K. Johnston, 1874.

Poor Covent Garden! Or, a scene rehearsed; an occasional prelude, intended for the opening of the New Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, this season.

Poor lass zine. Issue #6, Health / [Seleena & Em].

Poor Jack, or the true and authentic life and adventures of Lieutenant John Trueman; including the story of his friend, Christopher Horam, the Indian governor.

Poor Richard's books : an exhibition of books owned by Benjamin Franklin now on the shelves of the Library Company of Philadelphia / compiled by James Green.

Poor Richard revived: being the farmer's diary; or, Barber & Southwick's Albany almanac, for the year of our Lord 1794 ... By Old Father Richard, mathemat.

Poor Richard : the almanacks for the years 1733-1758 / by Richard Saunders [i.e. B. Franklin] ; now containing an introduction by Van Wyck Brooks and embellish'd with illustrations by Norman Rockwell.

Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the bissextile year, 1748. ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. By Richard Saunders, philom.

Poor Job, 1754. An almanack for the year of our Lord 1754. ... Fitted to the meridian of Rhode-Island; but will serve (without any sensible error) in all the adjacent places, even from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By Job Shepherd, philom. [Two lines of verse]

Poor Job, 1753. An almanack for the year of our Lord 1753. ... Fitted to the meridian of Rhode-Island; but will serve (without any sensible error) in all the adjacent places, even from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By Job Shepherd, philom. [Two lines of verse]

Poor Richard, 1739. An almanack for the year of Christ 1739 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of five hours west from London, but may without sensible error, serve all the adjacent places, even from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By Richard Saunders, philom.

Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1753 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. By Richard Saunders, philom.

Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1785 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. By Richard Saunders, philom.

Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1794 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern states. By Richard Saunders, philom.

Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1777 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. By Richard Saunders, philom.