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The psalmist's jewel: or, Family companion to the Book of Psalms, &c. Being, a new exposition on All the One Hundred and Fifty: With Poetical precepts from every Psalm. The Whole are faithfully explained from Sacred History, from Verse to Verse, for the Use of all Christian Families, as well as for Lovers of Psalmody in general: With Expositional Notes, referring to all concording Parts of the Scripture. - Also, An Alphabetical Description of Persons, of Places, and of Things mentioned in the Old and New Testament; and of Christ, Poetically. - With a general Calendar for the Adapting of Psalms to all Occasions; The Life of Holy David: And a New Set of Psalm-Tunes, in Three and Four Musical Parts. - With select Hymns, and Doxologies: And a general Key to the Whole, &c. &c. By William Tans'ur, Senior. - Musico-Theorico. Author of The New Royal Melody; The Elements of Musick Made Easy; Musical Dictionary, &c. &c.
Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783.Date: M.DCC.LXVI. [1766]- Books
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The oddity, an humourous poem, being a love letter from a Grub-Street poet to his sweet-heart; consisting of no less than four hundred lines, in one continued rhyme, all ending in ation; in which, only one Word is used twice throughout the whole Poem, and even that, in two different senses. - By Tantarabobus, great grandson to Perriwigdum Funnidos. -
Tantarobobus.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The One thing needful discovered; or, Which is the best religion? Being a serious enquiry what church or communion is best and safest to join with, in order to obtain everlasting life? In which are truly and fairly stated the different principles of most professions in the Church of Christ, viz. that of Rome, England, Presbyterians, Independants, Anabaptists, Quakers, Arians, Socinians, Arminians, Pelagians, Muggletonians, Libertines, Ranters. Adamites, and Seekers: these are sixteen opinions dividing the Church of Christ. In a dialogue between the Bishop of London, and a country farmer. Entered according to order.
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Commercial tables . Exhibiting a View of the Weights, Measures, Coins, and Monies of France, compared and equalized with those of Great Britain. Containing Tables of French and English Weights, - of English and French ditto, - of French and English Cloth Measure, - of English and French ditto, - of ditto . . . ditto . . Dry Measure, - of ditto . . . ditto . . Liquid Measure, - of Coins, - of Money. Exchanges; comprehending Eighty-One different Rates, being all the Variations which occur in the practice of Exchange, from 27 to 32 inclusive, from 1 Livre to 30 Thousand; And a General Table from 40 Thousand to 1 Million. A Ready Reckoner in French Money. A General Table of Duties payable on Goods and Merchandize Imported from France. Forms of Bills of Exchange-French and English. To which is added, an ample Extract from the Commercial Treaty concluded with France the 26th of September 1786, in the French and English Languages. By a British merchant, formerly resident in France.
British Merchant.Date: 1790- Books
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An introduction to arithmetic; containing arithmetical tables; with the most useful Rules in common Arithmetic. Vulgar and decimal Fractions. - --Extraction of the Square and of the Cube Root. Rules for working on the Carpenters sliding Rule, and on Gunters Scale. - --Duodecimals, or cross Multiplication. - --Practical Questions in Mensuration. The Gregorian Calendar; with a perpetuai Almanac. - --A Table for finding on what Day of the Week, any Month begins; also a Table for Planting. A few Forms of Bills and promissory Notes; with a small Collection of miscellaneous Questions. By James Gray, Author of the Concise Spelling Book, for the use of Children.
Gray, James, -1810.Date: [1797]- Books
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The One thing needful discovered; or, Which is the best religion: Being a serious enquiry what church or communion is best and latest to join with, in order to obtain everlasting life: in which are truly and fairly stated the different principles of most professions in the Church of Christ, viz. that of Rome, England, Presbyterians, independants, Anabaptists, Quakers, Arians, Sociniaas, Arminians pelagians, Muggletonians, libertines, ranters, adamites, and seekers: there are the fifteen opinions dividing the Church of Christ. In a dialogue between the bishop of London and a country farmer. Licensed and entered according to order.
Date: between ca. 1740 and 1770?]- Books
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Geography for children: or, a short and easy method of teaching and learning geography: designed principally for the use of schools. Whereby Even Children may in a short Time know the Use of the Terrestrial Globe and Geographical Maps, and all the considerable Countries in the World; their Situation, Boundaries, Extent, Divisions, Islands, Rivers, Lakes, Chief Cities, Government and Religion. Divided into Lessons, in the Form of Question and Answer: With a new general map of the world, the spheres, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the Whole. To which is prefixed, A Method of Learning Geography without a Master, for the Use of such grown Persons as have neglected this useful Study in their Youth. And A Table of the Latitude and Longitude of the most remarkable Places mentioned in this Work.
Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755.Date: 1791- Books
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Ars anatomica: or, the anatomy of humane bodies. In seven books. Representing to the mind a true and compleat idea of the whole humane frame. Deliverd in A Compendious Method. Extracted Out of the Works of the most Learned and Accurate Anatomists, both Ancient and Modern, and reformed according to all the later Discoveries. Illustrated with XXIX anatomical sculptures, engrav'd on copper, with their several Explications. The most compleat Work of this Kind yet publish'd in English. By William Salmon, M.D.
Salmon, William, 1644-1713.Date: MDCCXIV. [1714]- Books
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A godly ballad declaring by the Scriptures the plagues that haue insued whordome.
A. I., active 1566Date: Anno Domini 1566. Nouembris. 25. [1566]- Books
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The herald of love, being a choice collection of valentines and answers, for various trades, &c. With a valentine to a waterman.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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Geography for children; or, a short and easy method of teaching and learning geography: designed principally for the use of schools. Whereby Even Children may in a short Time know the Use of the Terrestrial Globe and Geographical Maps, and all the considerable Countries in the World; their Situation, Boundaries, Extent, Divisions, Islands, Rivers, Lakes, Chief Cities, Government and Religion. Divided into Lessons, by Way of Question and Answer: with a new general map of the world, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the Whole. The fifteenth edition. To which is prefixed, a method of learning geography without a master, for the Use of such grown Persons as have neglected this useful Study in their Youth. and a table of the latitude and longitude of the most remarkable places mentioned in this work. As also a Print of the Orrery.
Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755.Date: [1787]- Books
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Kemmish's Annual-Harmonist; or, the British Apollo; being a complete lyric repository and banquet of amusement: containing the whims of the night and day: with all the monstrous good, and convivial songs catches, glees, duets, &c. sung this season, in the Prisoner, Just in time, Hartford bridge, Pirates, at Vauxhall, Bermondsey Spa, And various other polite Assemblies. Likewise, the president's companion; or, compleat toast-master. For the better encouragement of this work, W. K. offers for the best song, that comes to hand by September, 1793, a silver medal, Value 1d. 1s. - --Second Best, an Annual Harmonist bound in Morocco. - -- Third Best in Calf.
Date: [1793]- Books
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The election. A Quite New Song. Shewing many Things which are now doing, and which ought not to be done. Being a Song very fit to be Sung in all Places where an Election is going on. To the Tune of-Dusky Night.
Date: [1796]- Books
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Bombay church: or, a true account of the building and finishing the English church at Bombay in the East Indies; with a list of the benefactions contributed thereunto, from the year it was begun 1715, To The Year it was Finished 1718: Also the First Rise of the Charity - School Proposed to be Erected There 1719; With a few Remarks on the Indian Letters. By Richard Cobbe, M. A. Late Chaplain to the Honourable East India Company.
Cobbe, Richard.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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A dissertation on miracles: containing an examination of the principles advanced by David Hume, Esq; in an Essay on Miracles: with a correspondence on the subject by Mr Hume, Dr Campbell, and Dr Blair, now first published. To which are added sermons and tracts. By George Campbell, D. D. Principal of the Marischal College, and one of the ministers, of Aberdeen.
Campbell, George, 1719-1796.Date: 1797- Books
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An hymn, To be sung by the charity children belonging to St. Alphage Society, at Clapham Church, Surry, on Sunday next, the 29th of July, 1781; after a sermon preached in the morning by the Rev. Mr. Moore, Minor Canon of St. Paul's, and Lecturer of St. Sepulchre's; for the benefit of the said children. - Prayers will begin at Half past Ten O'Clock.
St. Alphage Society (London, England)Date: 1781]- Books
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Sunday reading. Hints to all ranks of people.
Date: [1795]- Books
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The candor and good-nature of Englishmen exemplified, in their deliberate, cautious, and charitable way of characterizing the customs, manners, constitution, and religion of neighbouring nations, of which their own Authors are every where produced as Vouchers;-Their moderate, equitable, and humane Mode of Governing States dependant on them; - their elevated, courteous, and conciliating Stile and Deportment, on all Occasions;-With, in particular, A true and well-supported Specimen of the ingenuous and liberal manner, in which they carry on Religious Controversy. To which are prefixed, proposals for printing by subscription, Eusebius or, essays on the principal virtues, vices, and passions. With some Account of that Work. By Thomas O Brien Mac Mahon, Author of an Essay on the Depravity of Human Nature, and other Publications.
M'Mahon, Thomas O'Brien.Date: 1777- Books
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The roguish miller; or, Nothing got by Cheating. A true ballad.
More, Hannah, 1745-1833.Date: [1784 - 1807]- Books
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The hampshire tragedy: shewing how a servant maid first robbed her master, and was afterwards struck dead for telling a lie. A true story. Cheap Repository.
Date: [1796]- Books
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An abridgment of the light of the world: containing the conferences which M. Antonia Bourignon had with Mr. Christian de Cort, Late Director of the Isle of Noordstrand, Superior of the Oratory, and Pastor of St. John, at Mechlin. In three parts. To which is prefixed a preface to the unprejudiced reader, of Every Sect and Party. by Joseph Whittingham Salmon.
Bourignon, Antoinette, 1616-1680.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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Priestcraft defended. A sermon occasioned by the expulsion of six young gentlemen from the University of Oxford, for praying, reading, and expounding the Scriptures. Humbly dedicated to Mr. V- C-r and the H-ds of H-s, by their humble servant, the shaver.
Macgowan, John, 1726-1780.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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The foreign travels and dangerous voyages of that renowned English knight Sir John Mandeville. Wherein He gives an Account of Remote Kingdoms, Countries, Rivers, Castles, and Giants of a prodigious Height and Strength. Together with the People called Pigmies, very small and of a low Stature. To which is added, an account of people of odd deformities, some without Heads. - Also dark inchanted Wildernesses, where are fiery Dragons, Griffins, and many wonderful Beasts of Prey, in the Country of Prester-John - All very delightful to the reader.
Mandeville, John, Sir.Date: [1785?]- Books
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The english instructor: or, the art of spelling improved. Being a more Plain, Easy, and Regular Method of Teaching Young Children, than any extant. In two parts. The First, - Containing Monosyllables, expressing the most natural and easy Things to the Apprehensions of Children; with Common Words, and Scripture Proper Names, alphabetically ranged, with their proper Accent, and divided according to the Rules of Orthography. The Second, - Being an Instruction more particularly designed for Children of an higher Class, such as have not only made some Advances in their Reading, but are capable of understanding and applying the Rules there given; and contains Observations on the Sound of Letters, with the Use of true Pointing, and other Things necessary for an English Scholar. To which is added, A Method of Instruction, Out of the Sacred Writings and the Catechism of our Church. The Whole being intermixed with Variety of Exercises in Prose and Verse, adapted to the Capacities of Children, and designed as well to instruct them in the Duties of Religion, as to render the initiatory Part of Education easy, profitable, and delightful. The twenty-third edition, with great improvements, including the supplement, being precepts for children, in initation of Lily's Qui mihi. For the use of schools. By Henry Dixon, School-Master, in Bath.
Dixon, Henry.Date: 1760- Books
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The royal melody compleat: or the new harmony of Sion. In three books. Containing I. A New and Correct, Introduction to the Grounds of Musick, Rudimental, Practical, and Technical. II. A New, and Compleat Body of Church-Musick, adapted to the most select Portions of the Book of Psalms, of either Versions; With many Fuging Chorus's, and Gloria Patri's to the Whole. III. A New, and Select, Number of Services, Chants, Hymns, Anthems, and Canons, suited to several Occasions; and many of them never before printed; Set by the greatest Masters in the World. For Publick, and Private Use. The whole are Composed in Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight Musical Parts, according to the nicest Rules; Consisting of Solo's, Fuges, and Chorus's, Correctly set in Score, for Voices, or Organ: and fitted for all Teachers, Learners, and Musical Societies, &c. With a Preface on Church-Musick, shewing the Beauty and Excellency thereof: and several useful Tables. By William Tans'ur, Senior; Musico Theorico. -
Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783.Date: M.DCC.LXIV. [1764] [1766]