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A musical dictionary: containing a full explanation of all the terms made use of in the historical, theoretical, and practical parts of music: Also Explanations of the Doctrines of Ancient Music, and Mathematical and Philosophical Inquiries into the Nature of Sound with regard to Intervals, Concords, and Discords: Together with A full Description of all the various Kinds of Musical Instruments (not contained in any other Dictionary). The whole carefully abstracted from the best Authors in the Greek, Latin, Italian, French, and English Languages, By James Grassineau, Gent. A New Edition, to which is added An Appendix, selected from the Dictionnaire de Musique of M. Rousseau: Containing All the New Improvements in Music since the first Publication of this Dictionary.
Brossard, Sébastien de, -1730.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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Public accounts of services and grants: Shewing How the Money given for each Year has been disposed of; What Parts remain unsatisfied; And The Balance of Overplus and Deficiency. To which is added an introductory preface, To explain particular Parts. And a table of the totals of services and grants, and of the Acts of Parliament passed each year for the Ways and Means: likewise an index to the Sundry Services. By Sir Charles Whitworth, Chairman of the Committee of Supply and Ways and Means.
Whitworth, Charles, Sir, approximately 1721-1778.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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Appendix to Grassineau's Musical dictionary, selected from the Dictionnaire de musique of J. J. Rousseau.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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A parallel between the two trials of Lord George Sackville, lately published. Pointing out their Difference: With Occasional remarks. In which The Evidence and Matter are compared and canvassed, and a Light thrown upon the Whole process.
Date: 1760- Books
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Poems on various subjects. Viz. The nunnery, The magdalens, The nun, Ruins of an abbey, Yarico to Inkle, Il latte, fugitive pieces. By Mr. Jerningham.
Jerningham, Mr. (Edward), 1737?-1812.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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Alonzo; or, the youthful solitaire. A tale.
Nott, John, 1751-1825.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Pictures
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A bittern and one of its feathers. Etching.
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To the associated friends of liberty, at the Feathers Tavern. Gentlemen, a letter of information with respect to a design of petitioning for relief in the matter of subscription to the thirty-nine articles of the Church of England, having lately been dispersed among the members of the House of Commons, I sent my copy to a friend, requesting his opinion of it, which I received in the form of a fable. ...
Date: 1771]- Books
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The humours of Harrogate, described in a letter to a friend, by J. E. Published from an authentic copy of the original manuscript : with notes Descriptive, Historical, Explanatory, Critical, and Hyper-Critical by Martinus Scriblerus.
J. E.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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The conciliad: or The triumph of patriotism. A poem. Translated from the Latin of Tertius Quartus Quintus.
Samson, W., poet.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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The conciliad: or the triumph of patriotism. A poem. Translated from the Latin of Tertius Quartus Quintus.
Samson, W., poet.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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Essays upon natural history, and other miscellaneous subjects, by George Edwards, Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Society of Antiquaries, London. To which is added, a catalogue, in generical order, of the birds, beasts, fishes, insects, plants, &c. contained in Mr. Edwards' Natural history.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: M,DCC,LXX. [1770]- Books
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The life and character of the late Lord Chancellor Jefferys.
Date: MDCCXXV. [1725]- Books
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The beauties of nature and art displayed, in a tour through the world; containing I. A General Account of all the Countries in the World, remarkable for either Natural or Artificial Curiosities; their Situation, Boundaries, Extent and Divisions; their Rivers, Air, Soil, Chief Cities, &c. II. A particular Account of the most curious natural Productions of each Country, in the Animal, Vegetable, and Fossil Kingdoms; of remarkable Mountains, Caverns, and Volcano's; of Medicinal and other singular Springs; of Cataracts, Whirlpools, &c. III. An Historical Account of the most remarkable Earthquakes, Inundations, Fires, Epidemic Diseases, and other public Calamities, which have, at different times, visited the Inhabitants. IV. Extraordinary Instances of Longevity, Fertility, &c. among the Inhabitants; together with an Account of their most celebrated Inventions, Discoveries, &c. V. Particular Descriptions of the most remarkable Public Buildings, and other singular Productions of Art. VI. Curious Remains of Antiquity; remarkable Laws, Customs, and Traditions of the Inhabitants; together with a Summary View of the most extraordinary Revolutions among them. Illustrated and embellished with copper plates. Vol. I.
Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]-64- Books
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The village oppress'd a poem. Dedicated to Dr. Goldsmith.
Robinson, John, active 1765-1771.Date: M,DCC,LXXI. [1771]- Books
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To the associated friends of liberty at the Feathers Tavern. Gentlemen, a letter of information with respect to a design of petitioning for relief in the matter of subscription to the thirty-nine articles of the Church of England, having lately been dispersed among the members of the House of Commons, I sent my copy to a friend, requesting his opinion of it, which I received in the form of a fable. ...
Date: 1771?]- Books
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Strenuous motives for an immediate war against Spain. With a short account of the vigorous war made by King Edward I. for depredations upon his subjects. Mr. Addisons opinion of our trade and commerce. The author's thoughts upon the fatal consequences of losing the present opportunity. Hannibal's speech to the senate of Carthage. And reflections upon the destruction of the Spanish fleet in 1718. Inscribed to the merchants of Great-Britain trading to America.
Date: 1738- Books
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The castrated sheet in the sixth volume of Biographia Britannica, containing a curious letter of Sir Thomas Hanmer, wherin is discovered the first rise of the present Bishop of Gloucester's quarrel with that Bart. about his edition of Shakespeare's plays. To which is prefixed, an impartial account of the extraordinary means employed to suppress this remarkable letter. By a proprietor of that work.
Nichols, Philip, active 1763.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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Rules for the preservation of health : containing all that has been recommended by the most eminent physicians. With The easiest Prescriptions for most Disorders incident to Mankind, through the Four different Periods of Human Life. Being The Result of many Years Practice, By John Fothergill. Dedicated to the College of Physicians.
Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Pictures
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A New Holland cassowary and two enlarged feathers. Etching by P. Mazell after Lt. Watts.
Watts, Lieutenant Watts.Reference: 43174i- Books
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The Complete pocket book; or, Gentleman and tradesman's daily journal, for the year of our Lord 1764. Containing a plain and concise method for keeping account of all monies received, paid, lent, or expended, every day in the year, comprized in fifty-two pages, properly ruled: also, fifty-two pages, ruled for entering all appointments, memorandums, observations, or engagements. Together with the following useful particulars. I. A correct list of the House of Lords and Commons, the King's privy council, secretaries of state, Lords of the treasury, admiralty, and other principal officers at court, with their salaries annexed. II. The state of the national debt, with the annual interest thereof. III. The holidays throughout the year. IV. A list of the lord mayor and court of aldermen of the city of London. V. A list of bankers, with the place of their abode. VI. A tide table shewing the time of high water at London Bridge every day in the year 1764. VII. The places where all the public offices are kept. VIII. Dividend and transfer days. Together with a variety of useful tables, &c.
Date: 1763- Books
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The rival milliners: or, the humours of Covent Garden. A tragi-comi-operatic-pastoral farce. As it is acted at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market. Written by Mr. Drury.
Drury, Robert, active 1732-1735.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]- Pictures
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A falcon or kestrel and one of its tail feathers. Etching by Eliza D.
D., Eliza.Reference: 42942i- Books
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Gisbal, an hyperborean tale: translated from the fragments of Ossian the son of Fingal.
Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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An epistle from Lord Scudamore, in the Elysian Fields, to Velters Cornwall, Esq; representative for the county of Hereford; occasioned by the late duty on cyder, &c.
Date: [1780?]