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The Emptiness and vanity of a life spent in the pursuit of wordly [sic] profit, ease or pleasure, compared with a life wholly employed in endeavouring to glorify God, and do good to mankind: illustrated in an extract of the life and death of the pious Lady Elizabeth Hastings. With some remarks on the universality of the love of God to mankind.
Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1666 : being the second after bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation 5669 complete: amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex ... whereunto is added the several fairs held in England each moneth this year.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1666- Books
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The Gentleman's new jockey: or, Farrier's approved guide : containing the exactest rules and methods for breeding and managing horses, in order to bring them up in the best manner for profit, pleasure, service or recreation; especially in what relates to racing or running, coursing, travel and war; with directions for heats, dieting, dressing, and the several paces requisite on any of the like occasions. Also approved receipts and remedies for all manner of diseases, sorrances, hurts, or grievances incident to horses, according to the opinions of the best farriers of all ages. With directions for preventing sicknesses and griefs, and the symptoms whereby they are known. : To which is added a second part; containing many rare and new secrets, relating as well to management as cure; and what else may contribute to the advantage of buying or selling; and many other things and matters, highly necessary to be known by all lovers of good horses. With a treatise for curing diseases in cattel added this impression, and divers other rare experiments. Illustrated with sundry curious and necessary cuts.
Date: 1700- Books
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The Gentleman's new jockey, or, Farrier's approved guide : containing the exactest rules and methods for breeding and managing horses, in order to bring them up in the best manner for profit, pleasure, service or recreation : especially what relates to racing or running, coursing, travel and war; with directions for heats, dieting, dressing, and the several paces requisite on any of the like occasions. Also approved receipts, and remedies for all manner of diseases, so[]rances, hurts, or grievances incident to horses, according to the opinions of the best farriers of all ages, with directions for preventing sicknesses and griefs, and the symptoms whereby they are known. : To which is added a second part, containing many rare and new secrets, relating as well to management as cure, and what else may contribute to the advantage of buying or selling; and many other things and matters, highly necessary to be know by all lovers of good horses. : With a treatise for curing diseases in cattel, added this impression, and divers other rare experiments. : Illustrated with sundry curious and necessary cutts.
Date: 1696- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1675 : being the third after bissextile or leap-year and from the world's creation at the spring 5678 years compleat : amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex ... and may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdom.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1675- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1679 : being the third after bissextile or leap-year and from the worlds creations at the spring 5682 years compleat : amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit, and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex ... and may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdom.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1679- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1688 : being the bissextile or leap-year and from the worlds creation at the spring 5691 years compleat : amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit : and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex ... : and may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdome.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1688- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1661, being the first after leap-year, and from the worlds creation according to the best account 5664 : amplified, with many good things, both for pleasure and profit, and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and six minutes above the horizon : whereunto are added the several fairs held in England each moneth this year.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1661- Books
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Pond an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1692 : Being the bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation at the spring 5695 years compleat. Amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit: and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and 6 minutes above the horizon. And may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdom.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1692- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1697 : being the 1st after bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation at the spring 5700 years compleat : amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit, and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and 6 minutes above the horizon : and may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdom.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1697- Books
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Pond : an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1681. Being the first after bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation at the spring 5684 years compleat. Amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit: and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and 6 minutes above the horizon. And may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdom.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1681- Books
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Pond : an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1681. Being the first after bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation at the spring 5684 years compleat. Amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit: and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and 6 minutes above the horizon. And may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdom.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1681- Books
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Pond, a new almanack for the year of our Lord God 1676 : being the bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation at the spring 5679 years compleat : amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit, and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and 6 minutes above the horizon : and may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdom.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1676- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1699 : being the 3d after bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation at the spring 5702 years compleat : amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit, and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and 6 minutes above the horizon : and may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdom.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1699- Books
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Pond : an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1663: being the third after Leap year, and from the worlds creation according to the best account 5666 : amplified with many good things, both for pleasure and profit : and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and six minutes above the horizon : whereunto are added the several fairs held in England each moneth this year.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1663- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1687 : being the third after bissextile or leap-year, &c. from the worlds creation at the spring 5690 years compleat : amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and 6 minutes above the horizon and may serve indifferently for any other place of this kingdom.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1687- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1664 : being bis-sextile or leap year, and from the worlds creation according to the best account 5667 : amplified, with many good things, both for pleasure and profit, and fitted for the meridian of Saffron Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and six minutes above the horizon : whereunto are added the several fairs held in England each moneth this year.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1664- Books
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Pond : an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1669 : being the first after Leap-year, and from the worlds creation at the spring 5672 compleat : amplified with many good things both for pleasure and profit, and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and 6 minutes above the horizon : whereunto are added the several fairs held in England each moneth this year.
Pond, Edward, -1629Date: 1669- Books
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Pond, an almanack for the yeare of our Lord God 1658 : being the second after bissextile or leap-yeare, and from the worlds creation, according to the best account 5662 : amplified with many good things, both for pleasure and profit, and fitted for the meridian of Saffron-Walden in Essex, where the pole is elevated 52 degrees and six minutes above the horizon : whereunto are also added the several fairs held in England each moneth this year.
Date: 1658- Books
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A new introduction to learning; or, a sure guide to the English pronunciation and orthography : in plain prose for the ease, and familiar verse for the pleasure, as well as profit, of the learner. Containing much more on those Subjects than any other Book, in a Method never before attempted; and by which All who can Read may learn, without a Teacher, to Speak and Write English as Correctly as they that have had a Liberal Education. Contriv'd so as to amuse and exercise the Ingenious, improve and delight the Less-Knowing, clearly instruct the Ignorant, and allure Youth to a Love of Learning; tho' chiefly design'd for such Grown Persons as have had but a slender Education, and are desirous of further Improvement. To make it of General Use are added, I. An alphabetical Collection and clear Distinction of above a Thousand Words nearly alike in Sound, but different in Sense and Spelling. II. A large Table of Words, with their Meaning, made different in Signification by adding E Final III. An Explanation of Abbreviations, Notes of Reference, and other Marks which often occur in Books and Writing. By Samuel Hammond, Schoolmaster in Nottingham; Author of the Complete and Comprehensive Spelling-Dictionary.
Hammond, Samuel.Date: [1750?]- Books
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The youth's familiar guide to trade and commerce, as it is now actually practised by the most eminent merchants. Containing Every Thing necessary to be known for carrying on any Branch of Business with Pleasure and Profit. I. The five fundamental Rules of Arithmetic, and the Principles on which they are founded fully explained. II. The Rule of Three, or Doctrine of Proportion, applied to Trade. III. The Rule of Practice, or short Methods of finding the Value of any Quantity of Goods. IV. The Rule of Fellowship, single and double. V. The Doctrine of Exchange; in which the real and imaginary Monies of the principal trading Places in Europe, the Par of Exchange, and the Course or current Price of Exchange, are considered and explained. VI. The Art of Book-Keeping, according to the Ital. Method. Vii. Various Forms of Acquitances and Promissory Notes. Viii. Bills of Exchange, both inland and foreign, with the Manner of noting and protesting them, when Acceptance or Payment is refused. IX. Bills of Parcels, adapted both to retail and wholesale Dealers. X. Bills on Book-Debts. XI. Bills of Lading and Invoices, from real Business. XII. The Business and Duty of a Factor explained. XIII. The Method of doing Business at the Water-Side, with the Manner of entering Goods at the Custom-House inwards and outwards. XIV. The present State of the British Commerce. XV. The Manner of insuring Ships and Merchandise. XVI. The Nature of mercantile Writing explained and illustrated. XVII. Law Precedents useful in Trade and Commerce. XVIII. Foreign Weights and Measures reduced to English. XIX. Questions, for exercising the Mind in the most useful Parts of Arithmetical Computation. The whole laid down in so plain and familiar a Manner, as to render it easy to be attained by the meanest Capacity. By D. Fenning, Author of the Royal English Dictionary, &c. &c. (published by the King's Authority.)
Fenning, Daniel.Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]- Books
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The young gard'ner's director. Furnishing him with instructions for planting and sowing, whatsoever trees or seeds have been thought worthy of care, in a garden or orchard, either for profit or pleasure. Also containing the Culture of them all, after they are Set, or Sown; plac'd in Alphabetical Order. To which is prefix'd some Directions for the Management of Bees; to those that think fit, or have already introduc'd them into the Garden. The Whole being for the most part Experiments, and what are not, are taken from the best Authors, viz. Mr. De la Quintinye, Mr. Evelyn, Solitary Gard'ner, Mr. Meager, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Worlidge, and others. By H. S. Philokepos, Master of the Free-School in East Retford; Author of the (lately publish'd) Greek Grammer.
Stevenson, Henry.Date: [1716]- Books
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Sōmatographia anthrōpinē. Or, A description of the body of man : By artificiall figures representing the members, and fit termes expressing the same. Set forth either to pleasure or to profite those who are addicted to this study. By W.I. printer.
Crooke, Helkiah, 1576-1648Date: 1616- Books
Empty pleasures : the story of artificial sweeteners from saccharin to Splenda / Carolyn de la Peña.
Peña, Carolyn Thomas de la.Date: [2010], ©2010- Books
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The folly and danger of parting with Christ for the pleasures and profits of life. A sermon preached at Kennington-common. By George Whitefield, ...
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770.Date: 1740