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Reasons against matrimony; being a survey of the isle of marriage. OR, A New and Accurate Description of all the Provinces, Districts, Ports, Towns, Rivers, Policy, and Government, of that vast and populous Country. Containing A particular Account of its various Inhabitants under the following Heads; The Discreet, the Prudes, the Ill matched, the Ill-at-Ease, the Jealous, the Cuckolds, whether Contented, Frantick, Imaginary, or Incredulous; and the Inhabitants of the two little Districts of Divorce and Widowhood; as also some Remarks on the two Islands of Polygamy, and of Love. With Useful Directions and Cautions how to avoid the many dangerous Precipices, Torrents, Morasses and Quicksands, wherewith the Island of Marriage abounds, and wherein so many Thousands who have undertaken the Voyage have miserably perish'd. To which is prefix'd, A Dissuasive from Matrimony, in an Epistle Dedicatory to Caelia.
Date: 1734- Books
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Reasons against matrimony; being a survey of the isle of marriage: or, a new and accurate description of all the provinces, districts, ports, towns, Rivers, Policy and Government of that vast and populous country. Containing a particular Account of its various Inhabitants, under the following Heads: The Discreet, the Prudes, the Ill-Match'd, the Ill-at-Ease, the Jealous, the Cuckolds, whether Contented, Frantick, Imaginary or Incredulous; and the Inhabitants of the two little Districts of Divorce and Widowhood; as also, some Remarks on the two Islands of Polygamy and of Love. With useful Directions and Cautions how to avoid the many dangerous Precipices, Torrents, Morasses and Quicksands, wherewith the Island of Marriage abounds, and wherein so many Thousands who have undertaken the Voyage, have miserably perished. To which is prefix'd, a dissuasive from matrimony, in an epistle dedicatory to Cælia.
Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Books
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Ingenii fructus: or, the Cambridge jests; being youth's recreation. I. containing delightful, choice, and uncommon novels. II. Merry with witty jests, aud Pleasant Tales and Bulls. III. The Cambridge Punns, and Drollery, suitable to Mirthful Entertainment. IV. The Original of the Word Cockney put upon Citizens. The Throwing at Cocks on Shrove-Tuesday. The Original and Reason of Horn-Fair, and Cuckolds-Point. V. The whole Art and Mystery of Love, in Courting Maids and Widows with Success; Nicking the Critical Minute to Crown your Love-Passion, with an Happy Conclusion. VI. New Jests, which may serve for the Witty Man's Companion, the Busie Man's Diversion, and the Melancholly Man's Physick and Recreatien. Calculated for the Meridian of Cambridge-shire, and may serve elsewhere, for the Innocent spending of Winter Evenings. The third edition, with new additions. By W. B.
W. B.Date: 1703- Books
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The new entertaining humorist. Being a collection of miscellanies, in prose and verse amongst which are, the advantages of cheerfulness. The art of happiness. The mock-doctor. Adventures of a tye-wig. A match for the devil. History of the Platonic ladies. The civil husband. The amorous groom. Adventures of an English sailor. The water of folly. The jealous husband outwitted. The curious wife. The merry escape. Justice a-la-mode. History of Tom Wildair. History of the ape of Marseilles. The leaky vessel. The circle of human life. The humorist. Who breaks the ice. The pig. Loves of Ludovico and Honorio. The lyar. The country justice. The power of scolding. The furniture of a beau's mind. The furniture of a woman's mind The fair nun. History of Selim. Riches and glory. Example for married ladies. The merry monarch. The royal cuckold. Story of Charles II. &c.&c.&c.
Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Pictures
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A shell fish, a cow fish and a buffalo trunk fish swimming in the sea. Colour line block after H. Murayama.
Murayama, Hashime, 1879-1954.Date: 1900-1999Reference: 42026i- Books
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The scarborough miscellany for the year 1732. Consisting of original poems, tales, songs, epigrams, &c. Particularly A Description of the beautiful Situation of that Town, and its Diversions. Dialogue on Love. By the Lady **** The Triumphs of Love. By a young Officer. Rebus on Miss M****** Verses extempore. By a Lady. Written on a Lady's Window. By Sir W****. On a Snuff Box. By Parson R*****. The Battle of the Sugar Plumbs. The Lovers Watch. A Song. Verses to a Painter. By A. Ramsay. Miss and the Butter Fly. Written by a Beau, For the Use of the Ladies. Ode on Love. In Answer to a Lady. Song from the French. The Man of Pleasure. By an antiquated Beau. Quid pro Quo, or the Biter Bit. The Italian Revenge, or Obliged Cuckold. The Power of Love. A Song. The Lady and Caterpillar. Rebus on Miss W*******. Matrimony. A Tale. With many other curious and entertaining pieces on great Variety of Subjects.
Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Books
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Ingenii fructus: or, the Cambridge jests, being youth's recreation. I. Containing Delightful, Choice, and Uncommon Novels. II. Merry with Witty Jests, and Pleasant Tales and Bulls. III. The Cambridge Punns, and Drollery, suitable to Mirthful Entertainment. IV. The Original of the Word Cockney, put upon Citizens. The throwing at Cocks on Shrove-Tuesday. The Original and Reason of Horn Fair, and Cuckolds-Point. V. The whole Art and Mystery of Love, in Courting Maids and Widows with Sucess, Nicking the Critical Minute to Crown your Love Passion, with an happy Issue. VI. New Jests, which may serve for the Witty Man's Companion, the Bune Man's Diversion, and the Melancholly Man's Physick and Recreation. Calculated for the Meridian of Cambridgshire, and may serve elsewhere, for the Innocent spending of Winter Evenings. If these Grand Truths don't every Humour fic, Let Pops like me, ne'er nibble more at Wit The sixth edition with new additions. By W. B.
W. B.Date: [1710?]- Books
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The court oracle: a new miscellany. In which are contained, amongst many other curious Things, the following, viz. I. The secret history of that most celebrated prude Skirrissa; wherein the various Stratagems used by Sir Sidrophel with her Father, and their Intrigues to this Time, are amply set forth. Cum multis aliis. II. The Sequel of Tit for Tat. In a Dialogue between a Country Blackbird and a C- Goldfinch. III. The Wife's Revenge; or the impertinent Cuckold; who on Account of his ill Usage became a Prostitute: With their Proceedings at Law, and Seperation by mutual Consent. IV. The Secret History of Montizeuta: Containing an Account of her Amours; particularly with Crackezuma, a grand Scribe: The Discovery of her indecent Behaviour with him; her comical Adventure with a Gentleman at a Country Village, who enjoy'd her by a Stratagem, when she thought to pass undiscover'd; her extravagant Gestures at the Sight of the Corpse of her Paramour, the Scribe, who died of a loathsome Distemper; and her dressing herself in a Widow's Apparel on Account of his Death. V. An Officer and no Soldier. A Poem. Inscribed to the D-s of B-n and A - le. VI. Verses most humbly inscribed to the Right Hon, the Earl of Scarborough, on his resigning his Post of Master of the Horse to his Majesty. Vii. The History of a Knight and no Gentleman. Inscrib'd to Sir R- F-. Viii. A dialogue between two Jews, concerning the bill depending in Parliament for preventing stockjobbing. To which is added, The fair Jewess triumphant: OR Jacob's Folly in Attempting to Wrestie with an Angel.
Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Pictures
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A whale with the head of the Prince Regent spouts two streams inscribed "The liquor of oblivion" and "The dew of favour", referring to his desertion of the Whigs and to favours bestowed on the Tories. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1812.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878Date: 1812Reference: 38413i- Books
Cultures of shame : exploring crime and morality in Britain 1600-1900 / David Nash, Anne-Marie Kilday.
Nash, David (David S.)Date: 2010