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The new Pantheon concert. Being a Choice Collection Of the newest songs, sung this and the last season At the Pantheon, Vauxhall, Renelaugh, and other Places of Entertainment, viz. 1. Cold Rainy Night. 2. Saw you my Father? 3. Mackaroni. 4. Phillis. 5. Reflecting Nymph. 6. Lady's Advice to fair Maidens. 7. Happiness. 8. Careless Fair One. 9. Sylvia's Marriage. 10. Lady's Advice to her Lover. 11. Master Tommy's Married. 12. The Answer. 13. Jenny. 14. The False Nymph. 15. Cupid's Recruiting Serjeant. 16. Tea and Brandy. 17. Dido. 18. The Milk Maid. 19. The Thrush 20. Rondeau.
Date: [1773?]- Books
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A new description of Paris: or, the Present State of the French Nation. Giving An Account of their Virtues and Vices, Academies, Dress, Devotion, Levity, Women, Beggars, Writers, Booksellers. Their Diversions, Theatres, Gallantry, Language, Entertainment of Strangers, Lawyers, Pickpockets, Physicians and Quacks. The Court, the Great Men, the King and the Mob. The Tuilleries, Lamps, Chymists, and Clergy. Their Notions of things. Their Houses, Eating-Houses, Liveries. Their Conjugal Affection, Luxury, Vanity, Civility, Garrulity. Their Courts of Judicature. Their Invention, Affection, Labour, Taverns, Climate, Trades-People, Fruit, House-Rent, Taylors, Brokers, Fair of St. Germain. Their Bridges, Buildings, Political Calculations of the Number of Houses, Consumption of Food, &c. In a Letter from a Gentleman at Paris to his Friend in London.
Gentleman at Paris.Date: [1725?]- Books
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The pleasant and delightful history of Dorastus Prince of Sicily, and Fawnia, only daughter and heir to Pandosto King of Bohemia. Pleasant for Age, to shun drowzy Thoughts; Profitable for Youth. to avoid other wanton Pastimes, and bringing to Both a desired Content. A Pleasant Winter Evening's Entertainment. By R. Green, M. A. in Cambridge.
Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.Date: [1750?]- Books
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Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, a plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvii. Shewing, The Cause, Truth, and Manner of the Coming of a Sinner to Jesus Christ; with his Happy Reception, and Blessed Entertainment. Written by John Bunyan, Author of The Pilgrim's Progress. Licensed and Entred according to Order
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.Date: 1707- Books
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Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, a plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvij. Shewing The Cause, Truth, and Manner of the Coming of a Sinner to Jesus Christ: With his Happy Reception, and Blessed Entertainment. Written by John Bunyan, Author of the Pilgrim's Progress. Licensed and Entred according to Order.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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The standing use of the Scripture, to all the purposes of a divine revelation. And more particularly, to patience, comfort, and hope. With the Method, Wisdom, and Advantage of understanding it, and giving it due Entertainment. In several sermons on Rom. xv.4. and Col. iii. 16. By John Guyse, Minister of the Gospel.
Guyse, John, 1680-1761.Date: 1724- Books
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Come and welcome to Jesus Christ or, a plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvij. Shewing, The Cause, Truth, and Manner of the Coming of a Sinner to Jesus Christ; with his Happy Reception, and blessed Entertainment. Written by John Bunyan, Author of the Pilgrims Progress. Licensed and Entred according to Order.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.Date: 1702- Books
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Broderick's medley, or, a compleat collection of songs, with musical, comical and tragical scenes, Together with a Number of Original Prologues and Epilogues, Some of which never appeared in Print. Calculated for the General Entertainment of his respectable Brethren, the Masons, Bucks, Loyal Knights, Albions, Lumber-Troopers, Antigallicans, Celtae-Barians, Gregorians, Purples, Lunarians, Cambrians, True-Britons, And the Publick in General. In the Course of this Work will be given The Irish Wedding, And a Favourite Interlude, called Teague's Ramble to London, As it was performed at the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket. Written and compiled by brother Broderick, No. 5, Ball-Alley, Lombard-Street.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. News writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of staying at Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The story of Will. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of Staying ... Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The Story of Will. Hacket the Enthusiast. With a dedication to the Man in the Moon. By the author of The apology for parson Alberoni; The Dedication to a Great Man concerning Dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of Staying at Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The story of Will. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon. By the author of the Apology for Parson Alberoni; the Dedication to a great man concerning dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Books
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An agreeable criticism, of the City of Paris and the French; giving an account of their present state and condition: their Virtues and Vices. Their Academies. Their Dress, Devotion, Levity. Their Women. Their Beggars, Writers, Booksellers. Their Diversions. Their Theatres. Their Gallantry, Language, Entertainment of Strangers. Their Lawyers, Pick-Pockets, Physicians and Quacks. The Court, the Great Men, the King and the Mob. The Tuilleries, Lamps, Chymists, and Clergy. Their Notions of Things. Their Horses, Eating-Houses, Liveries. Their Conjugal Affection. Their Luxury, Vanity, Civility, Garrulity. Their Courts of Judicature. Their Invention, Affectation, Labour. Taverns, Climate, Trades-People, Fruit. House-Rent. Taylors. Brokers. Fair of St. Germain. Their Bridges, Buildings, &c. Political Calculations of the number of Houses, Consumption of Food, &c.
French gentleman.Date: 1706- Books
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An agreeable criticism, of the city of Paris and the French; giving an account of their present state and condition: their Virtues and Vices. Their Academies. Their Dress, Devotion, Levity. Their Women. Their Beggars, Writers, Booksellers. Their Diversions. Their Theatres. Their Gallantry, Language, Entertainment of Strangers. Their Lawyers, Pick-Pockets, Physicians and Quacks. The Court, the Great Men, the King and the Mob. The Tuilleries, Lamps, Chymists, and Clergy. Their Notions of things. Their Horses, Eating-Houses, Liveries. Their Conjugal Affection. Their Luxury, Vanity, Civility, Garrulity. Their Courts of Judicature. Their Invention, Affectation, Labour. Taverns. Climate. Trades-People. Fruit. House-Rent. Taylors. Brokers. Fair of St. Germain. Their Bridges, Buildings, &c. Political Calculations of the number of Houses, Consumption of Food. &c. Being a translation of an Italian letter, written lately from Paris, by a Sicilian, to a friend of his at Amsterdam. With further remarks upon the French, their Preachers, Authors, &c. By a French gentleman.
French gentleman.Date: [1704]- 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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A new cure for the spleen: being a collection of advertisements, humorous, numerous, curious, farcical, satirical, entertaining, and diverting. Intended for the amusement of the fire side. Many of which were never before printed. To which are added, Christmas-Day Entertainment; a very remarkable Letter of Invitation from a Clergyman; and a Poetical Description of a Busy World. By A.G. Lovefun, Late of Carey-Street, Lincoln's-Inn Fields.
Lovefun, A. G.Date: [1778]- Books
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L'omaggio di paesani al signore de contado, festa teatrale, da representarsi nel Regio Teatro D'Hay-Market, sotto la direzione del Signor Vestris. = The homage, by the tenants to the lord of the manor; A Theatrical Entertainment of Singing and Dancing, As Performed at the King's Theatre, Hay-Market, under the Direction of Signor Vestris.
Date: 1781- Books
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Agriculture considered as a moral and political duty; in a series of letters, inscribed to his Majesty. And Recommended To the Perusal and Attention of every Gentleman of Landed Property in the three Kingdoms, as they are Calculated For the Entertainment, Instruction, and Benefit of Mankind. By William Donaldson, Late Secretary to the Government of Jamaica.
Donaldson, William, -1789.Date: 1775- Books
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Angling sports: in nine piscatory eclogues. A new attempt To introduce a more pleasing Variety and Mixture of subjects and characters into pastoral. On the Plan of its primitive Rules and Manners. Suited to the Entertainment of Retirement, and the Lovers of Nature in rural Scenes. With an Essay in Defence of this Undertaking. By Moses Browne.
Browne, Moses, 1704-1787.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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The life and heroick actions of Frederick III. King of Prussia. From his birth to the present times. Containing All the Military Transactions of Germany from the Year 1740, and including all the Operations of the Campaign of 1757. Published for the Entertainment and Improvement of the British Youth of both Sexes. By W.H. Dilworth, M.A.
Dilworth, W. H.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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The conjurer; or Metamorphoses of Pride and Humility: an humorous Poetical Tale: Intended as a Moral Entertainment for both Sexes in their Youth, as well as a Diversion for Those in Riper Years. Decorated with 23 Copper Plates elegantly Engrav'd. From Study sometimes Thoughts shou'd be unbent, To laugh at Stories - if they're innocent.
Date: [1770?]- Books
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Memoirs of the life of the heroic Frederick III. King of Prussia. Containing all the material transactions of Germany from the year 1740, to this present time. Published for the Entertainment and Improvement of our British Youth, and proper to be read at this Juncture by all Lovers of Liberty and their Country. By W. Salmon, gent.
Salmon, W., gent.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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Britannica curiosa: or, a description of the most remarkable curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain in the several counties, cities, Towns, Villages, &c. the Principal seats of the Nobility and Gentry, Public Buildings, Places of Resort and Entertainment, &c. &c. In six volumes. The second edition. Illustrated with fifty-nine copper plates. ...
Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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The pleasant and delightful history of Dorastus Prince of Sicily, and Fawnia, only daughter and heir to Pandosto King of Bohemia. Pleasant for age, to shun drowzy thoughts; Profitable for Youth, to avoid other wanton Pastimes, and bringing to Both a desired Content. A Pleasant Winter-Evening's Entertainment. By R. Green, Master of Arts in Cambridge.
Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.Date: [1705?]- Books
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The life and heroick actions of Frederick III. King of Prussia. From his birth to the present times. Containing All the Military Transactions of Germany from the Year 1740, and including all the Operations of the Campaign of 1757. Published for the Entertainment and Improvement of the Britain Youth of both Sexes. By W.H. Dilworth, M.A.
Dilworth, W. H.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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The thespian oracle; or, a new key to theatrical amusements. Containing the new prologues and epilogues, with a Select Collection of those celebrated for their Wit, Humour, Beauty, and Entertainment. To which is added, a collection of soliloquies, &c. From the most admired Dramatic Performances: and an introduction on oratory and acting, with rules for acquiring the same.
Date: 1791