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The mistake. A comedy. By Sir John Vanbrugh. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-book, By Permission of the Manager. The Lines distinguished by inverted Commas, are omitted in the Representation; and those printed in Italics are the Additions of the Theatre.
Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726.Date: MDCCXCVI. [1796]- Books
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The royal convert. A tragedy. By Nicholas Rowe, Esq. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-book, By Permission of the Manager. The Lines distinguished by Inverted Commas, are omitted in the Representation; and those printed in Italics are the Additions of the Theatre.
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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Memoria technica: or, a new method of artificial memory, applied to and exemplified in chronology, history, geography, astronomy. Also Jewish, Grecian and Roman Coins, Weights and Measures, &c. With tables proper to the respective Sciences; and Memorial Lines adapted to each Table. By Richard Grey, D. D Rector of Hinton in Northamptonshire.
Grey, Richard, 1694-1771.Date: 1732- Books
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Cymon. A dramatic romance. The music by Mr. Arne. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-book, By Permission of the Manager. The Lines distinguished by inverted Commas, are omitted in the Representation; and those printed in Italics are the Additions of the Theatre.
Garrick, David, 1717-1779.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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Memoria technica; or, a new method of artificial memory: applied to, and exemplified in, chronology, history, geography, astronomy: also, Jewish, Grecian, and Roman Coins, Weights, and Measures, &c. With Tables Proper to the respective Sciences; and Memorial Lines Adapted to each Table. By Richard Grey, D. D. Rector of Hinton, in Northamptonshire.
Grey, Richard, 1694-1771.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
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Albina, Countess Raimond. A tragedy. By Mrs. Cowley. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Hay-Market. Regulated from the prompt-book, By Permission of the Managers. The Lines distinguished by double inverted Commas, are omitted in the Representation; and those printed in Italics are the Additions of the Theatre.
Cowley, Mrs. (Hannah), 1743-1809.Date: 1797- Books
Malaria and the engineer : a treatise for technical students / prepared by the Committee on Sanitary Engineering of the National Malaria Committee.
National Malaria Committee. Committee on Sanitary Engineering.Date: 1922- Books
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Wit a-la-mode. Or, pithy questions to prevent dulness in modern conversation. Humbly Dedicated to all the Coxcombs in the Cities of London and Westminster. By Jasper Quibble, Esq; Doctor of Nonsense in Covent-Garden. My Lines are dull; tho' they may chance to hit, When they're enliven'd by my Reader's Wit.
Quibble, Jasper.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The description and use of a case of mathematical instruments; Particularly Of All The Lines contained on the Plain Scale, the Sector, the Gunter, and the Proportional Compasses. with a practical application, exemplified in many useful cases of geometry and plain and spherical trigonometry. The whole illustrated by copper-plate figures. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: [1760?]- Books
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The psalter in its original form: or the book of psalms reduced to lines, In an Easy and Familiar Style, and a kind of Blank Verse of Unequal Measures, Answering for the most part to The Original Lines, As supposed to contain each A Sentence, or some Entire Part of one. With Arguments pointing out the general Design of each Psalm; and With Notes, accounting for some Passages in the Translation; Opening and explaining also, in some Places, The Prophetic Views. To which is added, A like Plain Translation of The Last Words of David, with Notes. By the author of Thoughts on the Hebrew titles of the psalms.
Date: M.DCC.LIX. [1759]- Books
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The life and death of David Garrick, Esq. the celebrated English Roscius. In which his great powers both in tragedy and comedy are considered, and Messrs. Alleyn, Mohun, Hart, Nokes, Leigh, Betterton, Wilks, Cibber, and Barry, compared with Mr. Garrick. Also Churchill's beautiful Character of Mr. Garrick. Lines from Sheridan's Monody on the Death of Mr. Garrick, as spoken by Mrs. Yates, at Drury-Lane Theatre. Prize Monody on the Death of Mr. Garrick, for the Vase at Bath Easton, by Miss Seward. Extract from Thespis; or a Critical Examination into the Merits of the Performers of Drury-Lane Theatre. Mr. Garrick's celebrated Speech on retiring from the Stage, in 1776. The Procession and Ceremony at his Funeral. Substance of his Will. His best Prologues and Epilogues. Part of the Ode and Songs written by Mr. Garrick for the Jubilee at Stratford upon Avon. Epitaph written by Mr. Garrick at his Friend Mr. Henry Hoare's, of Stourhead, Wilts. Anecdote of Mrs. Garrick and Lady Burlington. Also anecdotes Bon Mots, &c. Of Garrick, Quin, Foote, Mrs. Woffing. Ton, and many other Theatrical Performers. To which is added, The life of Edward Alleyn, The celebrated Comedian in the Reigns of Q. Elizabeth and James the First, Founder of Dulwich College, and who was called the Roscius of his Time. Also a curious Anecdote of Alleyn, Shakespeare, and Ben Jonson. By an old comedian.
Old Comedian.Date: 1779- Videos
A world without rules.
Date: 1998- Videos
Betrayals.
Date: 1998- Books
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The lady's last stake; or, the wife's resentment. A comedy, by Colley Cibber, Esq. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-book, By Permission of the Manager. The Lines distinguished by inverted Commas, are omitted in the Representation; and those printed in Italics are the Additions of the Theatre.
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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The peerage of England; containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of England, Now existing, either by Tenure, Summons or Creation: Their Descents and Coblateral Lines: Their Births, Marriages, and Issues: Famous Actions both in War and Peace: Religious and Charitable Donations: Deaths, Places of Burial, Monuments, Epitaphs: And many valuable Memoirs never before printed. Also Their Paternal Coats of Arms, Crfsts, and Supporters, curiously engraven on Copper Plates. Collected from Records, Old Wills, Authentick Manuscripts, our most approv'd Historians, and other Authorities. By Arthur Collins, Esq; ...
Collins, Arthur, 1682?-1760.Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]- Books
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The peerage of England; containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of England, Now existing, either by Tenure, Summons or Creation: Their Descents and Collateral Lines: Their Births, Marriages, and Issues: Famous Actions both in War and Peace: Religious and Charitable Donations: Deaths, Places of Burial, Monuments, Epitaphs: And many valuable Memoirs never before printed. Also Their Paternal Coats of Arms, Crests, and Supporters, curiously engraven on Copper Plates. Collected from Records, Old Wills, Authentick Manuscripts, our most approv'd Historians, and other Authorities. By Arthur Collins, Esq; ...
Collins, Arthur, 1682?-1760.Date: MDCCXLI [1741]- Books
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The peerage of England; containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of England, now existing, either by Tenure, Summons, or Creations: Their Descents and Collateral Lines: Their Births, Marriages, and Issues: Famous Actions both in War and Peace, Religious and Charitable Donations: Deaths, Places of Burial, Monuments, Epitaphs. And many valuable Memoirs never before printed. Also Their Paternal Coats of Arms, Crists, Supporters and Motto's Curiously engraven on Copper Plates. Collected from Records, Old Wills, Authentick Manuscripts, our most approv'd Historians, and other Authorities, which are Cited. By Arthur Collins, Esq; ... . Part I.
Collins, Arthur, 1682?-1760.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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The epitaph-Writer; consisting of upwards of six hundred original epitaphs, moral, admonitory, humorous, and satirical; Numbered, classed, and arranged, on a new plan, chiefly designed for those who write or engrave inscriptions on tomb-stones. Part I. Contains general epitaphs of two and four Lines each. Part II. epitaphs on various characters and relations in life, as Fathers, Mothers, Husbands, Wives, Young Men, Young Women, Infants, and a great Variety of moral and religious Characters. Part III. Humorous and Satirical Epitaphs, designed as Satires on vice and folly. To which is prefixed, an essay on epitaph-writing. By John Bowden.
Bowden, John, of Chester.Date: 1791- Books
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Perspective made easy: or, a new method for practical perspective. Shewing the use of a new-invented senographical protractor; so easy, that a Person, tho' an intire Stranger to Perspective, may, by Reading a few Lines, become Master of the Instrument, without the help of a Master. It's Useful in taking the Perspective Draughts of Towns, Countrys, Houses, and Gardens, or any Objects whatever; much easier than what has hitherto been Practised. With several useful Examples in Practical Perspective. together with the draughts of several remarkable places, in and about the cities of Bristol and Bath; in twenty-six copper plates. By William Halfpenny.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]- Books
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The angler's museum; or, the whole art of float and fly fishing. Containing, I. The Nature and Properties of Fish in general. II. Rules and Cautions to be observed by young Anglers. III. The Choice and Preparation of Rods and Lines. IV. Of Float-Fishing, and of live and dead Baits. V. Of Fly-Fishing, and the Preparation of artificial Flies. VI. An Account of the different Sorts of Fish, their Haunts, spawning Times, and Seasons to angle for them. Vii. An Account of some of the principal Sea Fish, their Nature, Qualities, and Manner of catching them, &c. Viii. Particulars respecting the Laws and Customs of Angling. The whole carefully collected from actual experience.
Shirley, Thomas.Date: [1784?]- Books
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The angler's museum; or, the whole art of float and fly fishing. Containing, I. The Nature and Properties of Fish in general. II. Rules and Cautions to be observed by young Anglers. III. The Choice and Preparation of Rods and Lines. IV. Of Float-Fishing, and of live and dead Baits. V. Of Fly-Fishing, and the Preparation of artificial Flies. VI. An Account of the different Sorts of Fish, their Haunts and spawning Times, and Seasons to angle for them. Vii. An Account of some of the principal Sea Fish, their Nature, Qualities, and the Manner of catching them, &c. Viii. Particulars respecting the Laws and Customs of Angling. The whole carefully collected from actual experience, by Thomas Shirley.
Shirley, Thomas.Date: [1784?]- Books
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The angler's museum; or, the whole art of float and fly fishing. Containing, I. The Nature and Properties of Fish in general. II. Rules and Cautions to be observed by young Anglers. III. The Choice and Preparation of Rods and Lines. IV. Of Float-Fishing, and of live and dead Baits. V. Of Fly-Fishing, and the Preparation of artificial Flies. VI. An Account of the different Sorts of Fish, their Haunts, Spawning Times, and Seasons to angle for them. Vii. An Account of some of the Principal Sea Fish, their Nature, Qualities, and Manner of catching them, &c. Viii. Particulars respecting the Laws and Customs of Angling. The whole carefully collected from actual experience. The second edition. To which is prefixed the sermon of St. Anthony, To A Miraculous Congregation Of Fishes.
Shirley, Thomas.Date: [1784?]- Books
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The universal fortune teller: or, Mrs. Bridget's (commonly called the Norwood Gipsey) golden treasury explained. Containing I. The whole art of fortune telling by the Planets, Cards, Dice, &c. II. A true Interpretation of all kind of Dreams. III. The Art of Palmestry or Prognostication by the Lines of the Hand. IV. A brief Prognostication concerning Children born on any Day of the Week. V. Explanations to the following among many other Questions, viz. Contracting Marriage, getting into Place, recovery of Health and lost Goods, return of absent Lovers, and the succeeding of almost every undertaking in Life. VI. Several other valuable things equally useful, and entertaining; too numerous to be mentioned in a Title Page, adorn'd with proper Cuts. By Mrs. Bridget, who followed the above Art upwards of 60 Years, and the Manuscript was found conceal'd in an old Rag, in the Thatch of her Hut in Norwood. To which is added another valuable manuscript, written by the noted Dr. Guthrie, (commonly called the Old Bailey Fortune Teller.)
Bridget, Mrs.Date: [1790?]- Books
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A collection of poems and letters. Poems, &c. 1. An Ode from Sans Souci, characteristic of the late Northern Potentaete, with Annotations by Machiavel in the Shades. 2. Lines on the death of Infants, &c. 3. A Father's Soliloquy over a Sleeping Child, before his going to Prison. 4. Verses on the Death of a Son four Years old. 5. On the late Fast for National Sins, &c. 6. On the French Standards hung up at St. Paul's. Letters. 1. On German Electors and Princes Hiring out their Subjects for Soldiers. 2. An Account and Defence of the Author's Publications in Support of Universal Redemption, and of his Objections to an exclusive Priesthood. 3. A short View of the Signs of Times, drawn from a larger Work on the Numbers in the Law, the Prophets, and the Gospel. 4. A Letter on the Military Profession to a Gentleman, who, from Doubt and Fear of its being inconsistent with his Christian Profession, resigned his Commission. 5. A Letter on the present Rage for Fragments of Prophecies, not founded on Scripture, but on Conjectures and Probalities; in which, the late Mr. Toplady's Prophecy of Christopher Love, given by the late Dr. Gifford, Librarian to the British Museum, is considered; with some Notice of the Bishops of Llandaff and Rochester.
Clarke, Richard, 1723-approximately 1780.Date: [1795?]- Books
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The sector and plain scale, compared. Containing I. The Description of all the Lines upon the Sector and plain Scales. II. The true use of the Sector made plain and easie in several Geometrical Problems, and in all the Cases of right lin'd Trigonometry. III. All the preceeding Geometrical Problems, and Cases of right lin'd Trigonometry compared by the plain Scale, and proved by Mr, Gunter's Scale. IV. All the preceeding Cases of right lin'd Trigonometry, performed Arithmetically, with out the Help of any sort of Tables. Unto which is annexed, so much of decimal arithmatick, and the Extraction of the square Root, as is necessary for the working of arithmetical trigonometry. By Roger Rea, N. P. Phl.
Rea, Roger.Date: [1717]