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The honey-suckle; consisting of original poems, epigrams, songs, tales, odes, and translations. By a society of gentlemen, among many other pieces contain'd in this volume, are the following: the proper time for love; or, nothing out of season. Truth in a widow's tears. The country life. An epitaph on a barber's boy. Matrimony no cure for the eyes. A tale. A woman's reason for cuckoldom. The cast-off mistress; or, A meal by chance. The resurrection; or, life consists in motion. An ode on the marriage of the prince of orange. what you give to the poor, you lend to the Lord. Custom no law; or, a woman's title to the breeches. The toper's consession; or, an experiment try'd. The comparison, chuse which you will. On the restoration of King Charles II. Cupid's riddle. The honey-suckle and bee. Twas i, or the mulberry-tree. A tale. The poet, the beau, and the lady. The forward-sinners; or, the devil saved trouble. The popish Priest and the devil. The flea of taste. A fable, in imitation of Mr. Gay. The hern. A fable. The old man's almanack. A Tale. Little dogs have long tails. Necessity the mother of invention. Manners make the man. An epistle to the honourable John Barber, Esq; late Lord mayor of the city of London. A druryan pastoral. An elegy on the flea of taste. Modesty in disgrace; or, Assurance the way to win a woman. Polly and Pugg; or, The fate of favourites. The modern fine gentleman. Warm quarters in the winter. The weighty fryar; or, a cargo of sins thrown over-board. Ut pictura pe̲fis erit.
Society of Gentlemen.Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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Every man his own letter-writer: or, the new and complete art of letter-writing made plain and familiar to every capacity. Containing a collection of upwards of two hundred original letters, On the most interesting, important, and instructive Subjects, and adapted for general Use and Benefit, by directing every Person to indite Letters, without any other Assistance, on all the various Occasions of Life. But more particularly on the following Heads, viz. Adversity, Advice, Affection, Ambition, Anger, Avarice, Benevolence, Business, Centure, Charity, Confidence, Condolance, Courtship, Dependance, Diligence, Duty, Education, Emulation, Excellence, Fame, Fidelity, Flattery, Folly, Friendship, Frugality, Generosity, Gratitude, Guilt, Happiness, Honour, Hope, Humanity, Indiscretion, Indolence, Integrity, Industry, Justice, Learning, Love, Marriage, Modesty, Moderation, Morality, Negligence, Passion, Patience, Peevishness, Piety, Pleasure, Politeness, Pride, Prodigality, Prudence, Reproof, Religion, Retirement, Secrecy, Shame, Sobriety, Solitude, Temptation, Trade, Truth, Variety, Vice, Virtue, Understanding, Wisdom, Wit, Letter-Writing. To which is added, A Collection of Complimentary Cards, with Directions for addressing Persons of all Ranks and Conditions. Likewise a new System of English Oratory, containing the Art of speaking in Public with Propriety and Elegance. Also The Art of pleasing in Conversation, with Rules and Maxims to form the polite and entertaining Companion. To which are prefixed, A Plain and Familiar Grammar, or an easy Guide to the Knowledge of the English Tongue. With general Directions for writing Letters to all Ranks of People. The Whole adapted to the Genius, Taste, and Manners of the present Times, and containing a greater Number of Original Letters than were ever published in a single Collection before. By the Reverend James Wallace, D.D. and Charles Townshend, A.M.
Wallace, James, D.D.Date: [1782?]- Pictures
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A young woman, taken by surprise, covers her breasts. Stipple engraving with etching by W. Roffe after C.-M. Dubufe.
Dubufe, Claude-Marie, 1790-1864.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 673009i- Books
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The man of manners: or, plebian polish'd. Being plain and familiar rules for a modest and genteel behaviour, on most of the ordinary occasions of life. Whereby the many Vanities, Weaknesses and Impertinences incident to Human Nature, (which expose Persons to Contempt and Ridicule) may be easily avoided. Written chiefly for the Use and Benefit of Persons of Mean Births and Education, who have unaccountably plung'd themselves into Wealth and Power. The Manner of walking the Streets and other Publick Places. The usual Salutations and Greetings, down from the Complaisant Grin and Sneer of Quality, to the honest Porterly How-D'ye; or the more homely Civility, How fares your best Body? The Manner of a City Family's sitting at Dinner. Wholesale Traders, great Money-Jobbers and other rich Plodders, their Sentiments of Breeding and Good Manners. Common Conversation a meer Comedy. Rules recommended to Preachers for a modest and courtly Behaviour towards the Beau Monde. Scandalous Indecencies at Churches in Time of Divine Service; a Misfortune to the Church of England, that Farinelli and Senesino were not bred Protestants. Rudeness of the Cockaded Gentry to modest Tradesmen. Blazing Beaus of the Towns, indebted for every Article of their wearing Apparel, from the Crowns of their Head, to the Soles of their Feet, except the Bath Metal Buttons at their Shirt-Sleeves. The Irishman's Caution and Modesty, in refusing to look at the Corpse of his dead Countryman, on Account of his having a Stinking Breath when living. Street Hunchers, Jostlers, and Coach-Splashers, taken Notice of. A notable Verbal Encounter between two Ladies, that deal in Fresh Cod and Live Lobsters. With variety of other Matters, Moral, Serious and Comical.
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1737?]- Books
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An essay upon something: or something of an essay. Being a full and compleat answer to all that has been, or can be published by the infamous, knitty, lousy, shabby, scabby, paultry, insignificant, venemous, billingsgate, pickpocket son-of-a-whore Caleb D'Anvers Esq; By Timothy Scrub, of Rag-Fair, Esq;
Scrub, Timothy.Date: 1731- Books
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De morbis fœmineis, The womans counsellour: or, The feminine physitian, enlarged : Modestly treating of such occult accidents, and secret diseases, as are incident to that sex, which their too much modesty, too often to their sorrow, causes them to conceal. Discere quæ puduit, scribere jussit, &c. Also a supplement touching agues and feavers, usefully applicable to both sexes. Whereunto is added, The mans counsellonr [sic], healing of ruptures, and particular diseases belonging to men. The fourth edition. By R. Turner. Philomath.
Massaria, Alessandro, 1510-1598Date: 1686- Pictures
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A woman giving birth aided by a surgeon who fumbles beneath a sheet to save the lady from embarassment. Wood engraving after a woodcut, 1711.
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The curious history on several occasions, being part of the works of that noted poet Claudero, son of Nimrod the mighty hunter, and late secretary to the Chevalier Taylor, His Majesty's oculist, and Ophthalmiater Pontifical, Imperial and Royal, to all the Crowned Heads and Sovereign Princes in Europe, Noble and Citizen of Rome.
Claudero, approximately 1730-approximately 1790.Date: [1790?]- Pictures
The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by N. de Bruyn, 1622.
Bruyn, Nicolaes de, 1571-1656.Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 493528i- Books
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The lady's present to the fair sex: Being an infallible guide for their happy deportment thro' every stage of life. Digested under several important articles hereunder mentioned, viz. Of religion. Of modesty. Of meekness. Of compassion. Of assability. The duty of virgins. Of their deportment towards male sex. Of their friendships and censure. Of vanity, affectation, pride and diversions. Of Wives. Of their household-affairs, family and children. Of widows. The whole extracted from the writings of the politest c̆onomists, philosophers, poets and divines.
Lady.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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A Treatise on dress. Intended as a friendly and seasonable warning to the daughters of America. [Five lines of Scripture texts]
Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The overtures transmitted by the General Synod, 1725, set in a fair light: in answer to Mr. Higginbothom's late print, entituled, reasons against the overtures: Wherein a letter in M.S. subscribed J. Boyse, coppy'd and spread by Mr. Higginbothom, is also consider'd. The General Synod's principles and practice, vindicated. Mr. Nevin's exclusion, and Mr. Elder's suspension, defended, and the non-confessing controversy laid open. The whole dedicated to the presbytery of Rout. By Robert M"Bride, minister of the Gospel. To which is added, a letter from a worthy minister in the same presbytery, known for modesty and moderation.
MacBride, Robert.Date: Anno Dom M.DCCXXVI. [1726]- Books
Nudité et pudeur : le mythe du processus de civilisation / Hans Peter Duerr ; traduit de l'allemand par Véronique Bodin avec la participation de Jacqueline Pincemin.
Duerr, Hans Peter.Date: [1998], ©1998- Pictures
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Saint Gregory the Great: thinking himself unworthy to be Pope, he retires to a cave and studies the scriptures, but churchmen come to persuade him to return to Rome. Engraving by P.P. Moles, 1769, after C. van Loo.
Vanloo, Carle, 1705-1765.Date: [1769?]Reference: 8617i- Books
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De morbis fœmineis, the womans counsellour: or, The feminine physitian : Modestly treating of such occult accidents, and secret diseases, as are incident to that sex, which their too much modesty, too often to their sorrow, causes them to conceal from others, for a remedy whereof, they are here taught to be their own helpers; especially in these particulars: of barrenness and abortion: of natural, and unnatural births: of the suppression of the termes, the immoderate flux thereof, and other infirmities. Dicereque puduit, scribere jussit. With a brief appendix, touching the kindes, causes, and cures of dropsies, and tympanies of all sorts. / Translated out of Massarius de morbis mulier. By R.T. philomathēs.
Massaria, Alessandro, 1510-1598Date: 1657- Books
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Martel's elements. Containing, I. New essays on education, relative, especially, to history, moral philosophy, and composition. II. An introduction to the French language, by means of a literal translation of the first hundred pages of this book, the conjugation of the verbs, and some familiar phrases. III. A selection of delicate bon-mots, anecdotes, sentences, sentiments, thoughts, play on words, anagrams, witticisms, devices, puns, jokes, apologues, happy applications of passages in famous writers, stories, ingenious repartees; but having nothing of what migh alarm modesty or excite condemnable laughter upon the objects of our duties and of our respect, which, certainly, is not the case in the books now in the hands of youth, to learn French by. Copy-right secured according to law.
Martel, Michael.Date: 1796[-1797]- Books
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De morbis foemineis, the womans counsellour:, or, The feminine physitian, englarged : modestly treating of such occult accidents and secret diseases, as are incident to that sex, which their too many modesty, too often to their sorrow, causes them to conceal from others : for a remedy whereof, here they are taught to be their own helpers ; especially in these particulars, of barrennesse and abortion ; of natural and unnatural births : of the suppression of the terms, the immoderate flux thereof, and other infirmities ... with a brief appendix, touching the kinds, causes and cures of dropsies and tympanics of all sorts, as also a supplement touching agues and feavers, usefully applicable to both sexes. Whereunto is added, the mans councellour, healing of ruptures and particular diseases belonging to men / by R. Turner.
Massaria, Alessandro, 1510-1598Date: 1659- Pictures
The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by L. Desplaces after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
Boulogne, Louis, 1654-1733.Date: [between 1710 and 1719?]Reference: 2952341i- Books
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The whole duty of a woman: or a guide to the female sex : From the age of sixteen to sixty, &c. Being directions, how women of all qualities and conditions, ought to behave themselves in the various circumstances of this life, for their obtaining not only present, but future happiness. I. Directions how to obtain the divine and moral virtues of piety, meekness, modesty, chastity, humility, compassion, temperance and affability, with their advantages, and how to avoyd the opposite vices. II. The duty of virgins, directing them what they ought to do, and what to avoyd, for gaining all the accomplishments required in that state. With the whole art of love, &c. 3. The whole duty of a wife, 4. The whole duty of a widow, &c. Also choice receipts in physick and chirurgery. With the whole art of cookery, preserving, candying, beautifying, &c. Written by a lady.
Lady, active 1701.Date: 1696- Books
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Comarum akosmia : the loathsomnesse of long haire, or, A treatise wherein you have the question stated, many arguments against it produc'd, and the most materiall arguguments [sic] for it refell'd and answer'd : with the concurrent judgement of divines both old and new against it : with an appendix against painting, spots, naked breasts, &c. / by Thomas Hall.
Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665Date: 1654- Books
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The universal letter-writer; or, New art of polite correspondence. Containing a course of interesting original letters. On the most imfortant, instrctive, and entertaining subjects, which may serve as copies for inditing letters on the various occurrences in life. Particularly on advice, affection, affluence, benevolence, business, children to parents, compliment s, condolence, courtship, diligence, education, fidelity, folly, friendhsip, generousity, happiness, history, humanity, humour, industry, justice, love marriage, masters to servants, modesty, morality, oeconomy, parents to children, paternal affection, piey, pleasure, prodigality, prudence, religion, retirement, servants to masters, trade, virtue, wit, &c. To which is added, the complete petitioner. Containing a great variety of petitions on various subjects, from persons in low middling states of life, to those in higher stations. Also a new, plain and easy grammar of the English language, and directions for addressing persons of all ranks, either in writing or discourse. Likewise forms of letters of licence, bonds, indentures wills and powers, letters of attorney, &c. as they are now executed by gentlemen of distinguished abilities in the law. By the Rev. Thomas Cooke, A.B.
Cooke, Thomas, Rev., A.B.Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]- Digital Images
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J. Remmelin, A survey of the microcosme...
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Comarum akosmia : The loathsomnesse of long haire: or, A treatise wherein you have the question stated, many arguments against it produc'd, and the most materiall arguguments [sic] for it refell'd and answer'd, with the concurrent judgement of divines both old and new against it. With an appendix against painting, spots, naked breasts, &c. / By Thomas Hall B.D. and pastor of Kingsnorton. Mart. 2 1653 Imprimatur Tho: Gataker.
Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665Date: 1654- Books
The women of biochemistry 2002 / Producer: K. Michie ; Calendar team: L. Aouad, A. Buckley, J. Deane, M. Freeman, E. Kennett, J. Matthews, M. Migocki, B. Sharpe, C. Waler, R. Wong.
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The universal letter-writer: or, New art of polite correspondence. Containing a course of interesting original letters, on the most important, instructive, and entertaining subjects, which may serve as copies for inditing letters on the various occurrences in life. Particularly on advice, affection, affluence, benevolence, business, children to parents, compliments, condolence, courtship, diligence, education, fidelity, folly, friendship, generosity, happiness, humanity, humour, industry, justice, love, marriage, matters to servants, modesty, morality, œconomy, parents to children, paternal affection, piety, pleasure, prodigality, prudence, religion, retirement, servants to masters, trade, truth, virtue, wit, &c. and a set of complimental cards, suited to the various occasions on which an extraordinary degree of politeness should be observed. To which is added, the complete petitioner: containing great variety of petitions, on various subjects, from persons in low or middling states of life, to those in higher stations. Also, a new, plain, and easy grammar of the English language, and directions for addressing persons of all ranks, either in writing or discourse. Likewise forms of mortgages, letters of licence, bonds, indentures, wills, wills and powers, letters [sic] of attorney, &c.&c. &c. as they are now executed by gentlemen of distinguishing abilities in the law. By the Rev. Thomas Cook, A.B. and one of the Authors of The new royal and universal dictionary of arts and sciences.
Cooke, Thomas, Rev., A.B.Date: Anno 1796