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The gentleman gard'ner's director. Being instructions for planting and sowing, trees or seeds, for profit or pleasure. Alphabetically digested. With directions for the management of bees. To which is added, the kalendar: shewing what work is to be done every month in the year, in the Kitchen-Garden, Flower-Garden, and Orchard. By the Rev. Mr. Stevenson, of East-Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Stevenson, Henry.Date: 1744- Books
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The praise of hemp-seed : With the voyage of Mr. Roger Bird and the writer hereof in a boat of brown-paper, from London to Quinborough in Kent. As also, a farewell to the matchlesse deceased Mr. Thomas Coriat. Concluding with the commendations of the famous riuer of Thames. By Iohn Taylor. The contents of the booke are in the next leafe before the preamble. The profits arising by hempseed are cloathing, food, fishing, shipping, pleasure, profit, iustice, whipping.
Taylor, John, 1580-1653Date: 1623- 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 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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The Experienced jocky, compleat horseman, or gentlemans delight : containing plain and easie directions in breeding, feeding, keeping and managing horses for all occasions, as war, raccing, hunting, travel, &c. ... to which are added plain and easie directions for the breeding, feeding, managing and curing distempers in bulls, cows, calves, oxen, sheep and swine, useful and necessary for all persons who expect pleasure or profit by any of the forementioned animals, the like before not extant.
Date: 1684- 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, 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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Butler 1632 : an almanack for the yeare of our Lord Christ 1632, being bissextile or leap-yeare : calculated and chiefly referred to the meridian of the honourable citie of London, and may indifferently serve for all the south parts of Great Britain, for the [brace] latitude 51 degrees, 32 minutes, longitude 25 degrees, 40 minutes : again amplified with tables and other rules and directions usefull both for profit and pleasure / by Robert Butler.
Butler, Robert, active 1629Date: [1632]- 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 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 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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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
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The complete English farmer; or, The whole body of husbandry made plain and easy. Containing what every farmer ought to know and practise, in the various branches of husbandry. Comprehending full directions and instructions, under the following heads: viz. The cultivation and proper management of wheat and barley. The culture of oats and rye. The art and management of the different kinds of grass, and of making hay. Description of the different soils, and of manuring and ploughing land. Instructions respecting the farmer's stock, &c. Methods of breeding and rearing colts, managing horses and mares, and of curing their numerous diseases. The art of rearing calves and lambs, together with the best methods of managing bulls, oxen, cows, and sheep, to make them turn out to the greatest advantage. Likewise receipts to cure the different disorders they are subject to. Methods of rearing pigs, fattening swine, and chusing the best sort for breeding, and for curing all their disorders. Directions for breeding rabbits to the best advantage. The art of rearing and managing fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, and pigeons, to make them turn out profitable to the farmer, with the choicest receipts to cure their several distempers. The management of bees, both for profit and pleasure. The cultivation of turnips, beans, pease, tares, hemp, and flax, &c. &c.
Hogg, William.Date: [1775?]- Books
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The experienced farrier, or, Farring compleated : In two books physical and chyrurgical [.] Being pleasure to the gentleman, and profit to the countrey-man. ... For here is contained every thing that belongs to a true horse-man, groom, farrier, or horse-leach, viz. breeding; the manner how, the season when, ... and what are fit for generation; the feeder, rider, keeper, ambler and buyer; as also the making of several precious drinks, suppositories, pills, purgations, ... and directions how to use them for all inward and outward disases [sic]. Also the paring and shooing of all manner of hoofes, ... The prices and vertues of most of the principal drugs, both simple and compound belonging to farring, ... As also a large table of vertues of most simples set down alphabetically; and many hundreds of words placed one after another, for the cure of all diseases, with many new receipts of excellent use and value, never yet printed before in any author. By E.R. Gent.
E. R., GentDate: 1678- Books
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The experienced farrier, or, Farring compleated : In two books physical and chyrurgical. Bringing pleasure to the gentleman, and profit to the countrey-man. ... For here is contained every thing that belongs to a true horse-man, groom, farrier or horse-leach, viz. breeding; the manner how, the season when, ... and what are fit for generation; the feeder, rider, keeper, ambler and buyer; as also the making of several precious drinks, suppositories, balls, purgations, ... and directions how to use them for all inward and outward diseases. Also the paring and shooing of all manner of hoofes, ... The prices and vertues of most of the principal drugs, both simple and compound belonging to farring, ... also a large table of the virtues of most simples set down alphabetically, and many hundreds of simples placed one after another, for the cure of all ... diseases, ... with many new receipts of excellent use and value; never yet printed before in any author. By E.R. Gent.
E. R., GentDate: 1681- Books
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Ten practical discourses concerning the four elements, as they relate to the growth of plants. Viz. I. Of the Improvement of Land in general. II. Of the Principles of Water, and the Necessity of it in Vegetation. III. Various Methods relating to the Draining of Lands. IV. Of the several Parts of Plants, and their respective Offices, &c. V. Of the Anatomy and Motion of Juices in Plants. VI. Of the different Ways of propagating Plants. Vii. How to make Plantations, either for Pleasure or Profit. Viii. Rules for Pruning, &c. IX. Of a Kitchen Garden, and the Particular Management of Vines and Figs. X. Of a Flower Garden: With some new Observations relating to Flowers and Exotick Plants. With a collection of new discoveries for the improvement of land, either in the farm or garden. By the late ingenious R. Bradley, Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F. R. S.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: 1733- 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 in this Impression, and divers other rare Experiments. Illustrated with sundry curious and necessary cuts.
G. L.Date: 1714- 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- Books
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The complete English gardener: or, gardening made perfectly easy: containing full and plain directions for the proper management of the flower, fruit, and kitchen gardens, for every month in the year. The whole laid down in so plain and easy a Manner, that all who are desirous of managing a Garden, may do it effectually, without any other Instructions whatever. To which is added, the complete bee-master; or, Best Method for managing Bees, Both for Profit and Pleasure. Together with the whole Art of breeding and rearing Fowls, Ducks, Geese, Turkies, Pigeons, and Rabbits. Likewise plain instructions for destroying vermin, Particularly such as insest Houses, Gardens, Dairies, Barns, Bees, Poultry; Rules to judge of the Weather, and several other Articles equally useful, &c. &c. By Samuel Cooke, Gardener, At Overton, in Wiltshire; Who has practised Gardening, through all its Branches, in many Counties, upwards of Forty Years.
Cooke, Samuel.Date: [1780?]