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Winter-evenings entertainments in two parts. Containing, I. Ten pleasant, and delightful relations of many rare and notable accidents and occurences; with brief remarks upon every one. II. Fifty ingenicus riddles, with their explanations, and useful observations, and morals upon each, the whole enlivened with above threescore pictures for the better illustration of every story and riddle. Excellently accommodated to the fancies of old or young, and exceeding useful to advance chearful society and conversation. By R.B.
R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725.Date: 1705- Books
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Hooper's new puzzle cap: Containing a collection of riddles, enigmas, charades, rebusses, transpositions, conundrums, &c. for the diversion of young ladies and gentlemen, and the public at large, who has an inclination to drive dull care away.
Date: [1799?]- Books
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The masquerade. A collection of new enigmas, logogriphs, charades, rebusses, queries and transpositions. ...
Date: [1800?]- Books
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A whetstone for dull wits; or a poesy of new and ingenious riddles.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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The trial of wit: or, a new-riddle-book. Some of which were never before published. Composed for the benefit of all those who desire to try their wit, by reading these merry questions and answers.
Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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The masquerade, a collection of new enigmas logogriphs charades rebusses queries and transpositions
Date: 1800- Books
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A seasonable check to the fury of an unfledg'd minister of the Gospel. In a letter to the Reverend Mr. T- - - - - - - A very young Glóstershire Clergyman. Written by Mr. J- - - - - - - - A very young Wiltshire Layman. Occasion'd by the former's falsly charging the latter with Atheism. In which are interspers'd some Observations on Atheism and Superstition, together with a Hint or two to the Professors of Christianity in general.
J- - - - - - - -, Mr.Date: MDCCXLVIII. [1748]- Books
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Time well spent: or, instructive amusements in winter evenings, for children, from five to twelve years of age. By a well-wisher to the forming the infant mind to religion and virtue.
Well-wisher to the forming the infant mind to religion and virtue.Date: 1765- Books
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The wheel of fortune: a comedy. Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. By Richard Cumberland, Esq.
Cumberland, Richard, 1732-1811.Date: 1795- Books
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The Whet-stone: Or The spawn of the puzzle. Being a fresh collection of conundrums, never before published.
Date: In the year MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The whet-Stone: or the spawn of puzzle. Being a fresh collection of conundrums, never before publish'd.
Date: [1745]- Books
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The Whetstone or, Spawn of puzzles. Being a froth collection of conumdrums. Fit for the use of the gay and polite.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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Wit newly revived. Being a book of riddles. Set forth For the Trial of Wit, and Diversion of all Persons of either Sex, to create Mirth and Merriment. Many new Riddles, Both of Wit and Mirth, The Price a Penny, Yet not Half the Worth.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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The diarian miscellany: consisting of all the useful and entertaining parts, both mathematical and poetical, extracted from the Ladies' diary, from the beginning of that work in the year 1704, down to the end of the year 1773. With many additional solutions and improvements. In five volumes. By Cha. Hutton, F.R.S. professor of mathematics in the Royal Military Academy.
Date: 1775- Books
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The merry miscellany. Being the second part of Daniel Gunston's jests, &c. or, a new collection of diverting jests, &c. OR, A New Collection Of Diverting Jests, Cornical Bulls, Smart Repartees, Quaint Saying, Queer Puns, merry adventures, in part I. whimsical epigrams, Strange Epitaphs, Funny Rebulses, Puzzling Conundrums, Humorous Riddles, comical questions. In part II. Many Originals, never printed before. The Whole being designed To banish Sorrow, chear the Heart, enliven the Countenance, quicken the Spirits, and procure Mirth and good Humour.
Gunston, Daniel.Date: 1780- Books
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Papers selected from the Censor. Written by - H. Of which two were condemned to be burned by the common hangman.
H, -.Date: 1750- Books
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The humorous miscellany; or, riddles for the beaux. Humbly inscribed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Cardigan. By E- B-[.]
Boyd, Elizabeth, active 1730-1744.Date: [1733]- Books
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Wits interpreter: the English Parnassus. Or, A sure guide to those admirable accomplishments that compleat our English gentry, in the most acceptable qualifications of discourse or writing : In which briefly the whole mystery of those pleasing witchcrafts of eloquence and love, are made easie in the following subjects: viz. 1. Theatre of courtship, accurate complements. 2. The labyrinth of fancies, new experiments and inventions. 3. Apollo and Orpheus, several love-songs, epigrams, drollerys, and other verses. 4. Cyprian goddess, description of beauty. 5. The muses Elizium, severall poetical fictions. 6. The perfect inditer, letters a la mode. 7. Games and sports now us'd at this day among the gentry of England, &c. 8. Cardinal Richeleiu's key to his manner of writing of letters by cyphers. As also an alphabetical table of the first devisers of sciences and other curiosities; all which are collected with industry and care, for the benefit and delight of those that love ingenious enterprises. The 3d edition with many new additions, by J.C.
Cotgrave, John, active 1655Date: MDCLXXI. [1671]- Books
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England's bloody tribunal: or, popish cruelty displayed. Containing a compleat account of the lives, religious principles, cruel persecutions, sufferings, tortures, and triumphant deaths, of the most pious English Protestant martyrs, Who have sealed the Faith of our Holy Religion with their Blood. Exhibiting A full View of Popery, with all its superstitious and horrid Practices; and tending to promote the Protestant Religion, by displaying the Errors of Popish Idolatry, and confirming the true Believer in the Faith of Our Blessed Redeemer, who was crucified for our Sins, and rose again for our Justification, and now sitteth at the Right Hand of God, making Intercession for us. To Which IS Added, A faithful Narrative of the many hortid Cruelties and Persecutions that have been inflicted by the Roman Catholics on the Protestants of Scotland, Ireland, France and Germany. With A particular Description of the various Tortares and Barbarities, that are practiced by the Inquisition in Different Parts of the World. Also The Lives of the Primitive Reformers, whose Effigies are given in the Frontispiece to the Work. Together With A full and plain Refutation of the Errors of the Romish Church, laid down in such a Manner as to enable the unlearned Protestants to confute the chief Arguments of the most artful Popish Priests and their Emissaries. By the Reverend Matthew Taylor, D. D. By the King's Authority.
Taylor, Matthew, D.D.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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Wits interpreter, the English Parnassus : or, a sure guide to those admirable accomplishments that compleat our English gentry, in the most acceptable qualifications of discourse, or writing. In which briefly the whole mystery of those pleasing witchcrafts of eloquence and love are made easie in the following subjects. I. The art of reasoning, a new logick. 2. Theatre of courtship, accurate complements. 3. The labyrinth of fancies, new experiments and inventions. 4. Apollo and Orpheus severall love-songs, epigrams, drolleries, and other verses. 5. Cyprian Goddess, description of beauty. 6. The muses Elizium, severall poeticall fictions. 7. The perfect inditer, letters ala-mode. 8. Cardinal Richeleiu's [sic] Key to his manner of writing of letters by cyphers. As also an alphabeticall table of the first devisers of sciences and other curiosities; all which are collected with industry and care, for the benefit and delight of those that love ingenious enterprises. By I.C.
Cotgrave, John, active 1655Date: 1655- Books
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The sportsman, farrier and shoeing-smiths new guide. being the substance of the works of the late Charles Vial de St. Bell. ... to which is prefixed a short account of his life, ... Also, an appendix, containing valuable extracts, from the most approved veterinary writers. By John Lawrence. ...
Vial de Sainbel, Charles, 1753-1793.Date: [1796]- Books
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The muse in good humour: or, a collection of the best poems, comic tales, choice fables, enigmas, &c. From the most eminent poets. With some Originals. Part I. Containing, Bashful Ben. The Ladies Looking Glass. The Merchant's Tale. Desire and Possession. The Eachentment. The Wife of Bath. Truth and Falshood. Simple Simon. The imperfect Enjoyment. The English Padlock. The Vision. Middle aged Man and his two Mistresses. Sauntring Jark and idle Joan. Baueis and Philemon. The Original of Matrimony. Susannah and the two Elders. Female Virtue. Love Disarmed. Delia's Wedding-Night. Vertumnus and Pomona. The Conscientious Keeper. The Fox and Dragon. The Button-Hole. The Elbow Chair. Love attones for little Crimes. Saying and Doing are two Things. Woman's Logicle. The Substitute Father. To Cloe. A Fragment. The Exorcism. The Widow's Excuse. Falling in Love. Balaam's Pedigree. The Happy Night. A Game at Put.
Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The muse in good humour: or, a collection of enigma's, serious and comic. With a compleat Key to the whole. Part II. Vol. II.
Date: 1745- Books
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A helpe to discovrse: or, More merriment mixt with serious matters : Consisting of witty philosophicall, grammaticall, physicall, astronomicall questions and answers. As also, epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, posies, love-toyes, &c. re-added and plentifully dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellor, and his yearly oracle and prognostication, with additions, or a helpe to preserve his health, never before printed.
E. PDate: 1648- Books
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The ænigmatical repository; or, new fund of amusement, for young ladies and gentlemen. ... All written by Charles Crinkum, ...
Crinkum, Charles.Date: 1772