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The state of the case between the Lord-Chamberlain of His Majesty's household, and the governor of the Royal Company of Comedians. With the opinions of Pemberton, Northey, and Parker, concerning the theatre. By Sir Richard Steele.
Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729.Date: 1720- Books
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The perplex'd lovers. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's servants. Written by Mrs. Susanna Cent-Livre.
Centlivre, Susanna, 1667?-1723.Date: 1712- Pictures
Pasteur inoculating a man with the rabies virus. Chromolithograph.
Date: [1895?/1900]Reference: 38592i- Books
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The dying speeches and behaviour of the several state prisoners that have been executed the last 300 years. With their several characters from the best historians, as Cambden, Spotswood, Clarendon, Sprat, Burnet, &c. And A Table shewing how the respective Sentences were Executed, and which of them were Mitigated, or Pardon'd. Being a proper supplement to the state-tryals.
Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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Memoirs of the life of Count de Grammont: containing, in particular, the amorous intrigues of the court of England in the reign of King Charles II. Translated from the French by Mr. Boyer.
Hamilton, Anthony, Count, 1645?-1719.Date: 1714- Books
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Trojan tales, related by Ulysses, Helenus, Hector, Achilles, and Priam.
Date: 1714- Books
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The history of the amours of the Marshal de Boufflers: or, a true account of the love-intrigues and gallant adventures, which have been privately carry'd on by him ever since he first obtain'd a Command in the French King's Armies, till his marriage with Mademoiselle de Grammont. The whole relation being faithfully translated into English, out of the French original lately Publish'd at Paris.
D. P. E.Date: 1726- Books
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Hoyle's games improved: being practical treatises on the following fashionable games, viz. whist, quadrille, Hiquet, Chess, Back-gammon, Billiards, Cricket, Tennis, Quince, Hazard, and Lansquenet. In which are also contained, the method of betting at those Games upon equal or advantageous Terms. including the laws of the several games, as settled and agreed to at White's and Stapleton's Chocolate Houses. Revised and corrected by Thomas Jones, Esq.
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]- Books
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Hoyle's games improved. Being practical treatises on the following fashionable games, viz. whist, quadrille, piquet, chess, back-gammon, billiards, cricket, tennis, quinze, hazard and lansquenet. In which are also contained, the method of betting at those games upon equal, or advantageous Terms. Including the laws of the several games, as settled and agreed to at White's and Stapleton's Chocolate-Houses. Revised and corrected by Charles Jones, Esq;
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: [1775]- Books
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Mr. Hoyle's games of whist, quadrille, piquet, chess, and back-gammon. Complete. In which are contained, the method of playing and betting, at those games, ... Including the laws of the several games. The thirteenth edition. To which is now first added, two new cases at whist, ... also, the new laws of the game at whist, as played at White's and Saunders's Chocolate-Houses.
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: [1763?]- Books
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Hoyle's games improved: being practical treatises on the following fashionable games, viz. whist, quadrille, piquet, chess, back-gammon, billiards, cricket, tennis, quinze, hazard, and lansquenet. In which are also contained the method of betting at those Games upon equal or advantageous Terms. Including the laws of the several games, as settled and agreed to at White's and Stapleton's Chocolate Houses. Revised and corrected by Thomas Jones, Esq.
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: M,DCC,LXXIX. [1779]- Books
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Mr. Hoyle's games of whist, quadrille, piquet, chess, and back-gammon. Complete. In which are contained, the method of playing and betting, at those games, upon equal or advantageous Terms. Including the laws of the several games. To which is now first added, Two New Cases at Whist, never before printed: Also, The New Laws of the Game at Whist, As played at White's and Saunders's Chocolate Houses.
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: [1760?]- Books
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Mr. Hoyle's games of whist, quadrille, piquet, chess, and back-gammon complete. In which are contained, the method of playing and betting at those games, upon equal or advantageous terms. Including the laws of the several games. To which is now first added, two new cases at whist, never before printed. Also, the new laws of the game at whist, as played at White's and Saunder's Chocolate Houses.
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: [1763?]- Books
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Hoyle's games improved. Being practical treatises on the following fashionable games, viz. whist, quadrille, piquet, chess, back-gammon, draughts, cricket, Tennis, Quinze, Hazard, Lansquenet, and Billiards. In which are also contained, the method of betting at those games upon equal, or advantageous Terms. Including the laws of the several games, as settled and agreed to at White's and Stapleton's Chocolate-Houses, the Star and Garter, &c. Revised and corrected by Charles Jones Esq.
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: [1786]- Books
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Epicurus's morals. Translated from the Greek by John Digby, Esq; with comments and reflections Taken out of several Authors. Also Isocrates his advice to Demonicus. Done out of Greek by the same Hand. To which is added, an essay on Epicurus's morals. Written by Monsieur St. Evremont. And made English by Mr. Johnson.
Epicurus.Date: 1712- Books
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The works of Dionysius Longinus, on the sublime: or, a treatise concerning the Sovereign perfection of writing. Translated from the Greek. With some remarks on the English poets. By Mr. Welsted.
Longinus, active 1st century.Date: 1712- Books
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T. Lucretius Carus, of the nature of things, in six books, Translated into English verse; by Tho. Creech, A.M. late fellow of Wadham College in Oxford. In two volumes. Explain'd and illustrated with notes and animadversions; being a compleat system of the Epicurean philosophy.
Lucretius Carus, Titus.Date: MDCCXIV. [1714]- Books
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T. Lucretius Carus, of the nature of things, in six books, translated into English verse; by Tho. Creech, A.M. late fellow of Wadham College in Oxford. In two volumes. Explain'd and illustrated with notes and animadversions; being a compleat system of the Epicurean philosophy.
Lucretius Carus, Titus.Date: MDCCXV. [1715]- Books
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The prince's cabala: or mysteries of state. Written by King James the First, and some noblemen in his reign, and in Queen Elizabeth's. With Isocrates's discourse to a prince, on kingly government. Translated from the Greek.
Date: 1715- Books
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The complete London jester, or, wit's companion; containing All the Fun and all the Humour, all the Learning and all the Judgment, which has lately flowed from the Two Universities, from the Two Theatres, from White's Chocolate-House, from the Bedford Coffee-House; or, from the Spouting Clubs, and Choice Spirits Clubs in London and Westminster. Including all the Fashionable Jests, Epigrams, Merry Tales, Humorous Jokes, Bon Mots, Choice Songs, Conundrums, Irish Bulls, Comical Humbugs, Droll Narrations, Smart Repartees, New Adventures, Funny Epitaphe, and Witticisms. Which will expel Care, drown Grief, banish the Spleen, improve the Wit, create Mirth, entertain Company, and give the Reader a light Heart, and a chearful Countenance.
Date: 1764- Books
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The complete London jester, or wit's companion; containing all the fun and all the humour, all the Learning and all the Judgment, which has lately flowed from the two universities, from the Two Theatres, from White's Chocolate-House, from the Bedford Coffee-House; or, from the Spouting Clubs, and Choice Spirits Clubs in London and Westminster. Including all the Fashionable Jests, Epigrams, Merry Tales, Humorous Jokes, Bon Mots, Choice Songs, Conundrums, Irish Bulls, Comical Humbugs, Droll Narrations, Smart Repartees, New Adventures, Funny Epitaphs, and Witticisms. Which will expel Care, drown Grief, banish the Spleen, improve the Wit, create Mirth, entertain Company, and give the Reader a light Heart, and a chearful Countenance. The whole teaching the agreeable Art of Story-Telling, and furnishing Pieces of Wit, for the Amusement and Improvement of both Sexes.
Date: 1765- Books
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Love at first sight; or, the gay in a flutter. Being a collection of advertisements, chiefly comic, Directed to and from Vauxhall, Ranelagh, Marybon, Cuper's, and other Gardens, both public and private, the Opera-House, both the Theatres, White's Chocolate-House, St. James's, Rainbow, Tom's, Slaughter's, Pon's, Bedford, Lebec, and most of the polite Coffee-Houses and Taverns about Town. Under the borrowed Names of Altamont, Aminta, Bellimperia, Bevile, Budd, Clarinda, Clarissa, Cleanthes, Constantia, Corrina, Cusifle, Cynthia, Decency, Dicky, Dorinda, Endymion, Flash, Fortunatus, Fribble, Goodwill, Heartfree, Julia, Lindamira, Melissa, Mendstays, Mira, Miranda, No-Body, Pantin, Pariochus, Philomel, Philopatrius, Phit, Ridens, Romeo, Sacharissa, Some-Body, Strephon, Sylvia, Vidow-Hunt. With many others equally entertaining. Othello by Mr. Garrick, Desdemona by Mr. Quin, Miss. Polly Baker, and Henry Foolding, Esq; &c. &c.
Date: [1750]- Books
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The complete London jester, or, wit's companion: containing all the fun and all the humour, all the Learning and all the Judgment, which have lately flowed from the two universities, from the two theatres, from White's Chocolate-House, from the Bedford Coffee-House; or, from the spouting clubs, and choice spirits clubs in London and Westminster. Including all the Fashionable Jests, Epigrams, Merry Tales. Humorous Jokes, Bon Mots, Conundrums, Irish Bulls, Comical Humbugs, Droll Narrations, Smart Repartees, New Adventures, Funny Epitaphs, and Witticisms. Which will expel Care, drown Grief, banish the Spleen, improve the Wit, create Mirth, entertain Company, and give the Reader a light Heart, and a chearful Countenance. The Whole teaching the agreeable Art of Story-Telling, and furnishing Pieces of Wit, for the Amusement and Improvement of both Sexes.
Date: 1777- Books
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The complete London jester; or, wit's companion: containing all the fun and all the humour, all the Learning, and all the Judgment, which have lately flowed from the two universities, the Three Theatres, from White's Chocolate-House, from the Beef-Steak Club, from the Spouting Clubs, and Choice Spirits Clubs in London and Westminster. Including all the fashionable Jests, Epigrams, Merry Tales, Humorous Jokes, Bons Mots, Conundrums, Irish Bulls, Comical Humbugs, Droll Narrations, Smart Repartees, New Adventures, Funny Epitaphs, and Witticisms. Which will expel Care, drown Grief, banish the Spleen, improve the Wit, create Mirth, entertain Company, and give the Reader a light Heart and a chearful Countenance. The Whole teaching the agreeable Art of Story-Telling, are furnishing Pieces of Wit, for the amusement and improvement of both Sexes.
Date: [1781]- Books
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The complete London jester; or, wit's companion: containing all the fun and all the humour, all the Learning, and all the Judgment, which have lately flowed from the two universities, the Three Theatres, from White's Chocolate House, from the Beef-Steak Club, from the Spouting Clubs, and Choice Spirits Clubs, in London and Westminster, Including all the fashionable Jests, Epigrams, Merry Tales, Humorous Jokes, Bons Mots, Conundrums, Irish Bulls, Comical Humbugs, Droll Narrations, Smart Repartees, New Adventures, Funny Epitaphs, and Witticisms. Which will expel Care, drown Grief, banish the Spleen, improve the Wit, create Mirth, entertain Company, and give the Reader a light Heart and a cheerful Countenance. The Whole teaching the agreeable Art of Story-Telling, and furnishing Pieces of Wit, for the Amusement and Improvement of both Sexes.
Date: 1786