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The regulation of diversions. Design'd, principally, for the benefit of young persons.
Grove, Henry, 1684-1738.Date: 1712- Books
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Miscellaneæ curiosæ: or, Entertainments for the ingenious of both sexes. For the months of ...
Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]-1735- Books
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The regulation of diversions. Design'd principally for the benefit of young persons.
Grove, Henry, 1684-1738.Date: 1708- 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 touch-Stone: or, historical, critical, political, philosophical, and theological essays on the reigning diversions of the town. Design'd for the Improvement of all Authors, Spectators, and Actors of Operas, Plays, and Masquerades. In which every thing antique, or modern, relating to Musick, Poetry, Dancing, Pantomimes, Chorusses, Cat-Calls, Audiences, Judges, Criticks, Balls, Ridottos, Assemblies, New Oratory, Circus, Bear-Garden, Gladiators, Prize-Fighters, Italian Strolers, Mountebank Stages, Cock-Pits, Puppet-Shews, Fairs, and Publick Auctions, is occasionally handled. By a person of some taste and some quality. With a preface, giving an account of the author and the work.
Ralph, James, -1762.Date: MDCCXXVIII. [1728]- Books
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Gale's cabinet of knowledge; or miscellaneous recreations. Containing moral and philosophical essays, propositions, natural and metaphysical maxims. And Observations on select subjects of general Utility. With a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting mechanical, magnetical, and magical experiments. Including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. together with about seven hundred serious, comical, and Humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. With pertinent and ingenious answers. Being the Essence taken from The Lady's, Gentleman's, & Carnan's Diaries-Martin's Philosophical Magazines-Ozanam & Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings.) To which are added a great number of originals. Likewise, An appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove Light and Heat two distinct beings. With some curious definitions in Optics.
Gale, John, active 18th century-19th century.Date: 1797- Books
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Collins's Evening brush: (from Bath) Will be exhibited, for the third Time, On Saturday the 15th Instant, At the Free Masons' Tavern, Great Queen Street, with a diversity of Theatrical Anecdotes a la Scarron; and original songs, particularly The Brush; The Stage Play of Life; Date Obolum Bellisario; and The Golden Days of good Queen Bess! As it has been Twice received by an elegant Audience, with a Degree of Applause beyond the Author's most sanguine Expectations. The Doors to be opened at Six. To begin precisely at seven. Admittance, Three Shillings. N. B. This will be the last Exhibition till the Holidays.
Collins, John, 1742-1808.Date: 1788]- Books
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Modern amusement.
Date: 1785?]- Books
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A rich cabinet with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours : being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of naturall and artificiall conclusions : as also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water, and fire-works of service, for sea and shore : whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks / collected by J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1668- Books
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By permission of the Rev. the Vice-Chancellor, and the Worshipful the Mayor. In the Concert Room at the Red Lion, Petty-Cury, on Tuesday the 25th of this instant November, will be presented for the first time here, Collins's Evening brush, for rubbing off the rust of care, ..
Collins, John, 1742-1808.Date: 1788]- Books
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Positively but twice more. By permission of the Rev. the Vice-Chancellor, and the Worshipful the Mayor. In the Concert Room at the Red Lion, Petty-Cury, on Thursday the 27th of this instant November, will be presented Collins's Evening brush, ...
Collins, John, 1742-1808.Date: 1788]- Books
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Positivey [sic] the last time. By permission of the Rev. the Vice-Chancellor, and the Worshipful the Mayor. In the Concert Room at the Red Lion, Petty-Cury, on Saturday the 26th of this instant November, will be presented Collins's Evening brush, ...
Collins, John, 1742-1808.Date: 1788]- Books
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Three dialogues on the amusements of clergymen.
Gilpin, William, 1724-1804.Date: 1796- Books
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The town whim being a collection of the most comical and merry songs, now in taste, this book will always contain the new pieces of humour When Hats among a Crowd are thrown, That which Fits you best, take for your Own. 1. The Beau's, Receipt for a Lady's Dress. 2, The Lady's Answer, 3. The Humbug, 4. The Dast Cart. 5. The New Shanbree, 6. The Old Shanbree, 7. The Dear Dames of Old England, Sung at Mother Midnight's Oratcry
Date: [1752?]- Books
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Philosophical amusements; or, easy and instructive recreations for young people.
Decremps, Henri, 1746-1826.Date: 1797- Books
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The general and particular principles of animal electricity and magnetism, &c. in which are found Dr. Bell's secrets and practice, AS Delivered To His Pupils In Paris, London, Dublin, Bristol, Glocester, Worcester, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, &c. &c. Shewing how to Magnetise and Cure different Diseases; to produce Crises, as well as Somnambulism, or Sleep-Walking; and in that State of Sleep to make a Person eat, drink, walk, sing and play upon any Instruments they are used to, &c. to make Apparatus and other Accessaries to produce Magnetical Facts; also to Magnetise Rivers, Rooms, Trees, and other Bodies, animate and inanimate; to raise the Arms, Legs of a Person awake, and to make him rise from his Chair; to raise the Arm of a Person absent from one Room to another; also to treat him at a Distance. All the New Experiments and Phenomena are explained by Monsieur le Docteur Bell, Professor of that Science, And Member of the Philosophical Harmonic Society at Paris, Fellow Correspondent of M. Le Court de Geblin's Museum; and the only Person authorised by Patent from the First Noblemen in France, to teach and practise that Science in England, Ireland, &c. Price Five Shillings.
Bell, John, Professor of Animal Magnetism.Date: 1792- Books
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The danger of masqueradess and raree-shows, or the complaints of the stage, against masquerades, opera's, assemblies, Balls, Puppet-Shows, Bear-Gardens, Cock-Fights, Wrestling, Posture-Masters, Cudgel-Playing, Foot-Ball, Rope-Dancing, Merry-Makings, and several other irrational Entertainments, as being the Ground and Occasion of the late Decay of Wit in the Island of Great-Britain. By C.R. of C.C.C. Oxford. Inscribed to Mrs. Oldfield.
C. R., of C.C.C., Oxford.Date: [1718]- Books
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Reflections on a favourite amusement.
Law, William, 1686-1761.Date: 1756- Books
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Tales of the hermitage; written for the instruction and amusement of the rising generation.
Pilkington, Mrs. (Mary), 1766-1839.Date: 1800- Books
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Ode to speculation. A poetical amusement for Batheaston Villa. By the Reverend William Tasker, author of The ode to the warlike genius of Great-Britain, &c. &c.
Tasker, William, 1740-1800.Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]- Books
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A practical essay on the venereal disease. To which are subjoined observations on the causes and cure of tabes dorsalis. By J. Smyth, M.D.
Smyth, J. H. (J. Hamilton).Date: 1798- Books
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Edward Macculloch, - - - - - - - - appellant. Janet Macculloch, - - - - - - - - - respondent. The appellant's case.
MacCulloch, Edward.Date: 1759]- Books
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The Young gentleman's & lady's magazine, or Universal repository of knowledge, instruction and amusement, ... to serve as an useful auxiliary to public and private tuition. ... Edited by Dr. Mavor.
Date: [1799-1800]- Books
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Religious advices; or, an address to the young generation In general: and particularly, to young people, in these seven parishes, viz. Dunnipace, Cumbernauld, Monkland, Kirkintilloch, Campsie, Kilsyth, And Denny. In seven letters, On Different subjects.
Russell, James, active 1784.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The taste of the town: or, a guide to all publick diversions. Viz. I. of musick, operas and plays. ... VII. of the athletic sports of the antients: ...
Ralph, James, -1762.Date: 1731