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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of Staying ... Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The Story of Will. Hacket the Enthusiast. With a dedication to the Man in the Moon. By the author of The apology for parson Alberoni; The Dedication to a Great Man concerning Dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of Staying at Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The story of Will. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon. By the author of the Apology for Parson Alberoni; the Dedication to a great man concerning dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Books
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The humourist: Being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The spleen. Country entertainment. Love. The history of Miss Manage. Ambition and pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and apparitions. The weather. Female disguises. The art of modern conversation. The use of speech. The punishment of staying at home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the ten commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The abuse of words. Credulity. Eating. The love of power. The expedients to get rid of time. Retirement. The story of will. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon. By the author of the Apology for parson Alberoni; the dedication to a great man concerning dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Books
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To all the world whom it concerns. Whereas it has been maliciously, scandalously, and invidiously represented, with a View to injure me in my Election, and the good opinion of his Majesty's Loyal Subjects, that, in Order to secure the Whole of my Brothers Fortune, I contracted Matrimony with his Wife, and that he had children by the said Woman. In justice to my Character which has suffered by so vile an Aspersion, I do now solemnly protest, in presence of Belzebub, Prince of Hell, and Major Gallipot, my Beloved Associate, that the charge is False. Groundless, and Calculated for the worst of Purposes, and that the following is the Naked Truth, and nothing but the Truth, so help me Hood. My late Brother kept a Mistress, but by whom he had no Children; and when he Died, he left his Fortune between her and myself. Avarice prompted me to marry her, and she is now the wife of, Judas Iscariot.
Iscariot, Judas, active 18th century.Date: 1784]- Books
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Characters or historical anecdotes of all the kings and queens of England, From William the Conqueror to the present Time, Impartially Delineated. Extracted partly from Burnet, Clarendon, Rapin, Smollett, Hume, Macauley, and other able Historians. Calculated with a view To form the tender Minds of Youth, inspire them with a laudable Emulation, improve their Morals, and give them a just Conception of human Nature, however dignisied, or however disguised by Pride, Avarice, Ambition, and other reigning Passions, and Prejudices: Recommended To all Parents, Guardians, Tutors, and Preceptors to our young Nobility for the Improvement of their Pupils, and very necessary to be read in all Seminaries of useful and polite Education. Intended Originally For the Improvement of the younger Branches of the Author's own Family, as a Mirror, whereby they might avoid the Errors in Life, shun the Vices, and imitate the Virtues, so interwoven in the Characters described in this History. With an appendix, containing the characters of Oliver Cromwell, Admiral Blake, Duke of Marlborough, King of Prussia, Voltaire. By William Heckford, Esq.
Heckford, William.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
Medicine and the Seven Deadly Sins in Late Medieval Literature and Culture / Virginia Langum.
Langum, VirginiaDate: [2016]- Books
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The wonders of the little world: or, a general history of man. In six books. Displaying the various faculties, capacities, powers and defects of the human body and mind, In several Thousand most interesting Relations of Persons remarkable for Bodily Perfections or Defects: Such as, Strength and Beauty, Stature and Agility, &c. Or, for Weakness and Deformity, Dwarfishness or Unweildiness, &c. Or for extraordinary Virtues or Vices of the Mind: Such as, Piety and Benevolence, Patriotism and Domestic Affection, Generosity and Frugality, Friendship and Hospitality, Wisdom and Prudence, Chastity and Patience, Fortitude and Valour, Moderation and Temperance, Learning, Industry and Ingenuity, &c. Or, Profaneness and Persecution, Tyranny and Brutality, Avarice and Prodigality, Ingratitude and Treachery, Folly and Presumption, Adultery, Rage and Revenge, Cowardice and Pusillanimity, Gluttony and Drunkenness, Ignorance, Sloth and Stupidity, &c. Or for the uncommon Powers or Weakness of the Senses and Affections: As, the Memory, Sight, Feeling, Taste, Smelling, &c. And of Love and Hatred, Fear and Anger, Joy and Grief, Desire and Hope, Scorn and Envy, &c. Together with accounts of the invention of arts, the advancement of science; surprising escapes from death and dangers; Strange Discoveries of long-concealed Murders, And a vast Variety of other Matters equally curious. The Whole collected from the Writings of the most approved Historians, Philosophers and Physicians, of all Ages and Countries. Forming a By Nathaniel Wanley, late M. A. And Vicar of Trinity Parish, Coventry.
Wanley, Nathaniel, 1634-1680.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The wonders of the little world: or, a general history of man, in six books. Displaying the various faculties, capacities, powers and defects of the human body and mind, In several Thousand most interesting Relations of Persons remarkable for Bodily Perfections or Defects: Such as, Strength and Beauty, Stature and Agility, &c. Or, for Weakness and Deformity, Dwarfishness or Unweildiness, &c. Or for the Virtues and Vices of the Mind: Such as, Piety and Benevolence, Patriotism and Domestic Affection, Generosity and Frugality, Friendship and Hospitality, Wisdom and Prudence, Chastity and Patience, Fortitude and Valour, Moderation and Temperance, Learning, Industry and Ingenuity, &c. Or, Profaneness and Persecution, Tyranny and Brutality, Avarice and Prodigality, Ingratitude and Treachery, Folly and Presumption, Adultery, Rage and Revenge, Cowardice and Pusillanimity, Gluttony and Drunkenness, Ignorance, Sloth and Stupidity, &c. Or for the Powers and Weakness of the Senses and Affections: As, the Memory, Sight, Feeling, Taste, Smelling, &c. And of Love and Hatred, Fear and Anger, Joy and Grief, Desire and Hope, Scorn and Envy, &c. Together with accounts of the invention of arts, the advancement of science; Surprising escapes from death and dangers; Strange discoveries of long-concealed murders, And a vast Variety of other Matters equally curious. The Whole collected from the Writings of the most approved Historians, Philosophers and Physicians, of all Ages and Countries. Forming a compleat System of the Mental and Corporeal Powers and Defects of Human Nature; And intended to increase Knowledge, to promote Virtue, to discourage Vice, and to furnish Topics for Innocent and Ingenious Conversation. By Nathaniel Wanley, late M. A. And Vicar of Trinity Parish, Coventry.
Wanley, Nathaniel, 1634-1680.Date: M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]- 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?]- Books
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The wonders of the little world: or, a general history of man. In six books. Displaying the various faculties, capacities, powers and defects of the human body and mind, In several Thousand most interesting Relations of Persons remarkable for Bodily Perfections or Defects: Such as, Strength and Beauty, Stature and Agility, &c. Or for Weakness and Deformity, Dwarfishness or Unweildiness, &c. Or for extraordinary Virtues of Vices of the Mind: Such as, Piety and Benevolence, Patriotism and Domestic Affection, Generosity and Frugality, Friendship and Hosritality, Wisdom and Prudence, Chastity and Patience, Fortitude and Valour, Moderation and Temperance, Learning, Industry and Ingenuity, &c. Or, Profaneness and Persecution, Tyranny and Brutality, Avarice and Prodigality, Ingratitude and Treachery, Folly and Presumption, Adultery, Rage and Revenge, Cowardice and Pusillanimity, Gluttony and Drunkenness, Ignorance, Sloth and Stupidity, &c. Or for the uncommon Powers or Weakness of the Senses and Affections: As, the Memory, Sight, Feeling, Taste, Smelling, &c. And of Love and Hatred, Fear and Anger, Joy and Grief, Desire and Hope, Scorn and Envy, &c. Together with accounts of the invention of arts, the advancement of science; Surprising Escapes from Death and Dangers; Strange Discoveries of long-concealed Murders, And a vast Variety of other Matters equally curious. The Whole collected from the Writings of the most approved Historians, Philosophers and Physicians, of all Ages and Countries. Forming a complete System of the Mental and Corporeal Powers and Defects of Human Nature; And intended to increase Knowledge, to promote Virtue, to discourage Vice, and to furnish Topics for Innocent and Ingenious Conversation. By Nathaniel Wanley, late M. A. And Vicar of Trinity Parish, Coventry.
Wanley, Nathaniel, 1634-1680.Date: M.DCC.XCI. [1791]- Books
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Luxury, pride and vanity, the bane of the British nation. Wherein is shewn the prodigality and profuseness of all ranks, and conditions. The transposition of the City to the Court, with the tradesmen's expensive manner of living. The encrease of the wine-trade, the decay of the wealth, and industry of the people. Town and country over-run with false splendor. Most of our modern equipage compar'd to the life of man. Physicians, and even apothecaries under an absolute necessity of keeping equi-pages in support of their characters and families. An account of a lady, who unhappily lost her life through the avarice of her man-midwife's attending in a Hackney-Coach, instead of his own chariot. A new piece of frugality among men of quality, in keeping their mistresses in their own dwelling-houses. More wines and viands expended in the City of London and county of Middlesex, than in the sixteen United Provinces of Holland. The beggars of the several parishes within the City and suburbs of London, proved to eat more white bread than the whole kingdom of Scotland. The proud, insolent and extravagant humours of parish-officers, petty-clerks in the offices, gentlemen's gentlemen, petty-foggers, led captains and runners, in men of qualities chambers and kitchens. Dancing-masters, gamesters, &c. exposed. The late horrible instances of wilful and corrupt perjury animadverted on; with some account of Mr. Wreathock's Calves-Leather-Club: together with a true copy of the highwayman's famous bill formerly filed in the Court of Exchequer, by the said Wreathock on the part of John Everet against Joseph Williams, two notorious robbers, about settling the property of their plunder, both afterwards executed, and Wreathock committed to the prison of the Fleet. With diverse other entertaining subjects, serious and comical.
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1736?]- Books
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Luxury, pride and vanity, the bane of the British nation Shewing The Prodigality and Profuseness of all Ranks, and Conditions. The Transposition of the City to the Court, with the Tradesmen's expensive manner of Living. The Encrease of the Wine-Trade, the Decay of the Wealth, and Industry of the People. Town and Country over-run with false Splendor. Most of our modern Equipage compar'd to the Life of Man. Physicians, Surgeons, and even apothecaries under an absolute Necessity of keeping Equipages in support of their Characters and Families. An Account of a Lady, who unhappily lost her Life through the Avarice of her Man-Midwife's attending in a Hackney-Coach, instead of his own Chariot. A new piece of Frugality among Men of Quality, in keeping their Mistresses at their own Dwelling-Houses. More Wines and Provisions expended in the City of London and County of Middlesex, than in all the United Provinces of Holland. The Beggars of the several Parishes within the City and Suburbs of London, proved to eat more white Bread than the whole Kingdom of Scotland. The Pride, Insolence, and Extravagance of the Midling and Mechanick Part of Mankind: And of the Quality's marrying into Mercantile and City Families. The exorbitant Loans frequently demanded of rich Citizens by their Sons-in-Law on the Penalty of P-Xing their Daughters. The late horrible Instances of wilful and corrupt Perjury animadverted on; with some Account of Mr. Wreathock's Calves-Leather-Club: Together with a true Copy of the Highwayman's famous Bill formerly filed in the Court of Exchequer, by the said Wreathock. The usual Observation of the Lord's Day in the good Cities of London and Westminster, &c. &c.
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1736?]- Books
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Luxury, pride and vanity, the bane of the British nation. Wherein is shewn the prodigality and profuseness of all ranks, and conditions. The Transposition of the City to the Court, with the Tradesmen's expensive manner of Living. The Encrease of the Wine-Trade, the Decay of the Wealth, and Industry of the People. Town and Country over-run with false Splendor. Most of our modern Equipage compar'd to the Life of Man. Physicians, and even Apothecaries under an absolute Necessity of keeping Equipages in support of their Characters and Families. An Account of a Lady, who unhappily lost her Life through the Avarice of her Man-Midwife's attending in a Hackney-Coach, instead of his own Chariot. A new piece of Frugality among Men of Quality, in keeping their Mistresses in their own Dwelling-Houses. More Wines and Viands expended in the City of London and County of Middle-Sex, than in the sixteen United Provinces of Holland. The Beggars of the several Parishes within the City and Suburbs of London, proved to eat more white Bread than the whole Kingdom of Scotland. The proud, insolent and extravagant Humours of Parish-Officers, Petty-Clerks in the Offices, Gentlemen's Gentlemen, Petty-Foggers, Led Captains and Runners, in Men of Qualities Chambers and Kitchens. Dancing-Masters, Gamesters, &c. exposed. The late horrible Instances of wilful and corrupt Perjury animadverted on; with some Account of Mr. Wreathock's Calves-Leather-Club: Together with a true Copy of the Highwayman's famous Bill formerly filed in the Court of Exchequer, by the said Wreathock on the Part of John Everet against Joseph Williams, two notorious Robbers, about settling the Property of their Plunder, both afterwards executed, and Wreathock committed to the Prison of the Fleet. With diverse other entertaining Subjects Serious and Comical.
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1736?]- Books
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Luxury, Pride and Vanity, The Bane of the British Nation. Wherein is shewn The Prodigality and Profuseness of all Ranks, and Conditions. The Transposition of the City to the Court, with the Tradesmen's expensive manner of Living. The Encrease of the Wine-Trade, the Decay of the Wealth, and Industry of the People. Town and Country over-run with false Splendor. Most of our modern Equipage compar'd to the Life of Man. Physicians, and even Apothecaries under an absolute Necessity of keeping Equi-Pages in support of their Characters and Families. An Account of a Lady, who unhappily lost her Life through the Avarice of her Man-Midwife's attending in a Hackney-Coach, instead of his own Chariot. A new piece of Frugality among Men of Quality, in keeping their Mistresses in their own Dwelling-Houses. More Wines and Viands expended in the City of London and County of Middlesex, than in the sixteen United Provinces of Holland. The Beggars of the several Parishes within the City and Suburbs of London, proved to eat more white Bread than the whole Kingdom of Scotland. The proud, insolent and extravagant Humours of Parish-Officers, Petty-Clerks in the Offices, Gentlemen's Gentlemen, Petty-Foggers, Led Captains and Runners, in Men of Qualities Chambers and Kitchens. Dancing-Masters, Gamesters, &c. exposed. The late horrible Instances of wilful and corrupt Perjury animadverted on; with some Account of Mr. Wreathock's Calves-Leather-Club: Together with a true Copy of the Highwayman's famous Bill formerly filed in the Court of Exchequer, by the said Wreathock on the Part of John Everet against Joseph Williams, two notorious Robbers, about settling the Property of their Plunder, both afterwards executed, and Wreathock committed to the Prison of the Fleet. With diverse other entertaining Subjects, Serious and Comical.
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1736]- Books
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Neck for nothing or, A satyr upon two great little men now in the ministry. Who (as 'tis generally thought) have been the sole occasion why the author of Neck or nothing has gone five years unrewarded for his early, expensive, and successful hazards in detecting His Majesty's enemies in the worst of times. As 'twas sent in a letter to the Right Honourable James Graggs, Esq; one of His Majesty's principal secretaries of state. With some reflections upon his honour's answer to this letter, which was only this, i don't know Mr. Dunton. To which is added, Mordecai's dying groans from the fleet-prison: or, Mr. John Danton's humble appeal to His Majesty's royal honour, justice, gratitude, and the rest of his princely virtues, whether he deserves a royal bounty to pay his debts (as a reward for the frequent venture of his life and fortune of secure the protestant succession in the illustrious House of Hanover) or else to be starved in a jayl to gratify the revenge of a covetous Duke and his proud son-in-law, for his having satyriz'd their scandalous avarice and ingratitude in the new secret history of the Court Whiggs, intitled, The state weathercocks. The whole written by Mr. John Dunton, author of Neck or nothing, and will be presented to the king at his return to London, by Mr. Dunton himself, that his distinguish'd services to His Majesty's sacred person and government might be no longer conceald from the royal family, by those Whigg-favourites, who (tho' they know that Mordecai has ruin'd himself to save his country) han't yet inform'd the king that nothing is done for him. His Majesty's first speech from the throne. I will never forget the obligations I have to those that have distinguish'd themselves by their zeal and firmness to the Protestant succession, against all the open and secret practices that have been us'd to defeat it.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1719?]- Pictures
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Christ winnowing evil from the human heart; a penitent bathing in the blood and water from Christ's side; an angel locking a dragon in hell. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.
Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617.Date: [1578]Reference: 26626i- Pictures
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A poor family starves in the centre of Paris: a workman brings them a bowl of soup, a banker for a "Philanthropic bank" ignores them, public funds are spent on a new stock exchange, and books are advertised advocating self-help. Lithograph by Villain after N.-T. Charlet, 1840.
Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint, 1792-1845.Date: 1840Reference: 32029i- Pictures
Four men attempt to destroy the pillars of the Temple of fame, the Hanoverian horse devours the British lion chained to a post while two men to the left remove a stone cover to a pit. Engraving, 1757.
Date: 1757Reference: 579992i- Books
Through the eye of a needle : wealth, the fall of Rome, and the making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD / Peter Brown.
Brown, Peter, 1935-Date: [2012], ©2012