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Beggars bush. A comedy. Written by Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher.
Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.Date: 1724- Books
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Beggars Bush. A comedy. Written by Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher.
Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.Date: 1717- Books
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Hackball's address to the c---t p---r--y, with some curious remarks on the beggar's-feast, held at the Crow's Nest, near Crow street; and a list of the toasts drank by Lord Prig, and Squire Higgins, to which are added, some curious observations on Caiphas, Chaplain to the Beggars.
Hackball.Date: [1755?]- Books
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A satyr on the times: and some of the modern plays, viz. Beggars Opera, Timoleon, Humours of Oxford, Cheshire comicks, &c. By John Loyd, ...
Lloyd, John, Rector of Gilden Sutton.Date: 1730- Books
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The royal merchant: or, Beggars Bush. A comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Smock-Alley. By His Majesty's Servants. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher.
Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.Date: M,DCC,XXXVI. [1736]- Books
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The royal merchant: or, Beggars Bush. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in smock-Alley. By His Majesty's servants. Wriiten by Beaumont and Fletcher.
Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.Date: M,DCC,XXXVI. [1736]- Books
The Prince of Beggars : being some account of the beggings of Sydney Holland, Viscount Knutsford, during 25 years as chairman of the London hospital / by Neville Langton.
Langton, Neville.Date: [date of publication not identified]- Books
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Laus pediculi: or An apologeticall speech, directed to the vvorshipfull masters and vvardens of Beggars Hall. Written in Latine by the learned Daniel Heinsius. And from thence translated into English by Iames Guitard, Gentleman.
Heinsius, Daniel, 1580-1655Date: 1634- Books
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A short historical account of Lochwinioch parish, with its curiosities, &c. With an appendix: wherein are dialogues upon scripture queries, Speeches, Portraits, Remarks upon Beggars, Robbers, the Dumb Proctor, &c.: with new songs and old proverbs.
Date: Printed in the Year M,DCC,LXXIII. [1773]- Books
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The beggars (of St. Mary's parish) address, to their worthy representative, Hackball, president of that antient and numerous society; and a list of the toasts drank at a general Meeting of the Cripples, the blind, and the aged, established and badged Beggars, on Monday the 11th of February, 1754, at the Cows-Head in Liffey-Street. Peter Ivers in the Chair.
Date: [1754?]- Books
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The chearful companion: or, songster's delight. Being a collection of the most favourite songs and airs lately sung at the theatres and gardens. To which are added, the songs and airs in the Beggars Opera, Comus, Love in a village, Thomas and Sally.
Date: 1772- Books
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The chearful companion: or, songster's delight. Being a collection of the most favourite songs and airs lately sung at the theatres and gardens. To which are added, the songs and airs in the Beggars Opera, Comus, Love in a village, Thomas and Sally.
Date: 1770- Books
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The history of the London clubs, or, The citizens' pastime. Particularly, the Lying Club, the Yorkshire Club, the Thieves Club, the Beggars Club, the Broken Shopkeepers Club, the Basket Womans Club. With a sermon preach'd to a gang of high-way-men. Part I. By the author of the London Spy.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: 1709- Books
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The catley. Containing all the songs and airs in the Beggars Opera, Love in a village, Maid of the mill, Artaxerxes, ... As they are sung at the theatres. To which are added, a number of favourite songs, lately sung at the theatres and gardens. By Miss Catley, Miss Brent Mrs. Vincent, ...
Date: 1771- Books
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Surprising memoirs of the meeting, Courtship, and sundry other humourous Adventures of the most renowned of Cripple-Beggars, Manupedirus and Stumpanympha, now supreme king and queen of the beggars in the kingdom of Ireland. To which is annex'd, their courtship, in Substance as uttered by themselves, and now only thrown into Measure, and a little better Order, in Deference to the Taste of the present Age, the politest ever was. Amor Omnibus idem. Every Jack has his Jill. By an impartial hand.
Impartial hand.Date: 1734- Books
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A new description of Paris: or, the Present State of the French Nation. Giving An Account of their Virtues and Vices, Academies, Dress, Devotion, Levity, Women, Beggars, Writers, Booksellers. Their Diversions, Theatres, Gallantry, Language, Entertainment of Strangers, Lawyers, Pickpockets, Physicians and Quacks. The Court, the Great Men, the King and the Mob. The Tuilleries, Lamps, Chymists, and Clergy. Their Notions of things. Their Houses, Eating-Houses, Liveries. Their Conjugal Affection, Luxury, Vanity, Civility, Garrulity. Their Courts of Judicature. Their Invention, Affection, Labour, Taverns, Climate, Trades-People, Fruit, House-Rent, Taylors, Brokers, Fair of St. Germain. Their Bridges, Buildings, Political Calculations of the Number of Houses, Consumption of Food, &c. In a Letter from a Gentleman at Paris to his Friend in London.
Gentleman at Paris.Date: [1725?]- Books
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An agreeable criticism, of the City of Paris and the French; giving an account of their present state and condition: their Virtues and Vices. Their Academies. Their Dress, Devotion, Levity. Their Women. Their Beggars, Writers, Booksellers. Their Diversions. Their Theatres. Their Gallantry, Language, Entertainment of Strangers. Their Lawyers, Pick-Pockets, Physicians and Quacks. The Court, the Great Men, the King and the Mob. The Tuilleries, Lamps, Chymists, and Clergy. Their Notions of Things. Their Horses, Eating-Houses, Liveries. Their Conjugal Affection. Their Luxury, Vanity, Civility, Garrulity. Their Courts of Judicature. Their Invention, Affectation, Labour. Taverns, Climate, Trades-People, Fruit. House-Rent. Taylors. Brokers. Fair of St. Germain. Their Bridges, Buildings, &c. Political Calculations of the number of Houses, Consumption of Food, &c.
French gentleman.Date: 1706- Books
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An agreeable criticism, of the city of Paris and the French; giving an account of their present state and condition: their Virtues and Vices. Their Academies. Their Dress, Devotion, Levity. Their Women. Their Beggars, Writers, Booksellers. Their Diversions. Their Theatres. Their Gallantry, Language, Entertainment of Strangers. Their Lawyers, Pick-Pockets, Physicians and Quacks. The Court, the Great Men, the King and the Mob. The Tuilleries, Lamps, Chymists, and Clergy. Their Notions of things. Their Horses, Eating-Houses, Liveries. Their Conjugal Affection. Their Luxury, Vanity, Civility, Garrulity. Their Courts of Judicature. Their Invention, Affectation, Labour. Taverns. Climate. Trades-People. Fruit. House-Rent. Taylors. Brokers. Fair of St. Germain. Their Bridges, Buildings, &c. Political Calculations of the number of Houses, Consumption of Food. &c. Being a translation of an Italian letter, written lately from Paris, by a Sicilian, to a friend of his at Amsterdam. With further remarks upon the French, their Preachers, Authors, &c. By a French gentleman.
French gentleman.Date: [1704]- Books
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The delights of the bottle: or, the compleat vintner. With the Humours of Bubble Upstarts. Stingy Wranglers. Dinner Spungers. Jill Tiplers. Beef Beggars. Cook Teasers. Pan Soppers. Plate Twirlers. Table Whitlers. Drawer Biters. Spoon Pinchers. And other Tavern Tormenters. A merry poem. To which is added, a South-Sea song upon the late bubbles. By the author of The cavalcade.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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The delights of the bottle: or, the compleat vintner. With the Humours of Bubble Upstarts. Stingy Wranglers. Dinner Spungers. Jill Tiplers. Beef Beggars. Cook Teasers. Pan Soppers. Plate Twirlers. Table Whitlers. Drawer Biters. Spoon Pinchers. And other Tavern Tormenters. A merry poem. To which is added, A South-Sea song upon the late bubbles. By the author of The cavalcade.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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Round about our coal-fire: or Christmas entertainments. Containing, Christmas gambols, tropes, figures, etc. with Abundance of Fiddle-Faddle-Stuff; such as Stories of Fairies, Ghosts, Hobgoblins, Witches, Bull-Beggars, Rawheads and Bloody-Bones, Merry Plays, &c. for the Diversion of Company in a cold Winter-Evening, besides several curious Pieces relating to the History of old Father Christmas; setting forth what Hospitality has been, and what it is now. Very proper to be read in all Families. Adorn'd with many curious cuts.
Date: [1730?]- Books
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Round about our coal-fire: or, Christmas Entertainments. Containing, Christmas gambols, tropes, figures, &c. with Abundance of Fiddle-Faddle-Stuff; such as Stories of Fairies, Ghosts, Hobgoblins, Witches, Bull-Beggars, Rawheads and Bloody-Bones, Merry Plays, &c. for the Diversion of Company in a cold Winter-Evening, besides several curious Picces relating to the History of old Father Christmas; setting forth what Hospitality has been, and what it is now. Very proper to be read in all Families. Adorn'd with many curious cuts.
Date: [1732?]- Books
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A ramble through London: containing observations on men and things, viz. some account of the vast number of foreigners and their behaviour. Of the Scotch, Irish, and Welsh; the first, filling us with Quacks, Beggars and Pedlars; the next with Robbers, Bullies and Evidence and the last, with Footmen, Porters, and Draymen, instead of Gentlemen. A merry Description of the Court End of the Town, and of the City. A Conversation between a Sodomitical Baronet, a Bawd, and the Author, on a Bench in St. James's Park. The Resolutions and Schemes of the Affidavit Club, or Irish Society of Fortune-Hunters for the current Year. Female Conversation described, and the Band of Petticoat Pensioners in the City. The Management of Authors, Printers, and Publishers. The insufferable Behaviour of City 'prentices. Practices of Death-Hunters; the Humours of the Royal Exchange. Together with a small collection of the most refin'd jests from St. James's. And many other curious Particulars touching the Town. By a true-born Englishman.
True-born Englishman.Date: MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]- Books
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A new canting dictionary: Comprehending All the terms, Antient and Modern, Used in the Several tribes of Gypsies, Beggars, Shoplifters, Highwaymen, Foot-Pads, and all other Clans of Cheats and Villains. Interspersed With Proverbs, Phrases, Figurative Speeches, &c. Being a Complete Collection of all that has been publish'd of that Kind. With very large Additions of Words never before made Publick. Detecting, under each Head or Order, the several Tricks or Pranks made use of by Varlets of all Denominations; and therefore Useful for all Sorts of People (especially Travellers and Foreigners) to enable them to secure their Money and preserve their Lives. With a Preface, giving an Account of the Original, Progress, &c. of the Canting Crew; and recommending Methods for diminishing these Varlets, by better Employment of the Poor. To which is Added, A complete Collection of Songs in the Canting Dialect.
Date: 1725- Books
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A trip through the town. Containing observations on the humours and manners of the age. Reflections on London in general. The Art of walking in St. James's Park. Beaus and Blockheads; together with Coffee-House Politicians, exposed. A Dissertation on the Craft of the Town-Beggars, and the monstrous Pride and Insolencies of Women-Servants. The Humours of Newgate and Tyburn on the Day of Execution. The Horse-Guards, prov'd to be better Subjects, though worse Soldiers than the Foot-Guards. A remarkable Character of Sir Timothy Testy, Knight. The real Causes of the Debaucheries practis'd upon the Fair Sex; shewing the true Reasons why such infinite Numbers of fine young Creatures are daily forc'd into the Service of the Publick. People of Fashion required to keep their young Daughters out of their Kitchens. A merry Water-Ramble from Westminster to Wapping; the Miseries of that Part of the Town described; with some Account of a Tumult near King Edward's Stairs, occasioned by a Sea Lieutenant's Lady unfortunately discharging a Chamber-Pot from a Two-Pair of Stairs Window on a decay'd Baronet's Wife. With many other diverting particulars.
Date: 1735