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Love and patriotism! or, The extraordinary adventures of M. Duportail, late major-general in the armies of the United States. Interspersed with many surprising incidents in the life of the late Count Pulauski.
Louvet de Couvray, Jean-Baptiste, 1760-1797.Date: 1797- Books
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The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque, commonly call'd Col. Jack, who was born a gentleman, put 'prentice to a pick-pocket, was six and twenty years a thief, and then kidnapp'd to Virginia. Came back a Merchant; was Five times married to Four Whores; went into the Wars, behav'd bravely, got Preferment, was made Colonel of a Regiment, came over, and fled with the Chevalier, is still abroad compleating a Life of Wonders, and resolves to dye a General.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: MDCCXXIII. [1723]- Books
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The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque, commonly call'd Col. Jack, who was born a gentleman, put 'prentice to a pick-pocket, was six and twenty years a thief, and then kidnapp'd to Virginia. Came back a merchant, married four wives, and five [sic] of them prov'd whores; went into the wars, behav'd bravely, got preferment, was made colonel of a regiment, came over, and fled with the Chevalier, and is now abroad compleating a life of wonders, and resolves to dye a general.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: MDCCXXIII. [1723, i.e. 1722]- Books
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Recueil précieux de la maçonnerie adonhiramite, contenant les catéchismes des quatre premiers grades, l'ouverture & clôture des différentes loges, l'instruction de la table, les santés générales & particulières, ainsi que les devoirs des premiers officiers en charges; enrichi d'une infinité de demandes & de réponses symboliques, de l'explication des emblêmes & d'un grand nombre de notes aussi curieuses qu'utiles. Dédié aux maçons instruits. Par un Chevalier de tous les ordres maçoniques.
Guillemain de Saint-Victor, Louis.Date: M. DCC. LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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The knights of the Swan; or, the court of Charlemagne: an historical and moral tale. To serve as a continuation to The tales of the castle; And of which all the Incidents that bear Analogy to the French Revolution are taken from History. Translated from the French of Madame de Genlis, Author of the theatre of education, adelaide and theodore, &c. by the Rev. Mr. Beresford. ...
Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de, 1746-1830.Date: 1797- Books
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The life of John Earl of Stair; Containing, his birth and education; his embassies at Warsaw, Paris, and the Hague; with his magnificent entry into Paris; the whole containing the seeret history of the three last reigns; with the spring of the rebellions 1715, and 1745; the characters of many great persons, among whom that of King Augustus I. Prince George of Denmark, Queen Anne, and the present Prince of Wales. The whole interspersed with many curious particulars; among which, a full, genuine, and personal description of the young Chevalier: By Andrew Henderson, author of the Edinburgh history of the late rebellion.
Henderson, Andrew, active 1734-1775.Date: M,DCC,XLIX. [1749]- Books
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The history and remarkable life of the truly Honourable Colonel Jaque, vulgarly call'd, Colonel Jack; Who was born a gentleman, put 'prentice to a pick-pocket, flourish'd six and twenty years as a thief, and was then kidnapp'd to Virginia: came back a merchant, was five times married to four whores, went into the wars, behav'd bravely, got preferment, was made colonel of a regiment, return'd again to England, follow'd the fortunes of the Chevalier de St. George, is now abroad compleating a life, of wonders and resolves to die a general.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: 1724- Books
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Diogenes's rambles: or, humorous characters of the most noted people at present in the world: In Allusion to the Story Of the Cynic's searching Athens at Noon-Day with a Candle and Lanthorn To find out a Man. Containing the Characters of A Grecian. A Turk. A Bashaw. The Kislar Aga. The Reis Effendi. The Grand Visier. The present Grand Signor. Prince Ragotski. Marquis of Langallaere. Bashaw Bonneval, Kuli Kan, or Nadir Scach. The Great Moghul. Dey of Algier. A-I V-n. Sir R-t W-le. Cardinal Fl-ry. Proving that the Queen of Hungary has the best title to manhood at last By the Chevalier Dennis Coetlogon, M.D. Knight of St. Lazare, and Member of the Royal Academy of Angiers.
De Coetlogon, Dennis, -1749.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]