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The pleasing songster: or, festive companion: containing a choice and approved collection of songs, That are now held in Esteem; The Whole calculated for the Entertainment of the Social Mind, Containing the Newest and most Agreeable Collection ever presented to the Public.
Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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Garrick's complete jester; or, a library of fun and laughter. Being a general repository of humour, wit, and entertainment. Consisting of Remarkable Tales, Extraordinary Adventures, Entertaining Histories, Pathetic Eastern Stories, Ingenious Bon Mots, Facetious Jests, Poignant Repartees, Choice Conundrums, &c. And every other Species of Humour, Wit, Instruction, and Entertainment. Calculated to Exhilarate the Spirits, to amend the Heart, and to improve the Understanding.
Date: [1779?]- Books
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The four seasons of the year, to which are added rural poems, and pastoral dialogues, imitated from Mr. Gay, with occasional Notes and Illustrations, for the Use and Entertainment of young Gentlemen and Ladies. By Bob Short. Author of the Country Squire, &c. &c.
Wright, George, Esq.Date: 1787- Books
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Æsop naturaliz'd: in a collection of diverting fables and stories from Æsop, Lockman, Pilpay and others. With useful morals and reflections: in easy and familiar verse. Adapted to all Capacities, and intended principally for the Entertainment and Instruction of the Youth of both Sexes.
Aesop.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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Æsop naturaliz'd: in a collection of diverting fables and stories from Æsop, Lockman, Pilpay and others. With useful morals and reflections: in easy and familiar verse. Adapted to all Capacities, and intended principally for the Entertainment and Instruction of the Youth of both Sexes.
Aesop.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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The brothers: or, treachery punish'd. Interspers'd with I. The Adventures of Don Alvarez. II. The Adventures of Don Lorenzo. III. Cupid and Bacchus, a Dramatic Entertainment. And, IV. The Adventures of Mariana, Sister to Don Alvarez. Written by a person of quality.
Person of quality.Date: 1730- Books
Radioactive : Marie And Pierre Curie : a tale of love and fallout / Lauren Redniss.
Redniss, Lauren.Date: 2010- Books
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La belle assemblée: or, the adventures of six days. Being a curious collection of remarkable incidents which happen'd to some of the first quality in France. Written in French for the Entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez. Translated into English.
Gomez, Madame de, 1684-1770.Date: M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]- Books
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Thompson's catalogue of the most favourite and popular songs, duets for two voices, cantatas, catches, canons, canzonets, elegies, glees, trios, and odes, as sung at the Theatres, Public Gardens, and all Places of Entertainment, properly adapted for the harp, harpsichord, piano-forte, violin, German-Flute, and guitar.
Samuel, Ann, and Peter Thompson (London, England)Date: 1790]- Books
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La belle assemblée: or, the adventures of twelve days. Being a curious collection of remarkable incidents which happen'd to some of the first quality in France. Written in French for the Entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez. In two volumes.
Gomez, Madame de, 1684-1770.Date: M.DCC.XXVIII. [1728]- Books
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Come and welcome to Jesus Christ; or, a plain and profitable discourse on John vi. 36. Shewing, The Cause, Truth, and Manner of the Coming of a Sinner to Jesus Christ; with his happy Reception, and blessed Entertainment. Written by John Bunyan, Author of the Pilgrim's Progress.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.Date: M.DCC.LV. [1755]- Books
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The political quack's advice; with Merry Andrew's pacquet. Design'd For the Entertainment of the Grave and Merry, the Politick and Impertinent, the Scholar and Critick, the Witty and Dull, the Old and Young; in short, for every Body that can Read, and no Body that cannot.
Date: Printed in the Year 1705- Books
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Recreations for gentlemen and ladies: being, ingenious sports and pastimes. Containing, the many curious inventions: pleasant tricks on the cards and dice: Arithmetical Sports: Diverting Experiments, natural and artificial: Recreative Fire-Works: and other curiosities, affording variety of Entertainment. Translated from the French of Mons. Ozanam.
Ozanam, Jacques, 1640-1717.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Books
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The prettiest book for children; being the history of the enchanted castle; situated in one of the Fortunate Isles, and governed by giant Instruction. Written for the Entertainment of the Little Masters and Misses of Great Britain, by Don Stephano Bunyano, Under-Secretary to the aforesaid Giant.
Bunyano, Stephano.Date: 1770- Videos
Body snatchers.
Date: 2000- Books
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As the world goes. A farce of two acts. By Thomas Horde, jun. Esq; Author of Leander and Hero, and Zelida, Tragedies; Dramatic Love, (dedicated to David Garrick, Esq;) an Entertainment of Two Acts; Damon and Phebe, an Opera; Disappointed Villainy, and The Empirick, Farces of Two Acts each.
Horde, Thomas, active 1769-1784.Date: M.DCC.LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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Orpheus: an English opera. By Mr. John Hill. With a preface, appealing to the publick for justice, and laying before them a fair and impartial account of the quarrel between the author and Mr. Rich, who intends in a few Weeks to perform such an Entertainment without his Concurrence.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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Emblems, for the Entertainment and Improvement of Youth: containing hieroglyphical and enigmatical devices, relating to all parts and stations of life; Together with Explanations and Proverbs, in French, Spanish, Italian, and Latin, alluding to them, and Translated into English: The Whole curiously Engrav'd on 62 Copper Plates.
Date: [1750?]- Books
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The humourist. Essays upon several subjects: viz. News-Writers. Enthusiasm. Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts, &c. Weather. Female Disguises. Art of modern Conversation. Use of Speech. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. Love of Power. Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. By Thomas Gordon, Esq;
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: [1730?]- Books
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Tumble-Down Dick: or, Phaeton in the suds. A dramatick entertainment of Walking, in Serious and Foolish Characters: interlarded with burlesque grotesque, comick interludes, call'd, Harlequin a pick-pocket. As it is perform'd at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market. Being ('tis hop'd) the last Entertainment that will ever be exhibited on any Stage. Invented by the ingenious Monsieur Sans Esprit. The musick compos'd by the Harmonious Signior Warblerini. And the scenes painted by the Prodigious Mynheer Van Bottom-Flat.
Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
An elegy for Amelia Johnson / [written by Andrew Rostan ; illustrated by Dave Valeza & Kate Kasenow ; lettered by Dave Lanphear].
Rostan, Andrew.Date: [2010]- Books
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The British songster: or, Dibdin's delight: being a collection of the most favorite songs, That have been sung at the Public Places of Entertainment in London, Manchester, &c. selected from The woodman, Surrender of Calais, No song no supper, &c. &c. with the most approved songs of Dibdin, and other celebrated authors.
Date: [1792]- Books
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Female fortitude, Exemplify'd, in an impartial narrative, of the Seizure, Escape and Marriage, Of the Princess Clementina Sobiesky, As it was particularly set down by Mr. Charles Wogan (formerly one of the Preston Prisoners) who was a chief Manager in that whole Affair. Now Published for the Entertainment of the curious.
Wogan, Charles, Sir, approximately 1698-approximately 1752.Date: printed in the year, 1722- Books
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The new Pantheon concert. Being a Choice Collection Of the newest songs, sung this and the last season At the Pantheon, Vauxhall, Renelaugh, and other Places of Entertainment, viz. 1. Cold Rainy Night. 2. Saw you my Father? 3. Mackaroni. 4. Phillis. 5. Reflecting Nymph. 6. Lady's Advice to fair Maidens. 7. Happiness. 8. Careless Fair One. 9. Sylvia's Marriage. 10. Lady's Advice to her Lover. 11. Master Tommy's Married. 12. The Answer. 13. Jenny. 14. The False Nymph. 15. Cupid's Recruiting Serjeant. 16. Tea and Brandy. 17. Dido. 18. The Milk Maid. 19. The Thrush 20. Rondeau.
Date: [1773?]- 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?]