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A New-Year's gift: In two parts: part I. Early piety: or, a serious exhortation to young persons, to remember their creator in the days of their youth: with examples of divers persons famous for their early piety. Part II. The devout Christian's manual; containing devotions for several occasions, ordinary and extraordinary. To which is added, a morning and evening hymn; By Thomas, late L.B. of Bath and Wells.
A. B.Date: 1709- Books
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These are to give notice to all persons of quality and others, that there is lately come to this famous city of London, the rarity of the vvorld, viz. a man of the least stature that has been seen in the memory of any : being but two foot and seven inches in heighth, of seven and thirty years of age: he has a very long beard; he sings well.
Date: [between 1685 and 1688]- Books
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The young man's calling: or the whole duty of youth. In a serious and compassionate address to all young persons to remember their Creator in the days of their Youth. Together with Remarks upon the lives of several excellent young persons of both Sexes, as well Ancient as Modern, Noble and others, who have been famous for Piety and Vertue in their Generations. With Twelve curious Pictures, Illustrating the several Histories. Also Divine Poems.
Crossman, Samuel, 1624?-1684.Date: 1713- Books
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The young man's calling: or, the whole duty of youth. In a serious and compassionate address to all young persons to Remember their Creator in the Days of their Youth. Together with Remarks upon the lives of several excellent young persons of both Sexes, as well Ancient as Modern, Noble and others, who have been famous for Piety and Vertue in their Generations. With Twelve curious Pictures, Illustrating the several Histories. Also Divine Poems.
Crossman, Samuel, 1624?-1684.Date: 1725- Books
Famous people and their illnesses.
Date: [between 1950 and 1959?]- Books
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Numismata, a discourse of medals, ancient and modern : together with some account of heads and effigies of illustrious, and famous persons in sculps, and taille-douce, of whom we have no medals extant, and of the use to be derived from them : to which is added a digression concerning physiognomy / by J. Evelyn, Esq.
Evelyn, John, 1620-1706Date: 1697- Books
Diseases of famous composers : twenty-two pathographies from Bach to Bartók / by Franz Hermann Franken ; transcribed from the German and edited by Karel B. Absolon.
Franken, Franz Hermann.Date: 1996- Books
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Danmonii [sic] orientales illustres: or, the worthies of Devon. A work, wherein the lives and fortunes of the most famous divines, statesmen, swordsmen, physicians, writers, and other eminent persons, natives of that most noble province, from before the Norman conquest, down to the present age, are memorized...out of the most approved authors, both in print and manuscript... / by John Prince.
Prince, John, 1643-1723.Date: 1810- Books
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An eulogium, intended to perpetuate the memory of David Rittenhouse, late president of the American Philosphical Society : delivered before the Society in the First Presbyterian Church, in High-Street, Philadelphia, on the 17th Dec. 1796 ; agreeably to appointment / by Benjamin Rush, a member of the Society.
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813.Date: [1797]- Books
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National portrait gallery of eminent Americans: including orators, statesmen, naval and military heroes, jurists, authors, etc., etc (Volume 1).
Duyckinck, Evert A. (Evert Augustus), 1816-1878.Date: 1861-64- Books
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National portrait gallery of eminent Americans: including orators, statesmen, naval and military heroes, jurists, authors, etc., etc (Volume 2).
Duyckinck, Evert A. (Evert Augustus), 1816-1878.Date: 1861-64- Books
An alarming history of famous and difficult! patients : amusing medical anecdotes from Typhoid Mary to FDR / Richard Gordon.
Gordon, Richard, 1921-2017.Date: [1997]- Books
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The great and wonderful predictions of that late famous astrologer Mr. Lilly; and Mr. Partridg and Mr. Coley, concerning this present year 1683 : To which is added a true and faithful account of the famous prophecies of the three German prophets; predicting and foretelling, some years since, this present invasion of the Turks into the empire of Germany and Hungary, with the events of the same, to the admiration of all that shall hear or read the same. Also their strange and wonderful predictions concerning the Pope, and the King of France: with the total and sudden destruction of the papal power; and the miraculous conversion of the Turks and Jews to the Christian faith. As also presaging the uniting of all religions into one visible church. Which prophecies have been had in esteem by many famous and illustrious persons of these times.
Lilly, William, 1602-1681Date: M DC LXXX III. [1683]- Books
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The history of the French Academy. Erected at Paris by the late famous Cardinal de Richelieu, and consisting of the most refined wits of that nation. Wherein is set down its original and establishment, its statutes, daies, places, and manner of assemblies, &c. With the names of its members, a character of their persons, and a catalogue of their works / Written in French, by Mr. Paul Pellison.
Pellisson-Fontanier, Paul, 1624-1693Date: 1657- Books
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Niemant mijns gelijck. Ingantsch Christenrijck. Die u soo suyver kan geneesen, als ick aen meenigh duysendt hebbewesen : That most renowned Dutch operator, who lived in the great city and University of Leyden, is come over into this most famous nation at the instances of some persons of quality that knew in what great credit he lived in Holland, for the cure of men, women, and children.
Gerardts, GonsaleDate: [1695]- Books
Great men's feet / by Swanhilde Bulan.
Bulan, Swanhilde.Date: 1900- Books
White house physician / by Ross T. McIntire in collaboration with George Creel.
McIntire, Ross T., 1889-1959.Date: [1946]- Books
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The Columbian Plutarch, or, An exemplification of several distinguished American characters / by Thomas Woodward.
Woodward, Thomas.Date: 1819- Books
Doctors to the great / by Elaine Mardus and Miriam Lang.
Mardus, Elaine.Date: 1962- Books
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Another letter to a young physician : to which are appended some other medical papers / by James Jackson.
Jackson, James, 1777-1867.Date: 1861- Books
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Anatomische Forschungen über Johann Sebastian Bach's Gebeine und Antlitz : nebst Bemerkungen über dessen Bilder / von Wilhelm His.
His, Wilhelm, 1831-1904.Date: 1895- Books
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The ill health of Richard Wagner / George M. Gould.
Gould, George Milbrey, 1848-1922.Date: [1903]- Books
Very illustrious patients ... / L. Sterpellone.
Sterpellone, L.Date: 1987- Books
The Century cyclopedia of names : a pronouncing and etymological dictionary of names in geography, biography, mythology, history, ethnology, art, archaeology, fiction, etc., etc., etc / edited by Benjamin E. Smith.
Date: 1903- Books
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Memoirs of the famous Bashaw Bonneval. Containing, an account of the late war in Italy. Likewise The secret Intrigues of France, Spain, Savoy, &c. Intermix'd with a great Variety of genuine Adventures in Love and Gallantry of the principal Persons concern'd. Also Many curious Incidents relating to most Parts of Europe, Never before Printed. Translated from the original French manuscript of Count Bonneval, by a gentleman.
Date: M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]