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A trip through London: containing observations on men and things. Viz. An account of the vast numbers of forreigners yearly imported. How Wales sends more Footmen than Gentlemen to London, with an Account of their Behaviour. A Reason why the Streets and Highways in the City and Liberty of Westminster, are kept in no better Repair. A Description of the Coffee-Houses about Whitehall. A merry Dissertation upon News-Papers, Authors, Printers, and Publishers. An entertaining Description of St. James's Park; how the Horse Guards are worse Soldiers and better Subjects than the Foot Guards: A remarkable Rencounter between a Bawd and a Sodomite, on one of the Seats near Buckingham-House. Of a Person of Quality's Cloaths sold off his Back ... the Mall by Auction, by his ... Chambre; and of the Duke of Wh--ton's Challenging a Consumptive upon Constitution-Hill. New Votes, Schemes and Designs of the Irish Society of Fortune-Hunters. An Account of the Exeter-'change Beauties, the Undertaker's Club-Feast, the Method of their obtaining and managing Funerals; and of a Miser's bequeathing his Body to the Royal Society to save the Expence of Interment. Practices of Petty-Foggers expos'd. A description of the Fleet-Street Coffee-Houses, Temple Beaus, Prison of Newgate, Ludgate-Hill, Black-Fryers, and St. Paul's. Of the Fire-Makers, Dog-Stealers, False-Pollers, and Affidavit-Makers, new Trading Companies set up in London. An Account of the Pride, Insolencies, and Humours of the City Apprentices; with many other notable and diverting Relations. To which is added, a brief and merry character of Ireland, by a Berkshire gentleman lately return'd from that Kingdom.
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1728]- Books
Cusco concina milenaria / José Luján Vargas, CENFOPAR - Arariwa.
Vargas, José LujánDate: [2013]- Books
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The Dublin spy. By Tom Tatler.
Date: 1710- Books
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The history of China. Upon the plan of Mr. Rollin's antient history. Containing, I. A general idea of their history. II. A Description of their Country. III. An Account of their Government. IV. Of their Commerce, Arts and Sciences. V. Of their Religion, Manners, and particular Customs. VI. A succinct description of some Kingdoms that are tributary to China. - Also the Natural History of China. To which is prefixed, an accurate map of China, drawn from Surveys made by the Jesuit Missionaries by Order of the Emperor. Translated from the French.
Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]- Books
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A new journey over Europe; from France thro' Savoy, Switzerland, Germany, Flanders, Holland, Denmark, Swedland, Muscovy, Poland, Hungary, Styria, Carinthia, the Venetian Territories, Italy, Naples, Sicily, Genoa, Spain, Portugal, France, Great Britain, and Ireland. With Several Observations on the Laws, Religion, and Government, &c. of each. Together With an Account of the Births and Marriages of all the Kings and Princes of Europe from the Year 1650. By a late traveller A. D. Chancel, M.A.
Chancel, Alexander Doriack.Date: MDCCXIV. [1714]- Books
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The Historical, political, and literary register. Containing an account of every public transaction. ... of the year ...
Date: MDCCLXX. [1770-- Books
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The batchelor: or speculations of Jeoffry Wagstaffe, Esq. Vol. III.
Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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An epistle from the bottle conjurors to the Gothamites; Containing The Eighth Chapter of the Acts of the Seducers, Sharpers and Conjurors in three Parts. Part the First, Wherein the Conjuror proposes to form a new World from a Magick Egg to perform many wonderful things, and to jump into a Quart Bottle. Part the Second. A full and true account of the Tragi-Comical Farce, as it was acted at the Theatre in the Hay-Market, on Monday the 16th of January, 1748-9. Part the Third. Harlequin's Epistle to the People of the two great Cities, and his Escape by Virtue of a Funnel from a Quart Bottle, as it is acted at the Theatre in Covent-Garden. Miscellany Poems, on Gothamites, Almanacks, Writers, Fortune-Tellers, Courtiers, Priests, Quacks, Lawyers, Gamesters, Sharpers; in Hudibrastick verse. The Coach - maker's Wedding. A Song. On St. Stephen's Martyrdom, the 27th of December, being Maria's Birth-Day. Bob's Birth-Day, a Tale. Printed from the Manuscript of Signore Dolocio Ufrontorio, Son to the Wonder Working Chymist, lately Deceas'd in Alsatia.
Ufrontorio, Dolorio.Date: [1749]- Books
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The female Quixote; or, the adventures of Arabella. By Mrs. Lennox. In two volumes. ... Cooke's edition. Embellished with superb engravings.
Lennox, Charlotte, approximately 1729-1804.Date: [1799]- Books
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A narrative of the life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke, (youngest daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq;) Containing, I. An Account of her Birth, Education, and mad Pranks committed in her Youth. II. Her coming on the Stage; Success there; and sundry Theatrical Anecdotes. III. Her Marriage to Mr. Charke, and its Consequences. IV. Her Adventures in Mens Cloaths, and being belov'd by a Lady of great Fortune, who intended to marry her. V. Her being Gentleman to a certain Peer. VI. Her commencing Scrolling - Player; with various and surprizing Vicissitudes of Fortune, during nine Years Peregrination. Vii. Her turning Pastry Cook, &c. in Wales. With several extremely humourous and interesting Occurrences. written by herself.
Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760.Date: M.DCC.LV. [1755]- Books
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A narrative of the life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke, (youngest daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq;) Containing, I. An Account of her Birth, Education, and mad Pranks committed in her Youth. II. Her coming on the Stage; Success there; and sundry Theatrical Anecdotes. III. Her Marriage to Mr. Charks, and its Consequences. IV. Her Adventures in Mens Cloaths, going by the Name of Mr. Brown, and being belov'd by a Lady of great Fortune, who intended to marry her. V. Her being Gentleman to a certain Peer. VI. Her commencing Scrolling - Player; with various and surprizing vicissirudes of Fortune, during nine Years Peregrination. Vii. Her turning Pastry Cook, &c. in Wales. With several extremely humourons and interesting Occarrences. Written by herself.
Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760.Date: M.DCC.LV. [1755]- Books
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The Court and city magazine; or, Universal repository of knowledge and entertainment
Date: MDCCLXXXIV- [1784]-- Books
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The picture gallery. Containing near two hundred paintings by the most distinguished ladies in Great Britain. Among which are the following Capital Pieces, The Widow Brady, - by Dowager Lady A-r. The Libertine reclaimed, - by the D-ss of C-d. The Highland Laddie, - by Lady S-h B-y. The Rake's Progress, - by Lady C-s. Baucis, - by P-ss A-a. Cymon and Iphigene, - by Duchess of D-re. The Careless Husband, - by Ditto. Lady Brute, - by Lady F-l-. The Dust Cart, - by Ditto. Jobson and Nell, - by Duchess of G-r. Old Margaret, - by Mrs. Gr-h-m, late Mrs. Mac-y. The Sweepstakes, - by Dowager D-ss of A-r. An old Woman cloathed in Gray, - by Lady G-ch. Venus making Love, - by the Honorable Mrs. H-b-t. Lavinia bathing, - by Miss H-m. Jephtha's Daughter bewailing her Virginity, by Countess of J-y. Lady Godina riding through Coventry, by Quondam Lady L-r. Bess of Bedlam, - by Lady N-th. An English Seraglio, - by the Countess of O-y. Pandora's Box, - by Lady R-s. Diana Trapes, - by Lady John S-Lle. Robinetta, - by Dowager C-ss of B-m-re. Saint Austin out of his Wits, - by Mrs. W-b-t-n. Desdemona, - by Lady T-d. The Torch of Hymen, - by C-ss of B-l. Gammar Gurton's Needle, - by Dowager Lady T-d, &c. &c. &c. To which are added, critical strictures upon each piece.
Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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The universal masquerade: or, the world turn'd inside-out. Delineating and detecting the virtues and vices of mankind, From The Court to the Cottage, In all Professions, for the benefit of both sexes. Representing, I. A Perspective View of the Court and Courtiers; their Gallantries, Promises, and Entertainments display'd; as Gaming, Intriguing, Balls, Ridotto's and Assemblies. II. City Pride and Luxury; Fraud and Impositions of Vintners, Exchange - Brokers, Discounters, Lottery-Mongers, Insurers, &c. with the Trick practised by a Jew of the Alley on the D-ss of M-lb-b. III. The Foppery of Freemasonry, &c. IV. The Corruption of Magistracy exemplified, in a True Secret History of some Tr-Ing J-st-s, &c. V. Literary Bites; or, The Tricks of Author, Printers and Booksellers: with the Trials of many Criminals in Elysium, &c. VI. The two Temples of True and False Fame; the Pretensions of many Writers; with the Remarkable Receptions of Mr. Pope and Dr. Young. Vii. Fops, Epicures, &c. justly ridicul'd; and the notorious Impositions of Lawyers, Physicians, and Apothecaries detected. Viii. Fornication no Sin; or, Adultery a la Mode, defended in the Case of a First - Rate Keeper and a New-Made C-nt-Ess, &c. IX. A Sketch of the Last Judgment, whereat strict Justice is administred, and many Offenders now first brought to Light. By O. Sedgewick, Gent. ...
Sedgewick, O.Date: 1742- Books
Married life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300 / Elisabeth Van Houts.
Van Houts, Elisabeth M. C.Date: 2019- Books
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The Ladies journal.
Date: 1727- Books
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An essay upon improving and adding, to the strength of Great-Britain and Ireland, by fornication, justifying the same from scripture and reason. By a young clergyman.
Maclauchlan, Daniel.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.XXXV. [1735]- Books
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An essay upon improving and adding to the strength of Great Britain and Ireland, by fornication, justifying the same from scripture and reason. By a young clergyman.
Maclauchlan, Daniel.Date: Re-Printed in the Year M.CC.XXXV. [1735]- Books
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Observations on the manners, government, and policy of the Greeks. Translated from the French of the learned Abbé Mably. With notes and illustrations by Mr. Chamberland.
Mably, Gabriel Bonnot de, 1709-1785.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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An account of the progress of the reformation of manners, in England & Ireland, and other parts of the world. With Reasons and Directions for our Engaging in this Glorious Work. In a letter to a friend.
Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712.Date: 1701]- Books
Social sauna : bathing & wellbeing / Jane Withers & Ria Hawthorn ; edited by Jane Withers Studio.
Date: [2023]- Books
Queer city : gay London from the Romans to the present day / Peter Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-Date: 2017- Books
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The world. By Adam Fitz-Adam.
Date: MDCCLV [1754]-[1757]- Books
Death in Berlin : from Weimar to divided Germany / Monica Black, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Black, Monica, 1968-Date: 2010- Books
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The comical pilgrim; or, travels of a cynick philosopher, thro' the most wicked parts of the world, namely, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Holland. with His Merry Observations on the English Stage, Gaming-Houses, Poets, Beaux, Women, Courtiers, Politicians, and Plotters. Welsh Clergy, Gentry, and Customs. Scotch Manners, Religion, and Lawyers. Irish Ceremonies in their Marriages, Christenings, and Burials. And Dutch Government, Polity, and Trade. Being a general satyr on the vices and follies of the age.
Date: 1722