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A select collection of old plays vizt. I. St. Patrick for Ireland. II. Fairem, the Millers Daughter &c. III. The Love Sick King &c. IV. Blurt Master Constable V. Actaeon and Diana VI. Salmacida Spolia With an Account of the Authors by the Editor W.R. Chetwood.
Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
Health / edited by Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz.
Date: 2020- Books
Love from the Pink Palace : memories of love, loss and cabaret through the AIDS crisis / Jill Nalder ; with a foreword by Russell T Davies.
Nalder, JillDate: 2022- Books
Imagine what it's like : a literature and medicine anthology / edited by Ruth Nadelhaft ; with Victoria Bonebakker.
Date: 2008- Books
Paleofantasy : what evolution really tells us about sex, diet, and how we live / Marlene Zuk.
Zuk, Marlene, 1956-Date: [2013]- Books
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Authentick memoirs of the unfortunate Vanella, a Roman lady, from her birth to her sickness. Which was occasion'd by jealousy, and the racking thoughts, that her lover Alexis, a Greecian [sic] prince, was on the point of being marry'd to a princess of Greece. ... To which is added, an epistle from Vanella at the Bath to her late admirer Alexis, ...
Date: 1736- Books
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The duties of piety and charity; or, The love of God and our neighbour. A sermon preach'd in the Old Church at Liverpool before the trustees of the publick infirmary, for sick and lame poor, at the anniversary meeting on Wednesday, May 9. 1750. By John Stanley, M.A. rector of Bury and Halsall in Lancashire, and sometime fellow of Sidney-Suff. college in Cambridge.
Stanley, John, 1693 or 1694-Date: M,DCCL. [1750]- Videos
Dying for drugs.
Date: 2006- Books
Love, fear, and health : how our attachments to others shape health and health care / Robert Maunder and Jonathan Hunter.
Maunder, Bob (Bob G.)Date: [2015]- Books
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The delights of the muses: being a collection of poems never before published. Containing, The poet; or, A Muse in Distress; in Imitation of the Splendid Shilling. Love and Beauty. On Hampstead. The Flea. The Growling Currs, Love, in four Sapphic Odes. The Lady of Taste, or Farinelli's Levée. To the Shakespear Ludies. A Dream; or, The Disappointment. On Money, an Epigram. To the Author of Pasquin. The Louse, in Imitation of the Flea. A Declaration upon Assault and Battery, in the King's-Bench. Love and Friendship. A Real Case. On a Young Lady's Sickness. The Female Saint. Apollo to Mr. Pope. On Thought. On a Flatterer. The King and the Miller of Mansfield, a Ballad, after the manner of the Faice. The Ungenerous Benefactor. With many other pieces.
Date: M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]- Books
Treat me, not my age : a doctor's guide to getting the best care as you or a loved one gets older / Mark Lachs.
Lachs, Mark.Date: 2010- Books
What's wrong? : personal histories of chronic pain and bad medicine / Erin Williams.
Williams, ErinDate: 2024- Books
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A strange and wonderful relation of the life and death of Roger Wrightson, and Martha Railton, of the City of Durham. Shewing how the young Man fell sick on Shrove Tuesday last, and died the 13th of March following: Wherein is set forth the hard Usage which the young Woman met with during the Time of his Sickness; and upon hearing the first Toll of the passing Bell, she fainted away; but by the Shrieks and Cries of her Mother and a young Woman, call'd her back again, and in amazed Condition continued about twelve Hours, and then she died. Also, the weeping Lamentation made by both Friends at the Grave, wherein she was first decently laid, and then him; being a fit Pattern for all young Men and Women to prove constant in Love; with a Word of Advice to all hard-hearted Parents, not to cross their Children in Love. N. B. He was observed to say three Times, (just before he died) Martha, Martha, come away.
Date: 1780?]- Books
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The New Atalantis, for the year 1713. Or, Secret memoirs and manners of sundry persons of quality of both sexes: Containing, I. Love intrigues: or, The amours of Bosvil and Galesia. II. The sick lady's cure: or, The comical adventure of Strephon and Sylvia; a city intrigue. III. The history of the Yorkshire gentry; particularly the amours of Melissa. IV. The Oxford Act; with the several speeches and lampoons upon that occasion. V. Cambridge intrigues, with a key inserted. VI. Diverting miscellanies. By Dr. Swift.
Date: 1714- Books
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A groatsworth of wit for a penny. Or, the interpretation of dreams. Shewing, I. How a Man or Maid by their Dreams may know whether they shall have them they love. II. How a Man may obtain the Love of his Mistress. III. How a Man may obtain Money in hard Times. IV. How a Man may make Choice of a loving Wife. V. How they may continue in Amity, and not be poor. VI. How to know an honest Woman from a Whore. Vii. How young Men and Maids may discover the Reality of their Lover. Viii. How they may know what Planet they were born under, what their Fortunes be, and which shall die first, the Man or the Wife. IX. How a Man may know each Day in every Month, whether himself, Wife, Child, or friend that is sick, shall live or die. X. What the Appearance of a Comet or blazing Star signifies. XI. How you may contrive a Night-Spell to catch Thieves. By Mr. Lillie.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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The Virtuous maid of the Inn: or, The entertaining history of Margaret Saunders, commonly called Pretty Peggy of Derby. Containing, I. An account of Peggy's family, and the misfortunes which befel them. II. Peggy's attachment to George Watson; their disappointment in their loves; he goes to Chester; she hires herself at an Inn. III. George sends her a letter; she answers it. IV. Peggy meets with many temptations, and is called Pretty Peggy of Derby. V. George's young mistress falls in love with him; he refuses her for the sake of Peggy. VI. Peggy continues at the Inn, is courted by Captain Wade, who is quartered there, and in love with her; she refuses him. VII. The Captain falls sick, leaves Derby, goes to Ireland, and there dies. VIII. Peggy writes to George, she lives with rich aunt. IX. George receives a letter from his father. X. George is out of his time, and comes to Derby. XI. George's father dies, as does Peggy's aunt, who leaves her a great fortune. XII. They are married, go to Chester, and live happy.
Date: [1790?]- Books
The tenderness of stones / by Marion Fayolle ; translated from the French by Geoffrey Brock ; English lettering by Dean Sudarsky.
Fayolle, Marion, 1988-Date: [2019]- Books
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Celia's new garland: compos'd of eight new songs. I. Celia's complaint. II. The answer. III. The enamour'd swain. IV. A dialogue between a Ranter and a Love-Sick Quaker. V. The merchant son and young Susan. VI. Gossip Joan. Vii. The young mens warning-piece: Shewing the wicked Lives and evil Courses of the Six Malefactors, now hanging in Chains. Viii. The cruel woman: or. The Monster of a Wife; being the Prison Groansof Margaret Hayes, with a Dialogue between Thomas Billing, and Thomas Wood, her two bloody Companions now in Newgate, &c. Enter'd in the Stamp-Office, according to the late Act of Parliament.
Date: [1728?]- Books
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The new London letter writer, Containing the compleat art of corresponding with ease, elegance, and perspicuity, on the following subjects, viz. Trade, affection, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, gratitude, history, commerce, industry, prosperity, prudence, instruction, generosity, misfortunes, consolation, prodigality, virtue, vice, piety, with, mirth, folly, pleasure, humanity, morality, education, happiness, business, sickness, death, integrity, œconomy, affluence, politeness, fidelity, riches, duty and concerns of parents, children, and other relations, masters, mistresses, officers, soldiers, seamen, &c. To which are added models for cards, or notes of compliments, also, a collection of petitions, adapted to every situation, likewise necessary rules for addressing persons of all stations, and precedents of bonds, letters of attorney, wills, &c. &c. By Samuel Johnson, M.A.
Johnson, Samuel, active 1758.Date: [1790?]- Books
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The Seaman of Plymouth's garland. In four parts. Part I. William Whitecraft's courtship to Mrs. Susan Cole both of Plymouth; with an account of her sickness, which disappointed the wedding. Part II. The deceitfulness of her parents, who sent her to Holland, because the would not marry a 'squire, and break her former vows. Part III. William's great fortune in optaining riches, with the account of Susan's pretended death, which afterwards he found to be the deceitfulness of her parents, in finding her by good fortune at the Hague. Part. IV. His return to England with his love, with an account of their happy wedding; concluding with the pleasant pastime between the parents and the daughter, while they did not know their child, though in their profence.
Date: [between ca. 1787 and 1791?]- Books
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The Western garland. In four parts. Part I. William Whitecraft's courtship to Mrs. Susan Cole, both of Plymouth; with an account of her sickness, which disappointed the wedding. Part II. The deceitfulness of her parents, who sent her to Holland, because she would not marry a spuire, and break her former vows. Part III. William's great fortune in obtaining riches; with an account of Susan's pretended death, which afterwards he found to be the deceifulness of her parents, in finding her, by good fortune, at the Hague. Part IV. His return to England with his love, witn an account of their happy wedding; concluding with the pleasant pastime between the parents and the daughter, while they did not know their own child, though in their presence.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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The whole works of the Reverend and learned Mr John Willison, late minister of the Gospel in Dundee. Containing, I. The Afflicted Man's Companion; or a Directory for Families and Persons afflicted with Sickness, or any other Distress: With Directions to the Sick, both under and after Affliction. II. A Sacramental Directory; or a Treatise concerning the Sanctification of a Communion Sabbath. III. A Sacramental Catechism; or a Familiar Instructor, for young Communicants: plainly unfolding the Nature of the Covenant of Grace, with the Two Seals thereof, Baptism and the Lord's Supper. IV. An Example of plain Catechising, upon the Assembly's Shorter Catechism. V. Sacramental Meditations, proper for Communicants to prepare their Hearts, excite their Affections, and enliven their Devotions on Sacramental Occasions. VI. The Balm of Gilead, for healing a diseased Land; with a Scripture Prophecy of the Increase of Christ's Kingdom, and the Destruction of Antichrist. Vii. A Treatise concerning the Sanctification of the Sabbath; wherein the Morality of the Sabbath, or the perpetual Obligation of the Fourth Commandment is maintained against all Adversaries. Viii. Gospel Hymns, in Memory of redeeming Love, and of the Death and Sufferings of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Willison, John, 1680-1750.Date: M.DCC.LXIX. [1769]- Books
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The Seaman of Plymouth. In four parts. Part I. William witchcraft's courtship to Susan Cole, both of Plymouth; with an account of her sickness, which disappointed the wedding. Part II. The deceitfulness of her parents, who sent her to Holland, because she would not marry a 'squire and break her former vow. Part III. William's great fortune in obtaining riches with the account of Susan's pretended death, which afterwards he found to be the deceitfulness of her parents, in finding her by good fortune at the hague. Part IV. His return to England with his love, with an account of their happy wedding; concluding with the pleasant pastime between the parents and the daughter, while they did not know their child though in their presence. Licenced and entered according to order.
Date: between 1750 and 1800?]- Books
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The Cat-skin Garland, in five parts. 1. Of a Squir's daughter near London, who being by her father's cruelty forced from home, made herself a garment of cat-skins in which she wandered, carrying her rich attire and jewels under her arm. 2. How one evening she came to a knights door, and begged to lie in the stable, which was granted and how she was afterwards entertain'd in the house. 3. The comical passage that happened between cat-skin and the lady's son. 4. In what manner he catched cat-skin in her rich attire, fell in love with her, seigned himself sick, to get his parents consent, and would have cat-skin for his nurse. With an account of their marriage. 5. How after the death of her mother and sister, the father disguised like a begger came to the gate for meat, and how for her kind entertainment of him, he gave her a portion of ten thousand pounds.
Date: Printed in the year, 1762- Books
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The True and interesting history of William Owen and Polly Morgan, both of Monmouth Town: Containing, I. An account of William and Polly's relations. II. William and Polly's regard for each other. III. Their love's discovered by William's father, who forbids him seeing Polly. IV. Their meeting by stealth, which being also discovered William is sent to sea. VI. Polly proving with child sets off for London. VII. Polly gets acquainted with an old Lady in the Stage-Coach, who invites her to her house, where she lies in. VIII. Polly finds the old lady to be a procuress. IX. Polly is addressed by a Lord; is kept by several people; afterwards by an Irish fortune-hunter, who robs her. X. Polly becomes poor, falls sick, and goes to an hospital. XI. Polly meets with her brother, returns into the country and dies. XII. William returns, and finds his father and Polly are dead; he d[i]es a bachelor; with a caution to parents and maidens.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]