30 results filtered with: Manners and customs - Early works to 1800
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The universe displayed; or, a survey of the wonderful works of creation, and of the various customs and inventions of men. In which whatever is most remarkable throughout the world, both with Respect to the Works of Nature in Plants, Insects, Serpents, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, &c. and to The different Customs, Habits, Inventions, and Works of Men. will not only be given an account of, but the most curious of them also finely represented by beautiful copper-plate cuts.
Goadby, Robert, 1721-1778.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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An Essay upon modern gallantry. Address'd to men of honour, men of pleasure, and men of sense. With a seasonable admonition to the young ladies of Great Britain.
Date: 1726- Books
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Dialogues concerning education.
Fordyce, David, 1711-1751.Date: printed in the year M.DCC.XLV. [1745]- Books
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An universal, historical, geographical, chronological and poetical dictionary, exactly describing the situation, extent, customs, laws, Manners, Commodities, &c. of all Kingdoms, Common-Wealths, Provinces, Islands and Cities, in the known world. Containing Likewise The Lives of the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and Primitive Fathers; Emperors, Kings, Princes, Popes, Cardinals, Bishops, and other eminent Persons; with an Account of the Inventors and Improvers of Arts and Sciences, Philosophers, and all Celebrated Authors. Also The History of the Pagan Gods, very useful for the Understanding of Classick Authors; of the several Sects among the Jews, Christians, Heathens and Mahometans, with their principal Ceremonies, Games and Festivals; of General Councils and Synods, when, and where Assembled; of the Establishment and Progress of Religious and Military Orders; and of the Genealogies of the most Illustrious Families, especially our English, Scotch and Irish. The Whole consisting of a curious Miscellany of Sacred and Prophane History, Extracted from Moreri, Baylc, Baudrand, Hoffman, Danet, and many more of the best and choicest Historians, Geographers, Chronologers and Lexicographers, Antient and Modern. In two volumes
Date: 1703- Books
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L'esprit des usages et des coutumes des différens peuples, ou observations tirées des voyageurs & des historiens. Par M. Démeunier. ...
Démeunier, Jean-Nicolas, 1751-1814.Date: M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]- Books
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A view of society and manners in Italy: with anecdotes relating to some eminent characters. By John Moore, M.D. In two volumes. ...
Moore, John, 1729-1802.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
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An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain, resulting from their respective stations, professions, and employments. The second edition, corrected. By Thomas Gisborne, M.A. In two volumes. ...
Gisborne, Thomas, 1758-1846.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, ... animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.V. ... Illustrated with cuts and maps, ...
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: 1717 [1727?]- Books
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Yet plainer English: Or, The shortest-way to convert the atheist, murderer, thief, whoremaster, strumpet, drunkard, swearer, lyar, Sabbath-breaker, slanderer, persecutor, coward, gamester, ungrateful, scold: and other scandalous livers. The third edition. Dedicated to the Reverend Mr. William Bisset author of the Reformation sermons; intituled, plain English, and more plain English.
Sharpe, Isaac, 1695-1718.Date: 1704- Books
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The fine gentleman: or, the compleat education of a young nobleman. By Mr. Costeker.
Costeker, John Littleton.Date: MDCCXXXII. M DCC XXXII. [1732]- Books
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A view of the people of the vvhole vvorld, or, A short survey of their policies, dispositions, naturall deportments, complexions, ancient and moderne customes, manners, habits & fashions : a worke every where adorned with philosophicall, morall, and historicall observations on the occasions of their mutations & changes throughout all ages : for the readers greater delight figures are annexed to most of the relations / scripsit J.B.
J. B. (John Bulwer), 1606-1656Date: 1654- Books
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A treatise upon the modes: or, a farewell to French kicks.
Harris, John, 1679 or 1680-1738.Date: 1715- Books
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Pseudodoxia epidemica, or, Enquiries into very many received tenents, and commonly presumed truths. / By Thomas Brown Dr. of Physick. The fifth edition. With marginal observations, and a table alphabetical. Whereunto are now added two discourses the one of urn-burial, or sepulchrall urns, lately found in Norfolk. The other of the Garden of Cyrus, or network plantations of the antients. Both newly written by the same author.
Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.Date: 1669- Books
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Humorous sketches; satyrical strokes, and Attic observations. By George Parker, Author of the View of Society and Manners.
Parker, George, 1732-1800.Date: [1782?]- Books
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Travels through France and Spain, in the years 1770 and 1771. In which is particularly minuted, the present state of those countries, respecting the agriculture, population, manufactures, commerce, the arts, and useful undertakings. By Joseph Marshall, Esq. Vol. IV.
Marshall, Joseph.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.VI. Containing The Present State of the Russian, or Muscovite Empire; and of the Kingdoms of Sweden, Denmarr and Norway: Treating also of Greenland, and other Countries near the Pole; and shewing that Greenland is probably contiguous both to Asia and America, and that there is Land and not Sea about the Pole. It contains also some Account of the Whale and Herring Fisheries; and shews the Advantage that would accrue to Britain by the Encouragement of them. Illustrated with cuts and maps, accurately Drawn, according to the Geographical Part of this Work, by Herman Moll.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: 1727- Books
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An estimate of the manners and principles of the times. By the author of essays on the characteristics, &c.
Brown, John, 1715-1766.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- Books
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Wits secretary: or, the lovers magazine, an accurate and most compleat academy of wit and mirth, ...
Date: [1720?]- Books
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A view of society and manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: with anecdotes relating to some eminent characters. By a gentleman, who resided several years in those countries. In two volumes. Vol. I.
Moore, John, 1729-1802.Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]- Books
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A selection from the Annals of virtue, of Madame Sillery: containing the Most Important and Interesting Anecdotes from the histories of Spain, Portugal, China, Japan, and America: With some Account of the Manners, Customs, Arts and Sciences of France. Translated from the French by Elizabeth Mary James.
Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de, 1746-1830.Date: M.DCC.XCIV. [1794]- Books
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Letters on the English nation: by Batista Angeloni, a Jesuit, who resided many years in London. Translated from the original Italian, by the author of The marriage act a novel. ...
Shebbeare, John, 1709-1788.Date: printed in the year M DCC LV. [1755]- Books
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The trifler, a periodical paper, published at Edinburgh, by Richard Maw-Worm, Esq.
Date: 1797- Books
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A new academy of complements; or the lover's secratary [sic]. Being wit and mirth improv'd, by the most elegant expressions us'd in the art of courtship, ... To which is added, a choice collections [sic] of above 120 love-songs, ...
Date: 1715- Books
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A view of society and manners in high and low life; being the adventures in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, &c. of Mr. G. Parker. In which is comprised a history of the stage itinerant. In two volumes. ...
Parker, George, 1732-1800.Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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The Trifler. No. I. A new periodical miscellany. By Timothy Touchstone, of Saint Peter's College, Westminster.
Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]