Every man entertained: or, select histories: giving an account of persons who have been most eminently distinguish'd by their virtues or vices, their Perfections or Defects, either of Body or Mind. The Whole collected from the best Authors, with the Addition of several curious Particulars never before published; and digested under the following Heads: Apparitions. Persons who have return'd to Life after they have been supposed to be dead. Great Sleepers, and Walkers in their Sleep. Great Eaters and Drinkers. Vast Strength of some Persons. Persons wonderfully preserv'd from Death. Extraordinary Longevity. Giants and Dwarfs. Monstrous and preternatural Births. Strange Discoveries of Murder. The Strength of Imagination. Great Memory. Singular Chastity. Pride and Ambition. Instance of Temperance and long Abstinence. Dreams, Presages, and Predictions. Magicians, Wizards, and Witches. Loving Husbands and Wives.

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MDCCLVI. [1756]
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London : printed for Thomas Truth and Daniel Daylight, MDCCLVI. [1756]

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