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Have you had the influenza? / By the author of "Happiness and misery."
Date: 1837- Books
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Aglaura. A tale. Taken from the French in Marmontel's Moral Tales. By Mr. Trapaud, Author of the Oeconomy of Happiness.
Trapaud, Elisha.Date: [1774]- Books
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The history of Jacobinism, its crimes, cruelties and perfidies, from the commencement of the French Revolution, to the death of Robespierre: Comprising An Inquiry into the Manner of Disseminating, under the Appearance of Philosophy and Virtue, Principles which are equally subversive of Order, Virtue, Religion, Liberty and Happiness. ... . By William Playfair, Author of the Commercial and Political Atlas, &c.
Playfair, William, 1759-1823.Date: 1798- Books
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The worth of a penny: or, a caution to keep money. With the causes of the scarcity and misery of the want thereof. As also how to save it, in our Diet, Apparel, Recreation, &c. And also what honest Courses Men in want may take to Live. By Henry Peacham M. A. Sometime of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Author of The Compleat Gentleman.
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576-approximately 1643.Date: 1704- Books
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The worth of a penny: or, A caution to keep money. With the causes of the scarcity and misery of the want thereof. As also how to save it, in our diet, apparel, recreation, &c. And also what honest courses men in want may take to live. By Henry Peacham M.A. sometime of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Author of The compleat gentleman.
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576-approximately 1643.Date: 1703- Books
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Poetical essays on the following subjects: viz. The principal errors and corruptions of men. The Excellency of Reason and of Virtue. The Freedom and Other Powers of the Human Mind. The Spiritual Nature of the Soul. The Foundation and Reality of Human Knowledge, and of Human Happiness. With a Preliminary Essay, in Prose: Containing a Summary of the Author's Principal Tenets, and of Those Which He Condemns; with Notes Explanatory, &c.
Date: M.DCC.XCI. [1791]- Books
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Human nature in its fourfold state, Of Primitive Integrity, Entire Depravation, Begun Recovery, and Consummate Happiness or Misery, Subsisting in The Parents of Mankind in Paradise. The Unregenerate. The Regenerate. All Mankind in the Future State. In several practical discourses. By Mr. Thomas Boston, Late Minister of the Gospel at Etterick. Wherein the Errors of former Editions are corrected. - Late Minister of the Gospel in Falkirk, the Author's Grandson.
Boston, Thomas, 1677-1732.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A system of moral philosophy. Of the Importance and Certainty of Morality. Of Morality in general, and of the Nature of Happiness. Of the necessity of fixing right our Chief End. Of the Chief Good which Reason can prove to be designed for Man, and the Characteristicks of it. Of the highest Happiness attainable in the present life. Of the objects of Virtue. Of Reason, and particularly as it is a Principle of Human Actions. Of the Will. Of the Ends of Human Actions. Of the several Kinds of Human Actions. Of the Passions in general. Of the primitive Passions. Of the mixed Passions. By the late Reverend and Learned Mr. Henry Grove, of Taunton. Published from the Author's Manuscript. Vol. I.
Grove, Henry, 1684-1738.Date: M.DCC.XLIX. [1749]- Books
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The polite modern divine: or, the most fashionable method of performing the public offices of religion, proved to be defective, and productive of Several Consequences prejudicial to Christianity, and the Peace, Happiness, and Glory of the Nation. The Whole set in a new and more persuasive Light than has hitherto been. To which is prefixed, An Humble Dedication to the Most Reverend Father in God his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. By Samuel Angier, Author of the new and concise Art of teaching Pronunciation.
Angier, Samuel.Date: M.DCC.LVI. [1756]- Books
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Plain truth: addressed to the inhabitants of America. Containing remarks on a late pamphlet, intitled Common sense: Wherein are shewn, that the Scheme of Independence is ruinous, delusive, and impracticable; that were the Author's Asseverations, respecting the Power of America, as real as nugatory, Reconciliation on liberal Principles with Great Britain would be exalted Policy; and that, circumstanced as we are, permanent Liberty and true Happiness can only be obtained by Reconciliation with that Kingdom. Written by Candidus.
Chalmers, James, 1727?-1806.Date: M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The critic philosopher; or, truth discovered. Shewing how we are to be happy here, and hereafter. Reader, you will in this Book find clearly proved, that Man is greatly mistaken with regard to his own happiness; that his Religious Tenets and Political Schemes, if not discontinued, will involve him in still greater Miseries; and that he hath very false Notions of those Things, which concern his Peace here, and eternal Happiness hereafter. Fifth edition, with considerable additions, a reply to the reviewers; and several remarks on literature, &c. By A. G. Sinclair, M.D. Late in the Universities of Edinburgh, Paris, Member of the Philosophical Society, and Author of the Systems of Chymistry and Comparative Anatomy in the Royal Encyclopaedia, &c. &c.
Sinclair, A. G.Date: 1791- Books
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The elements of moral philosophy. In three books. 1. Of Man, and his Connexions. Of Duty or Moral Obligation. - Various Hypotheses Final Causes of our Moral Faculties of Perception and Affection. 2. The principal Distinction of Duty or Virtue. Man's Duties to Himself. - To Society. - To God. 3. Of Practical Ethics, or the Culture of the Mind. Motives to Virtue from Personal Happiness. - From the Being and Providence of God. - From the Immortality of the Soul. The Result, or Conclusion. By the late Rev. Mr. David Fordyce. Professor of Moral Philosophy, and Author of the Art of Preaching, inscribed to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Fordyce, David, 1711-1751.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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Our blessed lord, Jesus of Nazareth, Proved to be the Christ, from The Literal Sense of the Prophecies in the Old Testament. In several letters to the Author of The Grounds and Reasons of the Christian Religion; And of The Scheme of Literal Prophecy consider'd. Letter I. Proving The Christian Religion not founded on Judaism, but on the Love of God to Man, as being the only Way to Everlasting Happiness, and established before the Creation. Judaism instituted only to manifest the Messiah, and now abrogated, as having answer'd the Purpose of its Institution.
Date: M.DCC.XXVIII. [1728]- Books
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The elements of moral philosophy. In three books. I. Of man, and his connexions. Of Duty or Moral Obligation. - Various Hypotheses. - Final Causes of our Moral Faculties of Perception and Affection. 2. The principal Distinction of Duty or Virtue. Man's Duties to Himself. - To Society. - To God. 3. Of practical ethics, or the Culture of the Mind. Motives to Virtue from Personal Happiness. - From the Being and Providence of God. - From the Immortality of the Soul. The Result, or Conclusion. By the late Rev. Mr. David Fordyce, Professor of Moral Philosophy, and Author of the Art of Preaching, inscribed to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Fordyce, David, 1711-1751.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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The elements of moral philosophy. In three books. I. Of man, and his connexions. Of Duty or Moral Obligations.Various Hypotheses.Final Causes of our Moral Faculties of Perception and Affection. 2. The principal Distinction of Duty or Virtue. Man's Duties to Himself.To Society.To God. 3. Of practical ethics, or the Culture of the Mind. Motives to Virtue from Personal Happiness.From the Being and Providence of God.From the Immortality of the Soul. The Result, or Conclusion. By the late Rev. Mr. David Fordyce, Professor of Moral Philosophy, and Author of the Art of Preaching, inscribed to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Fordyce, David, 1711-1751.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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Nuptial dialogues and debates: or, an useful prospect of the felicities and discomforts of a marry'd life, Incident to all Degrees, from the Throne to the Cottage. Containing Many great Examples of Love, Piety, Prudence, Justice, and all the excellent Virtues, that largely contribute to the true Happiness of Wedlock. Drawn from the Lives of our own Princes, Nobility, and other Quality, in Prosperity and Adversity. Also the fantastical Humours of all Fops, Coquets, Bullies, Jilts, sond Fools, and Wantons: old Fumblers, barren Ladies, Misers, parsimonious Wives, Ninnies, Sluts and Termagants; drunken Husbands, toping Gossips, schismatical Precisians, and devout Hypocrites of all Sorts. Digested into serious, merry, and satyrical poems, wherein both Sexes, in all Stations, are reminded of their Duty, and taught how to be happy in a Matrimonial State. In two volumes. By Edward Ward, Author of the London Spy.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: M.DCC.LIX. [1759]- Books
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Nuptial dialogues and debates: or, an useful prospect of the felicities and discomforts of a marry'd life, Incident to all Degrees, from the Throne to the Cottage. Containing Many great Examples of Love, Piety, Prudence, Justice, and all the Excellent Vertues, that largely contribute to the true Happiness of Wedlock. Drawn from the Lives of our own Princes, Nobility, and other Quality, in Prosperity and Adversity. Also the fantastical Humours of all Fops, Coquets, Bullies, Jilts, fond Fools, and Wantons; old Fumblers, barren Ladies, Misers, parsimonious Wives, Ninnies, Sluts and Termagants; drunken Husbands, toping Gossips, schismatical Precisians, and devout Hypocrites of all Sorts. Digested into serious, merry, and satirical poems, wherein both Sexes, in all Stations, are reminded of their Duty, and taught how to be happy in a Matrimonial State. In two volumes. By Edward Ward, Author of the London Spy.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: 1737- Books
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A view of human life, in a series of sermons on the following subjects : viz. The duty of parents to their children. The Mortality of Children considered and improved. The Possibility of a Young Man preserving his Virtue. The Young Man must take Heed to his Way. Personal Care without a Principle of Piety insufficient. The Word of God the Young Man's Guide. Creation, or our Obligations to God our Maker. Providence, or our Obligations to God our Preserver and Benefactor. The Goodness of God in former Life, a Ground of Encouragement in Old Age. The Returns due to God for all his Benefits. The Fear of Death conquerable. How to conquer the Fear of Death. The great Duty of drawing near to God considered and explained. The Happiness of drawing near to God. The gradual Workings and Product of Afflictions. By Samuel Eaton, D. D. For the Use of Families. Published at the Request of many of the Author's Friends.
Eaton, Samuel, D.D.Date: M.DCC.LXIV. [1764]- Books
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The misery of the wicked, and the happiness of the righteous.
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New memoirs establishing a true knowledge of mankind, by discovering the affections of the heart, and the operations of the understanding, In the various Scenes of Life: Being A Critical Inquiry into the Nature of Friendship and Happiness. And Essays on other Important Subjects. By the Marquis D'Argens, Lord of the Bed-Chamber to the King of Prussia, Director of his Royal Academy of Sciences, and Author of the Jewish Spy. Interspersed with letters from the Baron de Spon, the Emperor's Minister at Berlin; from a Member of the Royal Society at London, &c. And two novels, Spanish and French; Shewing the Tragical Effects of Jealousy; the dissembling Arts of Coquetry; and the unhappy State of the Comedian. With Thoughts on the art of beautifying the face. By Mademoiselle Cochois, The Favourite both of the Court, and the Theatre, of Berlin. In two volumes.
Argens, marquis d', 1704-1771.Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]- Books
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(the parents New Year's gift) The Christian's pattern: or, imitation of Jesus Christ. In four books. Containing among other Things, I. Christ the true Pattern to be imitated by every Christian. II. The Life of the Spiritual Man; or the Religious Exercises of every true Professor of the Name of Christ. III. Dialogues between Christ and the Disciple; in which the Doubts and Fears of the pious Soul are declared and removed; with unerring Directions to attain eternal Happiness. IV. The Christian assisted in his Preparations for, and worthy Receiving of the Holy Communion of the Lord's Supper. With reflections and observations on every chapter, never published in any other Edition of this excellent Treatise. To which are likewise now added, meditations and prayers for persons in sickness and trouble; with Hymns on various Subjects. By Thomas à Kempis. To which is prefixed, the Life of the Author, with an Account of all his Writings. The whole embellish'd with a great Number of Copper Plate Cuts.
Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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A present for an apprentice: or, a sure guide to gain both esteem and an estate. With rules for his conduct to his master, and in the world. Under the following Heads, Lying Dishonesty Fidelity Temperance Excess of all Kinds Government of the Tongue Other Peoples Quarrels Quarrels of one's own Affability Frugality Industry Value of Time Company Friendship Bonds and Securities Recreations Gaming Company of Women Horse-Keeping Proper Persons to deal with Suspicion Resentment Complacency Tempers and Faces of Men Irresolution and Indolence Caution in Setting-up Great Rents Fine Shops Servants Choice of a Wife Happiness after Marriage Domestick Quarrels House-Keeping Education of Children Politicks Religion. By a late Lord Mayor of London. The second edition, with great variety of improvements. Taken from a correct copy found among the Author's Papers, since the Publication of the First.
Barnard, John, Sir, 1685-1764.Date: M.DCC.XL. [1740]- Books
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The life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ; containing the genealogy of our glorious Redeemer: His Nativity, Preservation, Circumcision, Baptism, Fasting, Temptation, Ministry, Doctrine, Calling the Apostles, Miracles, Parables, Travels, Transfiguration, Passion, Institution of the Sacrament, Crucifixion, Burial, Resurrection, Appearance, and Ascension. Together with the lives and sufferings of his holy Apostles, evangelists, and other primitive martyrs. Who have laid down their Lives in the glorious Cause of Christianity, The Foundation on which all our Hopes of Eternal Happiness are fixed. To which is added, a full defence of Christianity against all the Objections of Atheists, Deists, and the infidels of the present Age, who have endeavoured to place Mankind on a Level with the Beasts that perish. The Whole being calculated, To promote the Knowledge of our Holy Religion, a Firm Faith in the Merits of our Blessed Redeemer, and the Practice of every Christian Virtue. By the Reverend John Fleetwood, D. D. Author of the History of the Holy Bible.
Fleetwood, John.Date: MDCCLXVII [1767]- Books
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The life of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Containing the genealogy of our glorious redeemer, his Nativity, Preservation, Circumcision, Baptism, Fasting, Temptation, Ministry, Doctrine, Calling the Apostles, Miracles, Parables, Travels, Transfiguration, Passion, Institution of the Sacrament, Crucifixion, Burial, Resurrection, Appearance, and Ascension. To which is added, a full defence of Christianity the Foundation on which all our Hopes of Eternal Happiness are fixed. To which is Added, a Full Defence of Christianity Against all the Objections of Atheists, Deists, and Infidels, who have endeavoured to place Mankind on a Level with the Beasts that perish. The Whole being calculated To promote the Knowledge of our Holy Religion, a Firm Faith in the Merits of our Blessed Redeemer, and the Practice of every Christian Virtue. By the Reverend John Fleetwood, D. D. Author of the History of the Holy Bible, Published by the King's Authority.
Fleetwood, John.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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Walking amusements for chearful Christians; or Trades spiritualized: To which are added, various pieces, in prose and verse: with a map of the roads to happiness and misery. By the author of Solitary Walks, &c.
Wright, George, Esq.Date: 1775