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Mixed fruit herb tea : 25 tea bags - caffeine free! / London Herb & Spice Company.
Date: [1992]- Books
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The standard French and English pronouncing dictionary; in two parts. Part I. French and English. Part.II. English and French. Containing several thousand words not inserted in any folio or octavo dictionaries now extant, many of which have been introduced, and sanctioned by the Members of the Constituent and Conventional Assemblies of France; and a greater number of Synonyma, in the signification of Words, than are to be found in any Work printed in the same Size. - The French, as well as the English Words are rationally divided into Syllables, accurately accented, and the various Sounds of the Vowels and local Powers of the Consonants precisely determined by Characteristic Types,-by which, from an Explanatory Key prefixed to each Part, the true Pronunciation of both French and English, is clearly demonstrated by apposite Words, whose Vowels have similar Sounds to those in the other Language, with which they are there contrasted. By W. Perry, Author of the Royal Standard English Dictionary, a General Dictionary of the English Language, &c. &c.
Perry, William, lecturer in the Academy at Edinburgh.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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Tabulæ linguarum. Being a set of tables, exhibiting at sight the declensions of nouns and conjugations of verbs; with other grammatical requisites essential to the reading and speaking of the following languages, viz. Latin Spanish Portuguese Italian French Norman Gothic German Dutch Danish Swedish English Celtic or Erse Armoric Basque Biseayen Cornish Waldense Irish Scotch Welsh Manks Noise Sclavonic Russian Hungarian Bohemian Polish Turkish Hebrew Arabic Persic Greek Morean Arabesque Ethiopic African Morisco Coptic Showrah [Shilhæ] Tartarean Kalmuc Ostiac Nagree Bengals Hindostan Chinese Japanese Malayan Javanese Algonkin Esquimaux With an Explication of the Lingua Franca; and the pretended modern Egyptian, or Cant Language. The Whole being intended to facilitate the Acquisition of any of those Languages, by having in the most conspicuous point of view whatever is esteemed therein essentially necessary to be committed to Memory. The Radical or Ancient Languages being taken from the best Authorities; and the Derivative or Modern from the Determinations of the present Academics and Literary Societies of the respective Countries. In eight parts. Part I. containing the Latin, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, and Norman.
Clarke, Henry, 1743-1818.Date: 1793- Books
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The new pocket-dictionary of the English and German languages. In two parts, I. English and German - II. German and English. Composed chiefly after the dictionaries of Adelung, Johnson, and others of the best authorities. In which the parts of speech, and the Genders of the German Nouns, are properly distinguished; each Word accented according to its just and natural Pronunciation; and the Irregularities of the English and German Verbs duly marked. With an alphabetical list of the most usual Christian and proper names, and of the most remarkable Places in the known World.
Date: 1800- Books
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Dictionnaire international français-anglais : comprenant tous les mots de la langue usuelle et de la langue littéraire ... la prononciation du français figurée pour les anglais / par H. Hamilton et E. Legros.
Legros E.Date: 1876- Books
New English - Tibetan dictionary / Norbu Chophel.
Date: 1985- Books
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A new universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Judiciously selected from the best writers in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, and other Languages. Comprehending an Account of whatever is Curious in the Government, Commerce, Natural History, Customs, Marriages, Funerals, And other Ceremonies of most Nations in the known World. Including an Account of the most remarkable Discoveries, Conquests, Settlements, Battles, Sea Fights, Hurricanes, Shipwrecks, Sieges, Tortures, Wonderful Escapes, Massacres, and Strange Deliverances, Both by Sea and Land. Aslo A Description of the Buildings, Mountains, Rivers, Harbours, Lakes, Islands, Peninsulas, Creeks, &c. of various Countries. The Whole forming a History of whatever is most worthy of Notice in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Illustrated with maps from the latest Improvements, and beautiful plates, by Grignion, and other celebrated Masters. By Edward Cavendish Drake, Esq;
Drake, Edward Cavendish.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The new pocket-dictionary of the French and English languages. In two parts. I. French and English. II. - English and French. Containing All the Words in General Use, And authorized by the best Writers. The several Parts of Speech-The Genders of the French Noung-The Accents of the English Words, for the Use of Foreigners-An alphabetical List of the most usual Christian and Proper Names; and of the most remarkable Places in the known World. By Thomas Nugent, LL.D.
Nugent, Thomas, 1700?-1772.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
A dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon language. Containing the accentuation - the grammatical inflections - the irregular words referred to their themes - the parallel terms, from the other Gothic languages - the meaning of the Anglo-Saxon in English and Latin - and copious English and Latin indexes, serving as a dictionary of English and Anglo-Saxon, as well as of Latin and Anglo-Saxon / By the Rev. J. Bosworth.
Bosworth, Joseph, 1787 or 1788-1876.Date: 1808 [i.e. 1838]- Books
An etymological dictionary of the English language / by Walter W. Skeat.
Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William), 1835-1912.Date: 1882- Books
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A new grammar of the English language; or, an easy introduction to the art of speaking and writing English with propriety and correctness: the whole laid down in the most plain and familiar manner, and calculated for the use, not only of schools, but of private gentlemen. By D. Fenning, author of the Royal English Dictionary (published by the King's Authority). - The Schoolmaster's Companion in the Knowledge of Arithmetic. - The Universal Spelling-Book. - The New Spelling-Dictionary. - The British Youth's Instructor, or a New and Easy Guide to Practical Arithmetic. - The Ready reckoner, being correct Tables of Accompts ready cast up. - The Young Man's Book of Knowledge. - The Young Measurer's Complete Guide. - The Youth's Familiar Guide to Trade and Commerce. - And the Young Algebraist's Companion.
Fenning, Daniel.Date: [1790?]- Books
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A new grammar of the English language; or, an easy introduction to the art of speaking and writing English with propriety and correctness: The Whole Laid Down In The Most Plain And Familiar Manner, And Calculated For The Use, Not Only Of Schools, But Of Private Gentlemen. By D. Fenning, Author of the Royal English Dictionary (published by the King's Authority). - The Schoolmaster's Companion in the Knowledge of Arithmetic. - The Universal Spelling-Book. - The New Spelling Dictionary. - The British Youth's Instructor; or, A New and Easy Guide to Practical Arithmetic. - The Ready Reckoner, being correct Tables of Accompts ready cast up. - The Young Man's Book of Knowledge. - The Young Measurer's Complete Guide. - The Youth's Familiar Guide to Trade and Commerce. And the Young Algebraist's Companion.
Fenning, Daniel.Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]- Books
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A new grammar of the English language; or, an easy introduction to the art of speaking and writing English, with propriety and correctness. The whole laid down in the most plain and familiar Manner, and calculated for the Use not only of Schools, but of private Gentlemen. By D. Fenning. Author of the Royal English Dictionary (published by the King's Authority.)-The Schoolmaster's Companion in the Knowledge of Arithmetic. - The Universal Spelling-Book. - The New Spelling Dictionary. - The British Youth's Instructor, or a New and Easy Guide to Practical Arithmetic. - The Ready Reckoner, being correct Tables of Accompts ready east up-The Young Man's Book of Knowledge. - The Young Measurer's complete Guide. - The Youth's Familiar Guide to Trade and Commerce. - And the Young Algebraist's Companion.
Fenning, Daniel.Date: 1800- Books
A Greek-English lexicon of the Septuagint / T. Muraoka.
Muraoka, T.Date: 2009- Books
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The complete French master, for ladies and gentlemen; containing I. A new methodical French grammar. II. A well-digested and copious Vocabulary. III. Familiar Phrases and Dialogues on all Manner of Subjects. IV. The elements of French conversation, with new and easy Dialogues of the Grammar of M. Perrin. By Mr. A. Boyer, Author of the Royal Dictionary, French and English.
Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729.Date: 1795- Books
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A new grammar of the English language; or an easy introduction to the art of speaking and writing English with propriety and correctness: The whole laid down in the most plain and familiar manner, and calculated for the use, not only of Schools, but of private Gentlemen. By D. Fenning. Author of the Royal English Dictionary (published by the King's Authority)-The Schoolmaster's Companion in the Knowledge of Arithmetic. - --The Universal Spelling-Book. --- The New Spelling-Dictionary. - --The British Youth's Instructor, or a New and Easy Guide to Practical Arithmetic. - --The Ready Reckoner, being correct Tables of Accompts ready cast up. And the Young Man's Book of Knowledge.
Fenning, Daniel.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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French rudiments: consisting of a grammar of the language, every-way better than any, and more comprehensive than All; - A Vocabulary of the most usual Words; - A Sententiae of the most familiar Phrases; - A Dictionary of the most beautiful Idioms; and - A Florilege of the most celebrated Pieces, from the best Writers, both Ancient and Modern. To which are added tables of corresponding terminations, and words of similar sound; in English, French, Latin, Greek, &c. by way of Key to the Etymology. A List of Words, the same (or nearly so) in Sound; but different in Sense, and Spelling; cast into short Sentences, for the Ease of the Memory. AN Explanation of Idioms; with divers other Curious and Useful Particulars. The whole dispos'd in the most easy and instructive method; and Printed in the most Commodious Manner; as well to strike the Eye and Imagination, by a proper Distinction of Letter and Situation; as for the readier Turning to, or Learning of any Particular: And, SO, Fitted for the Use of Ladies as well as Gentlemen (whether French, or English) and even brought-down to the Capacities of little Children. By Solomon Lowe.
Lowe, Solomon, -1750.Date: [1740]- Books
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A concise spelling book, for the use of children. In three parts. I. The letters, with tables of words, from one to eight Syllables; and Four Tables of Proper Names. I. Practical Lessons, in Prose and Verse, with Tables interspersed, collected from the Lessons. - Also, A Table of Words having Silent Letters, and other difficulties in reading. II. Some Observations on the Principles of the English Language. - Words changed in Sound and Sense by e final. - A few Contractions explained. - A small Collection of Words, the same in Pronunciation, but different in Spelling and Signification. - Numbers expressed by Letters and Figures. - To which are subjoined, the Old English Characters. By James Gray, Master of the English School of Peebles.
Gray, James, -1810.Date: M,DCC,XCIV. [1794]- Archives and manuscripts
Wellcome Europe News
Date: 1976-1982Reference: WF/M/PB/02/02Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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The young man's new universal companion; or, gentleman's pocket intelligencer. Containing, I. The Principles of the English Language; Directions for Writing; Specimens of Letters; Forms of Address; and Rules for Penmanship. II. Forms of Wills and Deeds; Notes, Receipts, Bills of Parcels and Book Debts, with many other mercantile Matters, as Shipping, Invoices, and the Nature of Exports and Imports. III. Arithmetic in general; Vulgar and Decimal Fractions; Extraction of Roots, and their Uses; Duodecimals and their Application to Artificers' Works; Board and Timber Measure. IV. Chronology and Geometry, with some of their most useful Problems; Plain Trigonometry; the Geography of Maps; Navigation and Astronomy, including a full Account of the Georgium Sidus, or New Planet. Dialling, with the newly invented Pocket Card-Dial. The colouring of Dial-Boards, and preparing Colours for beautifying Maps, &c. V. The Mensuration of superficial and solid Bodies. Easy Methods of surveying Land-Cask Gauging. Information to Custom-House, Military, and Engineer Officers. VI. Several valuable and approved Receipts in Physic and Surgery. Method of avoiding infectious Diseases; of Consumptions of the Lungs. Fly-Fishing and Angling. Directions for Swimming. Recovery of drowned Persons. On the Barometer, Thermometer, and Hygrometer; the Aurora Borealis. To estimate the Value of Life and Leasehold Estates upon two or three Lives, &c. &c. Begun by the late Mr. D. Fenning, Author of the Royal English Dictionary, Universal Spelling Book, Ready Reckoner, Young Man's Book of Knowledge, New Grammar of the English Tongue, &c. and continued by the Rev. J. Malham. Author of the Scholar's Plain and Familiar Guide to the Knowledge of Vulgar and Decimal Arithmetic, Pocket Card-Dial, &c.
Fenning, Daniel.Date: 1788- Books
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The gentleman's and connoisseur's dictionary of painters. Containing a complete collection, and account, of the most distinguished artists, who have flourished in the art of painting, at Rome, Venice, Naples, Florence, and other cities of Italy; in Holland, Flanders, England, Germany, or France; from the year 1250, when the art of painting was revived by Cimabue, to the year 1767; including above five hundred years, and the number of artists amounting to near one thousand four hundred. Extracted from the most authentic writers who have treated on the subject of painting, in Latin, Italian, Spanish, English, French, and Low Dutch. To which are added, two catalogues; the one, a catalogue of the disciples of the most famous masters; for the use of those, who desire to obtain a critical knowledge of the different hands, and manners, of the different schools. - The other, a catalogue of those painters, who imitated the works of the eminent masters so exactly, as to have their copies frequently mistaken for originals. The whole being digested in a more easy and instructive method, than hath hitherto appeared; and calculated for general entertainment and instruction, as well as for the particular use of the admirers and professors of the art of painting. By the Rev. M. Pilkington, A.M. vicar of Donabate and Portraine, in the diocese of Dublin.
Pilkington, Matthew, 1701-1784.Date: M.DCC.LXX. [1770]- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: M
Date: 1820-1951Reference: MS.8878- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: Lagrange-de Lazen
Date: 1800-1965Reference: MS.8890- Books
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The companion to the play-house: or, an historical account of all the dramatic writers (and their works) that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions, down to the present year 1764. Composed in the form of a dictionary, For the more readily turning to any particular Author, or Performance. In Two Volumes. ... Contains, A Critical and Historical Account of every Tragedy, Comedy, Farce, &c. in the English Language. The respective Merits of each Piece; and of the Actors who performed the principal Characters, are particularly examined and pointed out. ... Contains, The Lives and Productions of every Dramatic Writer for the English or Irish Theatres, including not only all those Memoirs that have been formerly writeen, but also a great Number of new Lives and curious Anecdotes never before communicated to the Public. - Also the Lives of our most celebrated Actors, who were likewise Authors of any Theatrical Composition from Shakespear and Johnson, down to the present Times.
Baker, David Erskine, 1730-1767.Date: 1764- Archives and manuscripts
Monthly Memoranda (points for propaganda)
Date: 1926-1927Reference: WF/M/GB/30/04Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd