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`Feathers'
Date: 1909Reference: GC/99/2/2Part of: Hartridge, Professor Hamilton- Books
Feathers : the evolution of a natural miracle / Thor Hanson.
Hanson, Thor.Date: [2011], ©2011- Archives and manuscripts
James Feathers, Former Financial Controller
Date: 27 Apr 2001Reference: WF/M/AV/O/02/08Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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The celebrated lecture on heads; which has been exhibited upwards of two hundred successive nights, to crowded Audiences, and met with the most universal Applause. Part I. Introduction. Alexander the Great - Cherokeechief-Quackdoctor-Cuckold-Lawyer-Humourous Oration in praise of the Law - Horse Jockies - Nobody-Lottery of Life - Nobody's, Somebody's, Anybody's, and Everybody's Coats of Arms - Family of Nobody Vanity - Wit - Judgment-Genius Architecture - Painting - Poetry - Astronomy-Music-Statues of Honesty and Flattery. Part II. Ladies Heads-Riding Hood-Ranelagh Hood-Billingsgate - Laughing and Crying Philosophers-Venus's Girdle-Cleopatra - French Night Cap - Face Painting - Old Maid - Young Married Lady-Old Batchelor-Lass of the Spirit-Quaker 2 Hats contrasted -and 2 Heads contrasted. Part III. Physical Wig-Dissertation on Sneering and Snuff-Taking - Life of a Blood -a Woman of the Town - Tea Table Critic-Learned Critic-City Politician humorously described - Gambler's 3 Faces-Gambler's Funeral and Monument-Life and Death of a Wit-Head of a well-known Methodist Parson, with a Tabernacle Harangue. The sixth edition. With an entire new frontispiece, representing all the various heads, &c.
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.Date: 1766- Books
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George Stevens's celebrated Lecture on heads; which has been exhibited upwards of two hundred and fifty successive nights, to crowded audiences, ...
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.Date: 1766- Books
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Rules for the preservation of health: containing all that has been recommended by the most eminent physicians. With The casiest Prescriptions for most Disorders incident to Mankind, through the Four different Periods of Human Life. Being The Result of many Years Practice. By J. Fothergell. Dedicated to the College of Physicians.
Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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The apollo: or, the Muses Choice: being a Collection Of the most celebrated New Songs, Sung at Ranelagh, Vauxhall, Marybone-Gardens &c. &c.
Date: [1759]- Books
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Just at St. Andrews Wardrobe Church, between Doctors Commons and Puddle-dock at the Hat and Feathers at Mr. Mayhew : Liveth a physician which hath a pill far beyond any medicament ever yet known, or at least published, which cureth those diseases so many pretend to, and so few do understand, called, the French Pox, and Gonorrhoea.
Date: [1675?]- Books
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The minister of state, a satire.
Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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The triumph of brutes, a satire on this Caledonian age.
Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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One more letter to the people of England. By their Old Friend.
Shebbeare, John, 1709-1788.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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One more letter to the people of England. By their old friend.
Shebbeare, John, 1709-1788.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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The family jewel, and compleat housewife's companion: or, the whole art of cookery made plain and easy. In a Method entirely new, and suited to every Capacity; calculated for the Preservation of Health, and on the Principles of Frugality, including Things useful, substantial and splendid. Containing compleat Directions in Marketing, and other Branches of Housewifry, and above 400 Receipts. In Cookery, Pastry, Pickling, Preserving, Candying, Potting, Collaring; great Variety of Puddings, Soops, Broths, Sauces, Cake Soop for the Pocket; Jellies, Creams, Syrups, Cakes, and other Confectionary; English Wines; Cyder, Mead, Vinegar, Verjuice, Katchup; Brewing fine Beer and Ale; how to preserve a Stock of Yeast in the scarcest Season; to keep Ale very fine, and to restore sour or ropy Beer to Perfection; to dress British Pickled Herrings several Ways; also to dress a Turtle to the greatest Perfection, as in the Indies; Mrs. Stephens's Receipt for the Stone; Dr. Mead's and others, for the Bite of a mad Dog; Sir Hans Sloane's for sore Eyes; Receipts for Daffy's and Stoughton's Elixir, with the Prices of the Ingredients; Extracts from a curious Treatise on the Disorders of the Teeth, and their Cure; how to preserve Guns, Grates, and Metals from Rust; to clean Plate, China, Gold and Silver Lace; to take Iron-Moulds or Mildew out of the finest Linnen or Lace; to make a Liquor for curling the Hair, which changes it to an agreeable Colour; also the incomparable Lip Salve; with an effectual Method to clear a Room from Bugs; and many other very useful Directions for Servants of different Stations. Being the Result of Forty Years Experience, and an attentive Observation on all the Books of Cookery that have ever yet been published. With an index directing to every receipt. By Mrs. Penelope Bradshaw, Housekeeper Forty Years to a Noble Family of Great Taste, but Proper Oeconomy. The seventh edition. With remarks by a London pastry-cook, of long and extensive Practice. Also an Addition of about 200 Receipts, and a Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year; with the Manner of placing the Dishes.
Bradshaw, Penelope.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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An account of the first settlement, laws, form of government, and police, of the Cessares, a people of South America: in nine letters, from Mr. Vander Neck, one of the senators of that nation, to his friend in Holland. With notes by the editor.
Burgh, James, 1714-1775.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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The Muses' delight, or, The London polite songster; Being a celebrated collection of new songs, for the year 1766. To which are added, all the new songs, sung at Ranelagh, Vauxhall, Maryborne Gardens, Sadler's Wells, and the theatres. The whole being a chearful and merry companion, for the young gentlemen and ladies of Great-Britain, &c. N.B. Great care has been taken to omit all obscene songs in this collection.
Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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A poetical sermon on the benefit of affliction, and the Reasonableness of an entire Resignation to the Will of the Supreme Being. In Two Parts. By the Reverend Christopher Atkinson, Of Yelden in Bedfordshire.
Atkinson, Christopher, 1734?-1777.Date: [1765?]- Books
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A sermon preached before the Lords spiritual and temporal, in the abby church of Westminster, on Saturday, January XXX, MDCCLXXIII. Being the day appointed to be observed as the day of the Martyrdom of King Charles I. By John Lord Bishop of Peterborough.
Hinchliffe, John, 1731-1794.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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The funeral of Arabert, monk of La Trappe: a poem. By Mr. Jerningham.
Jerningham, Mr. (Edward), 1737?-1812.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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Brief animadversions on some passages in the eleven letters to the Reverend Mr. John Wesley, just published under the name of the late Reverend Mr. James Hervey. By a sincere friend to the true religion of Jesus Christ.
Sincere Friend to the True Religion of Jesus Christ.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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This day is publish'd, price 1s. sewed, Cupid's golden age: or, The happy adventures of love. Translated from the French. By Harry Lovemore.
Date: 1764- Books
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The satirist: a poem.
Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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The universal museum, and complete magazine of knowledge and pleasure, for ...
Date: <1764-- Books
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A letter from Mr. Voltaire to M. Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Voltaire, 1694-1778.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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Rules for the preservation of health. Being the result of many years practice. By J. Forthergell.
Date: [1770?]- Books
Rules for the preservation of health : being the result of many years practice / by J. Forthergell.
Date: [1770?]