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Edinburgh's michaelmas almanack: or The tradesman turn'd politician. Containing divers and sundry good advices to the town council. By a tradesman that delights in books, at leisure hours only, and never moves out of his proper sphere but at this season.
Tradesman that delights in books.Date: Printed in the year MDCCXXV. [1725]- Books
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The industrious smith : wherin is showne, how plain dealing is overthrown, that let a man do the best that he may, an idle huswife will work his decay, yet art is no burthen, though ill we may speed, our labour will help us in time of our need; to the tune of yong man remember delights are but vain.
Crouch, Humphrey, active 1635-1671Date: [1635?]- Books
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The adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses, King of Ithaca, &c. in Greece, and one of the princes who conducted the siege of Troy. Complete in twenty-four books. Originally written in French, not only for the Use and Instruction of the Dauphin of France, to guard him, in an allegorical Way, against forming his Conduct after the bad Example of his Grandfather Louis XIV. but also to promote the Happiness of Mankind in general; by Francis Salignac de la Motte Fenelon, Late Archbishop of Cambray, in the French Netherlands. Now newly translated fro the best Paris and other editions, by William Henry Melmoth, Esq. Author of the New Abridgment of the Roman History-of the Complete Abridgment of the Grecian History-And of the New Universal Story-Teller, or Modern Picture of Human Life; being an approved Collection of original and select Pieces in Prose and Verse. - Price 3s. each bound. To which are added, the life of the original author; the Heads and Arguments of each Book at Large; and a great Variety of Notes, Historical, Critical, Explanatory, Scholastic, Political, Moral, Philological, Satirical, and Illustrative: Comprehending the most salutary Reflections and Remarks, with Allusions to Ancient Mythology, Geography, and Universal History, particularly to the Histories of England and France:-A Work of the first Reputation, replete with Maxinis of Human Prudence, and including the most persect System of Morality ever presented to the World, displaying to all Descriptions of Persons the Horrors of Vice, and the Charms of Virtue, in the most forcible Manner. The Mysteries of the wisest and best Politics are here developed: the inordinate Passions are depicted as a Yoke equally disgraceful and fatal; while the Moral Duties appear with all the Attractions of Ease and Beauty. The reasoning is just, the precepts are important. It is a Work which Genius and Learning have dedicated to Virtue: it at once captivates the Imagination, informs the Understanding, and regulates the Will. This valuable Book teaches us to make Morality an Religion our Guide in good, as well as in adverse Fortune; never to forget the Love we owe our Paretnts and our Courntry. It forms our Minds for a king, a Citizen, a feather, a mother, a Master, a Gentleman, a Tradesman, a Servant, and even a Slave, if such should be our Lot; and, in short, teaches us to act properly in all the vaious Spheres of Life. Mentor (under which Character is meant Minerva) in his Counsels to Telemachus, must make us just, humane, patient, sincere, discret, and modest. He never speaks but he places, engages, moves and persuades. We cannot attend to him but with Admiration; and, in Proportion as we admire, we cannot help loving his Advice, which is entertaining as well as instructive. This Translation has been carefully revised with all the former Editions, and particular Attention has been paid to the various Readings of Hawkesworth, Smollett, Boyer, Litterbury, Oldes, Ozell, and others, entirely omitting their Inaccuracies and Blemithes, and preserving whatever we judged might elucidate the great Design the Author had in View when he composed this Work, viz, of promoting the Happiness of his noble Pupil and of the World in general. Embellished in a very superior Stile of Magnificence, with a set of unusually grand copper-plates, exquisitely designed by those ingenious Artists, Kauffman, Monnet, Eisen, and Morlau, and engraved, in a capital Manner, by Messrs. Walker, Collyer Grignion, Bartolozzi, and Grainger, who have exerted their unrivalled Talents in these splendid Performances; single Impression of which will be charged at as, each Print: so that these capital Engravings alone will be absolutely worth Four Times the Price of the whole Work; which is the most beautiful Edition of Telemachus ever published in this or any other Country, and Calculated To Gratify Every Class Of AtReaders.
Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-, 1651-1715.Date: [1785]- Books
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God's call to unconverted sinners, to turn unto him. Plainly shewing every sinner the miserableness of his estate, and how great an enemy he is to himself, tho' the Lord be daily calling to him to turn and live, and confesseth he delights not in the Death of a Sinner: Yet for all this, will you go on and die. Also, the happy Condition of the People of God, in that they have such a Father that had rather see their Conversion, than Condemnation. And lastly, to the Terror of wicked and ungodly Men is set forth; that if they will not pray to God that they may live with him in Heaven, they shall die and be tormented with the Devil and his Angels in Hell Fire for ever. By J. Bunyan, minister of the Gospel.
Bunyan, J., minister of the gospel.Date: [1755?]- Books
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The tradesman's director, or the London and Country Shopkeeper's Useful companion. Containing such instructions as will enable the shopkeeper to carry on his business with more ease and greater exactness than is usually done: Particularly shewing A most easy and useful Method of keeping Books of Accompts: And such Informations in regard to the Rules and Practice of Trade, and the best and cheapest Manner of buying Commodities, as must be of great Advantage to all Shopkeepers. The Whole comprising every Thing that can be useful in that Way: As Lists of English Manufactures, with the best Markets for them. Forms of Bills and Notes. Several useful and very necessary Tables. Plain Directions how to carry on Business, in such a Manner that the Shopkeeper may see his Profits every Day, and on each Commodity; know exactly what he stands indebted to each Dealer, and if any Mistake has happened in the Delivery of Goods, or by Overcharges, &c. and thereby prevent many Inconveniencies, and oftentimes great Losses, which happen by not keeping Accompts in a proper Manner. To which are added, Tables of Annuities, or how to purchase Land upon Lives, with many other useful Particulars.
Date: 1756- Books
Medieval bodies : life, death and art in the Middle Ages / Jack Hartnell.
Hartnell, JackDate: 2018- Books
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An Easter offering; being a present for children that delight in learning their books.
J. M.Date: M.DCC.LXIX. [1769]- Books
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An address to the people of Great Britain and Ireland, exhorting, from the recent instances of disaffection, and the horror to which they were exposed, to continue peaceable: 1. From the difficulty of effecting a Revolution, under circumstances which attach the nation to its government, notwithstanding of some real evils admitted on all hands. 2. From the uncertain issue of such an experiment. 3. From the folly of contending for what we already possess in the most perfect degree, Liberty and Equality; and of allowing others to impose upon us the belief of being oppressed by evils which we do not feel, and which do not exist. 4. From the consideration that the taxes in general fall upon that part of the community which is best able to bear them; at least, that they do not affect the Labourer, the Mechanic, the Manufacturer, nor the Merchant. By a tradesman.
Tradesman.Date: 1793- Books
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The vvhole art of chyrurgery : being the theorique and practique of the same. Briefely composed for the benefit of those that are solicitous of their [h]ealths in these dangerous times: but more especially for those that delight in the knowledge of the worthy profession of physicke and chyrurgerie. By Ed. Edw. D. Phys.
Edwards, Edward, doctor in physickDate: 1639- Books
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The vvhole art of chyrurgery : being the theorique and practique of the same : briefly composed for the benefit of those that are solicitous of their healths in these dangerous times : but more especially for those that delight in the knowledge of the worthy profession of physicke and chyrurgery / by Ed. Edw.
Edwards, Edward, doctor in physickDate: 1637- Books
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A proper new booke of cookery : Declaring what maner of meates be best in season for al times of the yeere, and how they ought to be dressed, [and] serued at the table, both for fleshe dayes and fish daies. with a new addition, very necessary for al them that delight in cookery. 1575.
Date: [1575]- Books
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The history of England, from the Norman conquest to the present time; or, a tragi-comic song, in four parts, to the tune of - When Troy town for ten years war, &c. AN Useful, Instructive, and Diverting Lesson for those who have not Time to read Large Books. He that delights in Hist'ry, soon may find Something to please, and edify the Mind. A true Historic Tale, when rightly told, Will please the Young, and can't displease the Old: Such is my Theme, 'tis founded on the Truth, Meant chiefly to persuade vain thoughtless Youth To let the Hist'ry of strange Lands alone, Till they get thorough Masters of their own: This my Advice -- and he that likes to look At what I've done, pays Three-Pence for this Book; And when he's learn'd the Song through ev'ry Part, And can with Ease repeat it all by Heart, If it should chance to enter in his Thought That its too dear, I'll give him back a Groat. To which is added, the multiplication table in a song. By N. Withy, of Hagley, Worcestershire.
Withy, N. (Nathan).Date: 1785- Books
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A proper new booke of cookery : Declaryng what manner of meates is best in season, for all tymes in the yeare, [and] how they ought to be dressed and serued at the table both for flesh daies and fyshe dayes, with a new addition, very necessary for all them that delight in cookery, anno domini, 1576.
Date: [1576]]- Books
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The great messenger of mortality; or, a dialogue betwixt Death and a beautiful lady : From whence it appears that death is no respecter of persons either for birth or beauty; so that as sure as we are born, we shall certainly die: therefore let us prepare ourselves against that hour and time, that he may appear as a welcome messenger, that brings glad tidings. Tune of, Farewel my heart's delight.
Date: [1720?]- Books
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Coll. Henry Marten's familiar letters to his lady of delight : Also her kind returnes. With his rival R. Pettingalls heroicall epistles. Published by Edm: Gayton, according to the original papers under their own hands: with an answer to that letter, intituled, A copy of H. Marten's letter in justification of the murther of the late King Charles.
Marten, Henry, 1602-1680Date: 1662- Books
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The accomplish'd ladies delight, in preserving, physick, beautifying, and cookery : Containing I. The art of preserving and candying fruits and flowers; and the making of all sorts of conserves, syrups, and jellies. II. The physical cabinet: or, excellent receipts in physick and chirurgery; together with some beautifying waters, to adorn and add loveliness to the face and body: and also some new and excellent receipts relating to the female sex: and for the general good of families, is added the true receipt for making that famous cordial drink Daffy's elixir salutis. III. The compleat cook's guide: or, directions for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl and fish, both in the English and French mode; with all sorts of sauces and sallets: and the making pyes, pasties, tarts, and custards, with the forms and shapes of many of them.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: [1696]- Books
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The grand question, whether war, or no war, with spain, impartially consider'd: In defence of the present measures against those that delight in war.
Walpole, Horatio Walpole, Baron, 1678-1757.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
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Lathams new and second booke of falconry : concerning the training vp of all hawkes that were vnmentioned in his first booke of the haggard falcon and gerfalcon, namely, the goshawke and tassell, with the sparhawke, the lanner and lanneret, as they are diuided in their generation: the hobby and marlyn in their kindes: teaching approued medicines for all such infirmities and diseases as are incident to them. / Published for the delight of noble mindes and instruction of yong falconers in all things pertaining to this art.
Latham, SimonDate: 1618- Books
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The Women's complaint against tobacco, or, An excellent help to multiplication : pespicuously [sic] shewing the annoyance that it brings to mankind and the great deprivation of comfort and delight to the female sex, with a special and significant order set forth by the vvomen for suppressing the general use thereof amongst their husbands, they finding that tobacco is the only enemy to pleasure and procreation as they now plainly make it appear in this their declaration.
Date: 1675- Books
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A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered out of sundrie writers, Englished and moralized. And diuers newly deuised, by Geffrey Whitney. A worke adorned with varietie of matter, both pleasant and profitable: wherein those that please, maye finde to fit their fancies: bicause herein, by the office of the eie, and the eare, the minde maye reape dooble delighte throughe holsome preceptes, shadowed with pleasant deuises: both fit for the vertuous, to their incoraging: and for the wicked, for their admonishing and amendment.
Whitney, Geffrey, 1548?-1601?Date: M.D.LXXXVI. [1586]- Books
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Wits interpreter, the English Parnassus : or, a sure guide to those admirable accomplishments that compleat our English gentry, in the most acceptable qualifications of discourse, or writing. In which briefly the whole mystery of those pleasing witchcrafts of eloquence and love are made easie in the following subjects. I. The art of reasoning, a new logick. 2. Theatre of courtship, accurate complements. 3. The labyrinth of fancies, new experiments and inventions. 4. Apollo and Orpheus severall love-songs, epigrams, drolleries, and other verses. 5. Cyprian Goddess, description of beauty. 6. The muses Elizium, severall poeticall fictions. 7. The perfect inditer, letters ala-mode. 8. Cardinal Richeleiu's [sic] Key to his manner of writing of letters by cyphers. As also an alphabeticall table of the first devisers of sciences and other curiosities; all which are collected with industry and care, for the benefit and delight of those that love ingenious enterprises. By I.C.
Cotgrave, John, active 1655Date: 1655- Books
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The art of cookery refin'd and augmented : containing an abstract of some rare and rich unpublished receipts of cookery / collected from the practise of that incomparable master of these arts, Mr. Jos. Cooper, chiefe cook to the late king ; with severall other practises by the author ; with an addition of preserves, conserves, &c., offering an infallible delight to all judicious readers.
Cooper, Joseph, chiefe cook to the late kingDate: 1654- Books
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Wits interpreter: the English Parnassus. Or, A sure guide to those admirable accomplishments that compleat our English gentry, in the most acceptable qualifications of discourse or writing : In which briefly the whole mystery of those pleasing witchcrafts of eloquence and love, are made easie in the following subjects: viz. 1. Theatre of courtship, accurate complements. 2. The labyrinth of fancies, new experiments and inventions. 3. Apollo and Orpheus, several love-songs, epigrams, drollerys, and other verses. 4. Cyprian goddess, description of beauty. 5. The muses Elizium, severall poetical fictions. 6. The perfect inditer, letters a la mode. 7. Games and sports now us'd at this day among the gentry of England, &c. 8. Cardinal Richeleiu's key to his manner of writing of letters by cyphers. As also an alphabetical table of the first devisers of sciences and other curiosities; all which are collected with industry and care, for the benefit and delight of those that love ingenious enterprises. The 3d edition with many new additions, by J.C.
Cotgrave, John, active 1655Date: MDCLXXI. [1671]- Books
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The country-mans recreation, or the art of planting, graffing, and gardening : in three bookes. The first declaring divers wayes of planting, and graffing ... also how to cleanse your grafts and cions, how to helpe barren and sicke trees, how to kill wormes and vermin and to preserve and keepe fruit, how to plant and proyne your vines, and to gather and presse your grape ... how to make your cider and perry ... The second treateth of the hop-garden, with necessary instructions for the making and the maintenance thereof ... Whereunto is added, the expert gardener, containing divers necessary and rare secrets belonging to that art.
Date: 1640- Books
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Gammer Gurton's good counsel book; or, Child's museum. Containing all that's rich, and rare, and nice, cook'd up for very little price; such things as children most delight in, when fond of reading and of writing; and none I'm sure will blame the cook, who read in Gammer Gurton's book. Adorned with cuts.
Date: [1795?]