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  • The Holy Bible: Containing The Old Testament And The New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised: By his Majesties speciall Commandment. Appointed to be read in Churches.

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    • London, Printed by Robert Barker, And by the Assignes of John Bill, 1639.
    • 1639
    • 1 Item
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  • A true and exact catalogue of all the plays that were ever yet printed in the English tongue [electronic resource] : with the authors names against each play (alphabetically digested) and continu'd down to April, 1714.

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    • London : printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb without Temple-Bar, 1714.
    • 1714
    • 1 Resource

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  • Friendly advice [electronic resource] : or, a circumcising knife to cut off that superfluous branch, the affirmation; because the old subtil serpent I think, is very plainly proved to be the author of it. Also a few words, shewing that our carnal warriors, who have been Fighting for the World, both by Tongue and Pen, (as appears by their Contentions and Controversie-Books) are not like Christ and his followers.

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    • London : printed for the author, in the Year 1714.
    • 1714
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  • An orthographical dictionary, shewing both the orthography and the orthoepia of the English tongue, [electronic resource] : By I. Accents placed on each Word, directing to their true Pronunciation. II. Asterisms, distinguishing those Words of approv'd Authority from those that are not. III. Their various Senses and Significations, in English, and also French and Latin, for the sake of Foreigners, who desire an acquaintance with the English Tongue. IV. The Idiom, Phrases, and proverbial Sentences belonging to it. A Work useful for such as would speak what they mean in a proper and pure Diction; and write true English. Vol. II. By N. Bailey, .

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    • London : printed for T. Cox, at the Lamb under the Royal-Exchange, MDCCXXVII. [1727]
    • 1727
    • 1 Resource

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  • An essay towards a practical English grammar, [electronic resource] : describing the genius and nature of the English tongue; Giving likewise A Rational and Plain Account of Grammar in General, with a familiar Explanation of its Terms. By James Greenwood, Sur-Master of St. Paul's-School.

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse, at the Lamb, opposite Katherine-Street in the Strand, MDCCLIII. [1753]
    • 1753
    • 1 Resource

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  • The idioms of the French and English languages. [electronic resource] : Being Equally necessary to the French, and other Foreigners understanding French, to learn English: and The best, if not the only, Help extant to attain to the Knowledge of that Tongue. By Lewis Chambaud.

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse, at the Lamb, over-against Katherine-Street, in the Strand, MDCCLI. [1751]
    • 1751
    • 1 Resource

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  • A new method of learning with facility the Latin tongue, [electronic resource] : Containing the Rules of Genders, Declensions, Preterites, Syntax, Quantity, and Latin Accents. Digested in the clearest and concisest Order. Enlarged with variety of solid remarks, necessary not only for a perfect knowledge of the Latin tongue, but likewise for understanding the best authors: extracted from the ablest writers on this language. With a Treatise on Latin Poetry. Translated from the French of the Messieurs de Port Royal. Revised, corrected, and improved. In two volumes.

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse at the Lamb opposite Katherine-Street in the Strand, MDCCLVIII. [1758]
    • 1758
    • 1 Resource

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  • A true and exact catalogue of all the plays that were ever yet printed in the English tongue [electronic resource] : with the authors names against each play (alphabetically Digested) and continued down to October, 1713.

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    • [London] : Printed for W. Mears at the Lamb without Temple-Bar, 1713. Where may be had great Variety of Plays, 1713 [i.e. 1715]
    • 1715
    • 1 Resource

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  • The abridgment of the new method of learning easily and expeditiously the Greek tongue. [electronic resource] : Translated from the French of Messieurs de Port Royal. With considerable improvements. To which is added, an abridgment of the Greek roots. For the Use of Schools.

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse at the Lamb opposite Katherine-Street in the Strand ; and G. Hawkins at Milton's Head near Temple-Bar, Fleet-Street, MDCCXLIX. [1749]
    • 1749
    • 1 Resource

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  • The royal English grammar, [electronic resource] : containing what is necessary to the knowledge of the English tongue. Laid down in a plain and familiar Way. For the Use of young Gentlemen and Ladies. To which are added, Lessons for Boys at School, shewing the Use of the Parts of Speech, and the joining Words together in a Sentence. By James Greenwood Sur-Master of St. Paul's School.

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse at the Lamb over-against Katherine-Street in the Strand, M.DCC.LIX. [1759]
    • 1759
    • 1 Resource

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  • The royal English grammar, [electronic resource] : containing what is necessary to the knowledge of the English tongue. Laid down in a plain and familiar way. For the use of young gentlemen and ladies. To which are added, lessons for boys at school, shewing the use of the Parts of Speech, and the joining Words together in a Sentence. By James Greenwood Sur-Master of St. Paul's School.

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    • London : printed by J. Applebee, for J. Nourse, at the Lamb, without Temple-Bar, M,DCC,XLIV. [1744]
    • 1744
    • 1 Resource

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  • The royal English grammar, [electronic resource] : containing what is necessary to the knowledge of the English tongue. Laid down in a plain and familiar Way. For the Use of young Gentlemen and Ladies. To which are added, lessons for boys at school, shewing the Use of the Parts of Speech, and the joining Words together in a Sentence. By James Greenwood Sur-Master of St. Paul's School.

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse, at the Lamb, over-against Katherine-Street in the Strand, M.DCC.L. [1750]
    • 1750
    • 1 Resource

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  • A new, plain, methodical and compleat Italian grammar [electronic resource] : vvhereby you may very soon attain to the perfection of the Italian Tongue, dedicated Alphabetically to the worthy English gentlemen, merchants at Legorne Viz to Mr. Cristopher Michel. M. Daniel Gould. M. Edvvard Nelthorpe. M. Fisher Jackson. M. Francis Arundel. M. George Colling. S.r George Davies Bar.t M. George Lambe. M. George Rivers. M. Gilbert Serle. M. Humphry Chetham. Mr. James Harriman. M. James Paitfield. M. John Horsey. M. Jonathan Basket. M. Richard Frome. M. Samuel Lambert. M. Samuel Thorold. M. Thomas Balle. Thomas Chãberlayne Esquire. M. Thomas Dorman. M. Vvilliam Bury. By Henry Pleunus Master of the Latin, French, Italian, German, and English Tongue.

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    • Legorne : M.D.CCII. Printed by James Valsisi Printer to the Great Duke of Thuscany: and are to be sold by the author, [1702]
    • 1702
    • 1 Resource

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  • A new survey of the West-Indies: or, The English American his travel by sea and land; containing a journal of three thousand and three hundred miles within the main land of America ... With a grammar, or some few rudiments of the Indian tongue, called Poconchi or Pocoman.

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    • London, Printed by A. Clark, and are to be sold by J. Martyn [etc.] 1677.
    • 1677
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KC 1677 (Gage, T. New survey of the West-Indies)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The Laughing philosopher : being the entire works of Momus, jester of Olympus; Democritus, the merry philosopher of Greece, and their illustrious disciples, Ben Jonson, Butler, Swift, Gay, Joseph Miller, Esq. Churchill, Voltaire, Foote, Steevens, Wolcot, Sheridan, Curran, Colman, and others. / Translated into our vernacular English tongue, by John Bull, Esq. ; with numerous additions, interpolations, and improvements, by the editor, and different branches of the Bull family.

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    • London: : Published by Sherwood, Jones, and Co. ... John Anderson, Jun. Edinburgh; J. Cumming, Dublin; and to be had of all dealers in classical literature., 1825.
    • 1825
    • 1 Item
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  • The child's guide to the French tongue. [electronic resource] : Containing, I. A French spelling-book, digested in an Order entirely New; II. French Rudiments; and III. A Vocabulary of Words most in Use, French and English. To which are added, IV. Dialogues on the Common Occurrences of Life; and on the first Principles of Astronomy and Geography. The whole adapted to the capacities of children. By Thomas Deletanville, Teacher of the French and Latin Languages.

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse, at the Lamb, against Katherine-Street in the Strand, MDCCLVIII. [1758]
    • 1758
    • 1 Resource

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  • An introduction to the English tongue [electronic resource] : being a spelling book. In two parts. The first, consisting of tables of words from one to seven syllables, disposed in a natural and easy Order, for Children to learn to Spell by; being Accented to prevent false Pronunciation. The second, being observations on the sounds of letters, consonants, vowels, and diphthongs: Directions for the true dividing of Syllables; the Use of Capital. Letters, Stops, Marks, and various other useful Tables, for the Use of those who have attain'd to a riper Judgment. For the use of schools. By N. Bailey, .

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    • London : printed for Tho. Cox, at the Lamb under the Royal Exchange, Cornhill, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]
    • 1726
    • 1 Resource

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  • A new method of learning the Italian tongue. Translated from the French of Messieurs de Port Royal. To which are added, I. An Italian Vocabulary. II. Choice Italian Phrases. III. Familiar Dialogues. IV. Entertaining Stories. V. Italian Proverbs. VI. Extracts from the best Italian Poets. Vii. Examples of Ceremonial and Mercantile Letters. With The Accents of the Italian Words, To facilitate the Pronunciation to Foreigners. By an Italian master [electronic resource].

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse, at the Lamb, opposite Katherine-Street in the Strand, M.DCC.L. [1750]
    • 1750
    • 1 Resource

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  • The universal etymological English dictionary [electronic resource] : in two parts: containing, I. An additional collection 1. of some thousands of words not in the former volume, with their Etymologies and Explications: Also accented, to direct to their proper Pronunciation. 2. Of Ata considerable Number of Terms of Ait in Anatomy, Botany, Heraldry, Logick, Mathematicks, Philosophy, Physick, and all other Arts and Sciences, together with their Explications, Etymologies and engraven Schemes, where necessary, for the more easy and clear apprehending them. 3 Of proper Names of Persons and Places in Great Britain, with their Etymologies from the antient British, Saxon, and Norman French Languages, &c. 4. The Theogony, Theology, and Mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. being an Account of their Deities, Solemnities, Religious or Civil, Oracles, Auguries, Hieroglyphicks, &c. necessary to be understood; especially by the Readers of English Poetry. II. An orthographical dictionary, shewing both the Orthography and Orthoepia of the English Tongue, by 1. Accents placed on each Word, directing to their true Pronunciation. 2. Asterisms, distinguishing those Words of approv'd Authority from those that are not. 3. Their various Senses and Significations, in English, and also French and Latin, for the sake of Foreigners, who desire an Acquaintance with the English Tongue. 4. The Idiom, Phrases, and proverbial Sentences, peculiar to it. A work useful for such as would understand what they read, and hear; speak what they mean in a proper and pure Diction; and write true English. Vol. II. By N. Bailey .

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    • London : printed for T. Cox, at the Lamb, under the Royal-Exchange, MDCCXXVII. [1727]
    • 1727
    • 1 Resource

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  • The book of a naturalist / by W. H. Hudson.

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    • London : Hodder and Stoughton, [1919]
    • 1919
    • 2 Items
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  • A new method of learning with facility the Greek tongue [electronic resource] : containing rules for the declensions, Conjugations, Resolution of Verbs, Syntax, Quantity, Accents, Dialects, and Poetic Licence. Digested in the clearest and concisest Order. With Variety of Solid Remarks, Necessary for the attaining A complete Knowledge of this Language, and For understanding the Greek Writers. Translated from the French of the Messieurs De Port Royal, by Mr. Nugent.

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse at the Lamb opposite Katherine-Street in the Strand ; and G. Hawkins at Milton's Head in Fleet-Street, MDCCLIX. [1759]
    • 1759
    • 1 Resource

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  • An introduction to the English tongue [electronic resource] : being a spelling book. In two parts. The first, consisting of tables of words from one to seven syllables, disposed in a natural and easy Order, for Children to learn to Spell by; being Accented to prevent false Pronunciation. The second, being observations on the sounds of letters, consonants, vowels, and diphthongs: Directions for the true dividing of Syllables; the Use of Capital Letters, Stops, Marks, and various other use of Tables, for the Use of those who have attain'd to a riper Judgment. The second edition, corrected, and very much improv'd; particularly, with the addition of several fables, each adorned with a cut curiously engraved upon copper, for the entertainment and instruction of youth. By N. Bailey,.

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    • London : printed for Tho. Cox, at the Lamb under the Royal Exchange. Cornhiller, 1733.
    • 1733
    • 1 Resource

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  • The primitives of the Greek tongue. [electronic resource] : Containing a complete collection of all the roots or primitive words, together with the most considerable derivatives of the Greek Language. AS Also A Treatise of Prepositions and other undeclinable Particles. And An alphabetical Collection of English Words derived from the Greek either by Allusion or Etymology. Translated from the French of Messieurs de Port Royal, with considerable improvements, by Mr. Nugent.

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    • London : printed for J. Nourse at the Lamb opposite Katherine-Street in the Strand; and G. Hawkins at Milton's Head near Temple Bar, Fleet-Street, MDCCXLVIII. [1748]
    • 1748
    • 1 Resource

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  • A natural history of ferns / Robbin C. Moran.

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    • Portland : Timber Press, 2004.
    • 2004
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  • Flesh and blood : the National Society of Film Critics on sex, violence, and censorship / edited by Peter Keough.

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    • San Francisco : Mercury House, c1995.
    • 1995
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  • Heaven beneath : poems / Anne Marie Macari.

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    • New York, New York : Persea Books, Inc., [2020]
    • 2020
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  • The universal etymological English dictionary [electronic resource] : containing an additional collection of words (not in the first volume) with their Explications and Etymologies from the Ancient British, Teutonick, Dutch, Saxon, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Cbuldee, &c. each in its proper Character. Also An Explication of hard and technical Words, or Terms, in all Arts and Sciences: with Accents directing to their proper Pronunciation, shewing both the Orthography and Orthoepia of the English Tongue. Illustrated with above Five Hundred Cuts, giving a clearer Idea of those Figures, not so well apprehended by verbal Description. Likewise A Collection and Explanation of Words and Phrases us'd in our ancient Charters, Statutes, Writs, Old Records and Processes at Law. Also The Theogony, Theology, and Mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. being an Account of their Deities, Solemnities, Divinations, Auguries, Oracles, Hieroglyphicks, and many other curious Matters, necessary to be understood, especially by the Readers of English Poetry. To which is added, An additional Collection of proper Names of Persons and Places in Great Britain, &c. with their Etymologies and Explications. The Whole digested into an Alphabetical Order, not only for the Information of the Ignorant, but the Entertainment of the Curious; and also the Benefit of Artificers, Tradesmen, Young Students and Foreigners. A Work useful for such as would Understand what they Read and Hear, Speak what they Mean, and Write true English. Vol. II. The third edition with many additions, by N. Bailey, [Greek].

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    • London : printed for Thomas Cox at the Lamb under the Royal Exchange, MDCCXXXVII. [1737]
    • 1737
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  • Dictionarium Britannicum [electronic resource] : or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant. Containing Not only the Words, and their Explication; but their Etymologies from the Antient British, Teutonick, Low and High Dutch, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Modern French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, &c. each in its proper Character. Also Explaining hard and technical Words, or Terms of Art, in all the Arts, Sciences, and Mysteries following. Together with Accents directing to their proper Pronuntiation, shewing both the Orthography and Orthoepia of the English Tongue, Viz. in Agriculture, Algebra, Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Astrology, Astronomy, Botanicks, Catoptricks, Chymistry, Chyromangy, Chirurgery, Confectionary, Cookery, Cosmography, Dialling, Dioptricks, Ethicks, Fishing, Fortification, Gardening, Gauging, Geography, Geometry, Grammar, Gunnery, Handicrafts, Hawking, Heraldry, Horsemanship, Husbandry, Hydraulicks, Hydrography, Hydrostaticks, Law, Logick, Maritime and Military Affairs, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Merchandize, Metaphysicks, Meteorology, Navigation, Opticks, Otacousticks, Painting, Perspective, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physick, Physiognomy, Pyrotechny, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Staticks, Statuary, Surveying, Theology, and Trigonometry. Illustrated with near Five Hundred Cuts, for Giving a clearer Idea of those Figures, not so well apprehended by verbal Description. Likewise A Collection and Explanation of Words and Phrases us'd in our antient Charters, Statutes, Writs, Old Records and Processes at Law. Also The Theogony, Theology, and Mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. being an Account of their Deities, Solemnities, either Religious or Civil, their Divinations, Auguries, Oracles, Hieroglyphicks, and many other curious Matters, necessary to be understood, especially by the Readers of English Poetry. To which is added, A Collection of Proper Names of Persons and Places in Great-Britain, with their Etymologies and Explications. The Whole digested into an Alphabetical Order, not only for the Information of the Ignorant, but the Entertainment of the Curious; and also the Benefit of Artificers, Tradesmen, Young Students and Foreigners. A Work useful for such as would Understand what they Read and Hear, Speak what they Mean, and Write true English. Collected by several hands, the mathematical part by G. Gordon, the botanical by P. Miller. The whole revis'd and improv'd, with many thousand additions, by N. Bailey, .

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    • London : printed for T. Cox at the Lamb under the Royal-Exchange, M,DCC,XXX. [1730]
    • 1730
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  • Dictionarium Britannicum [electronic resource] : or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant. Containing Not only the words and their Explication; but their Etymologies from the antient British, Teutonick, Dutch Low and High, Old Saxon, German, Danish, Swedish, Norman and Modern French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, &c. each in its proper Character. Also Explaining hard and technical Words, or Terms of Art, in all the Arts, Sciences, and Mysteries following. Together with Accents directing to their proper Pronuntiation, shewing both the Orthography, and Orthoepia of the English Tongue, Viz. in Agriculture, Algebra, Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Astrology, Astronomy, Botanicks, Catoptricks, Chymistry, Chiromancy, Chirurgery, Confectionary, Cookery, Cosmography, Dialling, Dioptricks, Ethicks, Fishing, Fortification, Fowling, Gardening, Gauging, Geography, Geometry, Grammar, Gunnery, Handicrafts, Hawking, Heraldry, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Hydraulicks, Hydrography, Hydrostaticks, Law, Logick, Maritime and Military Affairs, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Merchandize, Metaphysicks, Meteorology, Navigation, Opticks, Otacousticks, Painting, Perspective, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physick, Physiognomy, Pyrotechny, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Staticks, Statuary, Surveying, Theology, and Trigonometry. Illustrated with near Five Hundred Cuts, for Giving a clear Idea of those Figures, not so well apprehended by verbal Description. Likewise A Collection and Explanation of English Proverbs; also of Words and Phrases us'd in our ancient Charters, Statutes, Writs, Old Records and Processes at Law. Also The Iconology, Mythology, Theogony, and Theology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. being an Account of their Deities, Solemnities, either Religious or Civil, their Divinations, Auguries, Oracles, Hieroglyphicks, and many other curious Matters, necessary to be understood, especially by the Readers of English Poetry. To which is added, A Collection of Proper Maroes of Persons and Places in Great-Britain, &c. with their Erymologies and Explications. The Whole digested into an Alphabetical Order, not only for the Information of the Ignorant, but the Entertainment of the Curious; and also the Benefit of Artificers, Tradesmen, Young Students and Foreigners. A Work useful for such as would Understand what they Read and Hear, Speak what they Mean, and Write true English. The second edition with numerous additions and improvements. By N. Bailey, Assisted in the mathematical part by G. Gordon; in the botanical by P. Miller, and in the etymological, &c. by T. Lediard, Gent. Professor of the Modern Languages in Lower Germany.

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  • Fever dreams : contemporary Arizona poetry / edited by Leilani Wright & James Cervantes ; foreword by Carolyn Forché.

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  • Breitkopf & Härtel Chorbibliothek. Gemischter Chor. Geistliches Repertoire. Band II = Breitkopf & Härtel choir library. Mixed choir. Sacred repertoire. Volume II.

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    • 2007
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  • Best of delectable foods and dishes from al-Andalus and al-Maghrib : a cookbook by thirteenth-century Andalusi scholar Ibn Razīn al-Tujībī (1227-1293) / by Nawal Nasrallah.

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