Drinking of alcoholic beverages - Early works to 1800
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A friendly admonition to the drinkers of gin, brandy, and other distilled spirituous liquors. With AN Humble Representation of the Necessity of restraining a Vice so destructive of the Industry, Morals, Health, and Lives of the People. To which are added, In an Appendix, Directions by a very Eminent Physician, to such as may be desirous to break off that odious and fatal Habit of Drinking Drams. By Stephen Hales, D. D. Clerk Of The Closet To Her Royal Highness The Princess Of Wales
Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761.Date: [1800]- E-books
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An extract from a treatise on the spirit of prayer, or The soul rising out of the vanity of time into the riches of eternity With some thoughts on war: remarks on the nature and bad effects of the use of spirituous liquors. And considerations on slavery. [Twelve lines from Porteus].
Law, William, 1686-1761.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- E-books
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A new-Years-Gift to dram-drinkers , being an earnest address to them; from the late Reverend Stephen Hales D. D. Fellow of the Royal Society, and Clerk of the Closet to her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales. Reprinted out of his 2d Volume on Ventilators. To which is prefixed an epistle to them, by William Henry, D. D. F. R. S. Dean of Killaloe and Chaplain to his Excellency George Earl of Halifax Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]