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An inquiry into the manners, taste, and amusements, of the two last centuries, in England. By John Andrews, LL.D
Andrews, John, 1736-1809.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]
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A satyr on the times and some of the modern plays, viz. Beggars Opera, Timoleon, Humours of Oxford, Cheshire comicks, &c. By John Loyd, ..
Lloyd, John, Rector of Gilden Sutton.Date: 1730
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Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ familiar letters domestick and foreign, divided into four books; partly historical, political, philosophical: upon emergent occasions. By James Howell, Esq; one of the clerks of his late Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.
James HowellDate: M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]
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Translation of the letters of a Hindoo Rajah written previous to, and during the period of his residence in England. To which is prefixed a preliminary dissertation on the history, religion, and manners, of the Hindoos. In two volumes. By Eliza Hamilton, ..
Hamilton, Elizabeth, 1758-1816.Date: 1796
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The progresses , and public processions, of Queen Elizabeth. Among which are interspersed. Other solemnities, public expenditures, and remarkable events, during the reign of that Illustrious Princess. Now first printed from original Mss. of the times; or collected from scarce pamphlets, &c. Illustrated with historical notes, By John Nichols, F. S. A. Edinb. and Perth.
Nichols, John, 1745-1826.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]