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    The touch-Stone or, historical, critical, political, philosophical, and theological essays on the reigning diversions of the town. Designed for the Improvement of all Authors, Spectators, and Actors of Operas, Plays, and Masquerades. In which every Thing antique, or modern, relating to Musick, Poetry, Dancing, Pantomimes, Chorusses, Cat-Calls, Audiences, Judges, Criticks, Balls, Ridottos, Assemblies, New Oratory, Circus, Bear-Garden, Gladiators, Prize-Fighters, Italian Strollers, Mountebank Stages, Cock-Pits, Puppet-Shews, Fairs, and Publick Auctions, Is occasionally handled. With a preface, giving an account of the author and the work.

    Ralph, James, d. 1762. | Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]
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    An essay on the summer entertainments in the neighbourhood of London By Humphrey Quearmoode, Esq;.

    Quearmoode, Humphrey | Date: M.DCC.L. [1750]

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