An astronomical diary: or almanack, for the year of Christian Aera, 1782 / ... By Nathanael Low.

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[1781]
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Credit: An astronomical diary: or almanack, for the year of Christian Aera, 1782 / ... By Nathanael Low. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    imaginable. falas calmly, fent Hawaby, Toby, and Gilesto, ~ ‘the round-honfe. At which Anthony half drunk, foberly) — farted up 3 and having firft reeled two or three times round) ‘the room, put on an important wife look, made a fine f{peech} > ‘nothing to the purpofe, and then afked what was the matter} Whereupon Bryan in a low voice loudly whifpered Aaron 3) land. perceiving, that Alexander was. Arangely aftonifhed att. ties it filent noifz, told Feancis, that his great grandfather Jo. eph. was déad, At which. uflexpedted news Nicholas awaked| page being in an U}-humour, writ a foft love fong ; > whiftlec an Opera alr ; and then withdrew to a neighbouring ale houle,} ito drink a dith of chocolate with Budiey. Which exafperatec} \Job in fuch a furprizing manner, that none of the company} wonder’d atit : Only indeed Valentine,in the height of his -elentment, could not forbear going to hang- -himfelf, How- ever, Allan ran undefignedly to the goal, in order to Jet out . che aforefaid prifesers; and having without any noife, broke pen the doors, freed Gerrard, Margaret, and Betty ; who bes apprehended by the affiftance of Bernard, were carried| before Hugh Noodie, E(q; a trading Juftjce, and upon paying} the fees the whole affsir was happily @etermined: Which ist - moft exadét account. that can be given of. the cafe. tame — oe oe Lhe Art of getting Riches. \Cosmo. de Medicis, Grand Duke of Tufeany, was fo inn} 4 menfely rich, that mot people imagised his highnefs had} lfeund ont the grand art of tranfmuration.. A nobleman, whofe fortune was fmall, one day fairly put the queftion to. the Duke, and afked him if he had found out the Philofopher’s} Stone, ornot? My friend, faid the Duke, to confefs the truth} - am in the actval poffeffion of-it; and as I have a particular] \regard for you, I will give you the never failing receipt in aj “\few words: * [ never afk another to do that which I can do} |myfelf; I never put off-2ill to-morrow what can be. done toy \day y nor dot think any gain fo trivial as to defpife it.’—} - The Nobleman thanked his highnefs for fo important a fecret,| z land by firi@ly obferving — the rules preferibed, ec gs als -\great eltate. | 3 a Ne ey ieee Sek _ Ayyars compared. Z . UCH a Lyar yee there’s none can lie dees ® Excepting is Maid, and fhe’ lie iba her Maller i