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eBooks The peerage of Scotland: containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, ... collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, ... Illustrated with copper-plates. By Robert Douglas, Esq;. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5314
eBooks A sermon preached at St. George's Bloomsbury, on Sunday, March 28: for the benefit of the Humane Society, ... By Thomas Francklin, ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3748
eBooks A new voyage round the world: Describing particularly, the isthmus of America, several coasts and islands in the West Indies, ... their soil, rivers, harbours, plants, ... Vol.I. By Captain William Dampier. Illustrated with particular maps and dra... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5293
eBooks Speed the plough: a comedy, in five acts. As performed with universal applause at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. By Thomas Morton, ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5158
eBooks Jason; a tragedy: in five acts. By R. Glover, ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4139
eBooks The gipsies. A comick opera, in two acts. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Haymarket https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4692
eBooks A collection of poems and translations: in English and Latin. By Thomas Hull. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3646
eBooks Experiments and observations on the blood when mixed with urine: By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S. ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5536
eBooks Robin Hood: A new musical entertainment. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. The musick compos'd by the Society of the Temple of Apollo. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4131
eBooks Hydriotaphia: Urn-burial, or, A discourse of the sepulchral urns lately found in Norfolk https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3162
eBooks The Seven Seas https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3297
eBooks Tom Jones, a comic opera: as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. By Joseph Reed. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3576
eBooks The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; ... Together with the commentaries and notes of Mr. Warburton: [pt.1] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3651
eBooks An epistle to C. Churchill, author of The rosciad. By R. Lloyd, M.A https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3551
eBooks Esther, an oratorio: or sacred drama; as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden, with the last improvements. By George Frederic Handel, ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5450
eBooks The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentlemanTristram Shandy https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3028
eBooks Maud: a monodrama https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3030
eBooks The bastard: A poem, inscribed with all due reverence to Mrs. Bret, once Countess of Macclesfield. By Richard Savage, son of the late Earl Rivers. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5416
eBooks Poems. By Robert Lloyd, A.M https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4951
eBooks The fatal falsehood: a tragedy: As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, in Covent-Garden. By the author of Percy. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3978
eBooks Alciphron: or, the minute philosopher. In seven dialogues. Containing an apology for the Christian religion, against those who are called free-thinkers. ... [pt.1] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4712
eBooks Traffics and Discoveries https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3295
eBooks Pretty Sally's garland: Or, Johnny's kind courtship. In two parts. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5463
eBooks A letter to a lady on the mode of conducting herself during pregnancy: Also on the management of the infant. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5600
eBooks The Protestant monastery: or, a complaint against the brutality of the present age. Particularly the pertness and insolence of our youth to aged persons. ... Concluding with a proposal for erecting a Protestant monastery, where persons of small fo... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4557
eBooks The history of the parishes of Whiteford, and Holywell https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4949
eBooks My grandmother: a musical farce, in two acts, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Hay Market. The music composed by Mr. Storace. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3481
eBooks Letter addressed to the abbe Raynal on the affairs of North-America: In which the mistakes in the abbe's account of the revolution of America are corrected and cleared up. By Thomas Paine, M.A. of the University of Pennsylvania, and author of the ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5504
eBooks The family picture; or, domestic dialogues on amiable and interesting subjects; ... By Thomas Holcroft,: [pt.2] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4346
eBooks The history of Lady Barton: a novel, in letters, by Mrs. Griffith. In three volumes. ... [pt.3] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4536
eBooks Flores poetarum britannicorum sef blodeuog waith y prydyddion bryttannaidd: O gasgliad J. D. SS.Th.D. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5305
eBooks A sermon preach'd in Lambeth-chapel, at the consecration of ... John Lord Bishop of Bangor, on Sunday, Jan. 4th 1701/2. By William Hayley, https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3759
eBooks The farmer: a comic opera: In two acts. As it is performed at the theatres Royal in London and Dublin. By John O'Keefe, Esq. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3742
eBooks An epitome of the natural history of the insects of India, and the islands in the Indian seas: ... By E. Donovan, ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4865
eBooks The dyet of Poland: a satyr. Consider'd paragraph by paragraph. To which is added a key to the whole, ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3311
eBooks Dyers news examined as to his Sweddish memorial against the Review https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4296
eBooks Inoculation made easy: Containing a full and true discovery of the method practised in the county of Essex. ... With a true receipt to make the preparative powders, repellent pills, and the punch used in inoculation. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5521
eBooks Abroad and at home: A comic opera, in three acts. Now performing at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. By J. G. Holman,. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3932
eBooks It cannot rain but it pours: or, London strow'd with rarities. Being, an account of the arrival of a white bear, at the house of Mr. Ratcliff in Bishopsgate-Street: as also of the Faustina, ... and of the copper-farthing dean from Ireland. And las... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3751
eBooks The habitable world described: or the present state of the people in all parts of the globe, from north to south; shewing the situation, extent, climate, ... including all the new discoveries: ... With a great variety of maps and copper-plates, ..... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5054
eBooks The house of the seven gables https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3196
eBooks A practical treatise on the gonorrhoea: recommending the use of injection as the most speedy and efficacious method of cure: with a brief account of the remedies which have been used in the lues venerea, from its first appearance in Europe; and a ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5522
eBooks The life of Thomas Parnell: D.D. Archdeacon of Clogher. Compiled from original papers and memoirs: in which are included several letters of Mr. Pope, Mr. Gay, Dr. Arbuthnot, &c. &c. By Dr. Goldsmith. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5371
eBooks Family secrets: literary and domestic. By Mr. Pratt. In five volumes. [pt.1] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4704
eBooks A letter from the Right Hon. Edmund Burke to His Grace the Duke of Portland, on the conduct of the minority in Parliament, containing fifty-four articles of impeachment against the Right Hon. C. J. Fox. From the original copy, in the possession of... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4018
eBooks Animal magnetism, a farce: in three acts, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden,. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4341
eBooks Tess of the d'Urbervilles https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3223
eBooks Evelina: or, a young lady's entrance into the world. ... [pt.2] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5474
eBooks A Scotsman's remarks on the farce of Love a la mode, scene by scene. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4166
eBooks To His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, on his birth-day. April the 15th, 1732. By Stephen Duck https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4743