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eBooks Female empire: or, winter celebrated at London https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3352
eBooks Original papers: containing the secret history of Great Britain, from the restoration, to the accession of the House of Hannover. ... The whole arranged and published by James Macpherson, ... [pt.2] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4791
eBooks An answer to The tale of a nettle: Written by D. D'Foe. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3328
eBooks Emma Corbett: or, the miseries of civil war. Founded on some recent circumstances which happened in America. By the author of Liberal opinions, Pupil of pleasure, Shenstone Green, &c. ... [pt.3] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3373
eBooks A letter to Mr. Secretary Dundas. In answer to his speech on the late proclamation. By Thomas PaineLetter to Mr. Henry Dundas https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3715
eBooks Family secrets: literary and domestic. By Mr. Pratt. In five volumes. [pt.2] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4705
eBooks Dracula https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3208
eBooks An enquiry concerning the principles of morals: By David Hume, Esq;. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3635
eBooks Such things are: a play, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. By Mrs. Inchbald. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4188
eBooks The age of reason: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology, by Thomas Paine. ...Age of reason. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3513
eBooks Discourse of Western PlantingA particuler discourse concerning the greate necessitie and manifolde commodyties that are like to growe to this realme of Englande by the westerne discoueries lately attempted, written in the yere 1584 : known as disc... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3115
eBooks The history of Mr. Fantom: the new fashioned philosopher and his man William. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3997
eBooks A prospect of societyTraveller https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5372
eBooks The beauties of the late Right Hon. Edmund Burke, selected from the writings, &c. of that extraordinary man, ... To which is prefixed, a sketch of the life, with some original anecdotes of Mr. Burke. In two volumes.: [pt.1] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3835
eBooks Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres: By Hugh Blair, ... In three volumes. ... [pt.2] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3369
eBooks The conduct of Christians made the sport of infidels: In a letter from a Turkish merchant at Amsterdam to the Grand Mufti at Constantinople: ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4489
eBooks An enquiry into the exility of the vessels in a human body: wherein animal identity is explained, and shewn incommunicable to any individual throughout the whole species. By Clifton Wintrinham, jun. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5619
eBooks Two letters from Mr. Burke to gentlemen in the city of Bristol: on the bills depending in parliament relative to the trade of Ireland. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4237
eBooks Great men and their environment https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3122
eBooks Zoonomia: or, the laws of organic life. ... By Erasmus Darwin, ... [pt.1] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4950
eBooks The old man's guide to health and longer life: with rules for diet, exercise, and physick; ... https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5603
eBooks Travels, in various parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, during a series of thirty years and upwards. By John MacDonald, https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4747
eBooks The flitch of bacon; a comic opera: in two acts: as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market. By the Rev. Hen. Bate. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4273
eBooks Modern times: or the adventures of Gabriel Outcast. Supposed to be written by himself. In imitation of Gil Blas. ... [pt.2] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4823
eBooks Arguments about the alteration of triennial elections of Parliament. In a letter to a friend in the country https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3618
eBooks The orphan of China: a tragedy, as it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal, in Drury-Lane. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4137
eBooks The King in the country. A dramatic piece, in two acts. Acted at the Theatres-Royal, at Richmond and Windsor, 1788 https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3799
eBooks Five pastoral eclogues: the scenes of which are suppos'd to lie among the shepherds, oppress'd by the war in Germany https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3981
eBooks The influence of piety on the public good. A sermon, preached in the High Church of Edinburgh, May 31. 1761, ... By Alexander Gerard, https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3774
eBooks A farther argument against ennobling foreigners, in answer to the two parts of the State anatomy: with a short account of the anatomizer https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4498
eBooks Poems and plays: by William Hayley, Esq. In six volumes. ... [pt.4] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4099
eBooks The scarlet letter https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3258
eBooks An enquiry into the advantage received by the first eight years inoculation https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5530
eBooks Bible. German. trans. Luther.Die Bibel https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3172
eBooks Medea. A tragedy https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3577
eBooks Lord Jim https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3048
eBooks Actions and Reactions https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3012
eBooks Introduction to the school of Shakespeare; held, on Wednesday evenings, in the Apollo, at the Devil Tavern, Temple Bar. To which is added a retort courteous on the criticks, as delivered at the second and third lectures https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3733
eBooks The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. Containing all his essays and poems https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5346
eBooks The history of Sir Charles Grandison: In a series of letters published from the originals, by the editor of Pamela and Clarissa. In seven volumes. ... [pt.6]Sir Charles Grandison https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3527
eBooks The sentiments of a British American https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3133
eBooks Charles and Charlotte: In two volumes. [pt.2] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4384
eBooks Family secrets: literary and domestic. By Mr. Pratt. In five volumes. [pt.5] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4707
eBooks The family instructor: In two parts. I. Relating to family breaches, and their obstructing religious duties. II. To the great mistake of mixing the passions, in the managing and correcting of children. ... Vol.II. [pt.2]Family instructor. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4555
eBooks Observations on the increased population, healthiness, &c. of the town of Maidstone https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/5686
eBooks Letters of Mr. Wycherley & Mr. Pope, from the year 1704 to 1710: [pt.2] https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3656
eBooks A defence of Sir Fopling Flutter, a comedy written by Sir George Etheridge. In which defence is shewn, that Sir Fopling, ... was rightly compos'd by the knight his father, to answer the ends of comedy; https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3910
eBooks Letters of literature: By Robert Heron, Esq. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3343
eBooks The speech of R. B. Sheridan: ... on Wednesday, the 7th of February, 1787, in bringing forward the fourth charge against Warren Hastings, Esq. relative to the Begums of Oude. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/4765
eBooks Judith: A sacred drama. As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. The music composed by Dr. Arne. https://llds.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/llds/xmlui/handle/20.500.14106/3887