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Grand Gala Fete Stratford-upon-Avon, patronized by his most gracious majesty, the King... Mr. Ashley (from the Royal Vauxhall Gardens, Ranelagh, Bath, Bristol, Leamington, &c.) has the honour to announce...fireworks appropriate for the celebration of the immortal Bard...Friday, April 23, 1830. The evening's amusement will commence with a grand military concert...The whole to conclude with a grand Temple of Concord.

[Stratford-upon-Avon, England] : [Royal Shakespearean Club], [1830]

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Two ordinances of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament : for the speedy demolishing of all organs, images and all manner of superstitious monuments in all cathedrall parish-churches and chappels, throughout the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales : the better to accomplish the blessed reformation so happily begun, and to remove all offences and things illegall in the worship of God.

London : Printed for John Wright ..., May 11, 1644.

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A history of three of the judges of King Charles I. Major-General Whalley, Major-General Goffe, and Colonel Dixwell: who, at the restoration, 1660, fled to America; and were secreted and concealed in Massachusetts and Connecticut, for nearly thirty years : with an account of Mr. Theophilus Whale, of Narragansett, supposed to have been also one of the judges / By President Stiles.

Stiles, Ezra, 1727-1795.

Hartford, [Connecticut] : Printed by Elisha Babcock, 1794.

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The hieroglyphick Bible, or, Select passages in the Old and New Testaments, represented with emblematical figures, for the amusement of youth : designed chiefly to familiarize tender age, in a pleasing and diverting manner with early ideas of the Holy Scriptures : to which are subjoined, a short account of the lives of the evangelists, and other pieces : illustrated with nearly five hundred cuts.

Hartford : Published by Silas Andrus, 1825.

PML 83771

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Mother Goose's melody, or, Sonnets for the cradle : in two parts : part I contains the most celebrated songs and lullabies of the good old nurses, calculated to amuse children and to excite them to sleep : part II: those of that sweet songster and nurse of wit and humour, Master William Shakespeare : embellished with cuts, and illustrated with notes and maxims, historical, philosophical, and critical.

Worcester (Massachusetts) : Printed by Isaiah Thomas, and sold at his bookstore, 1794.

PML 81026

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A short introduction to the Latin tongue : for the use of the lower forms in the Latin School : Being the accidence, abridged and compiled in that most easy and accurate method, wherein the famous Mr. Ezekiel Cheever taught, and which he found the most advantageous by seventy years experience : To which is added, a catalogue of irregular nouns, and verbs, disposed alphabetically.

Cheever, Ezekiel, 1615-1708.

Boston : Printed by Isaiah Thomas, for John Perkins, in Union-Street, 1771.

PML 82482

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A collection of speeches made by Sir Edward Dering knight and baronet, in matter of religion : some formerly printed, and divers more now added, all of them revised, for the vindication of his name, from weake and wilfull calumnie / and by the same Sir Edward Dering now subjected to publike view and censure, upon the urgent importunity of many, both gentlemen and divines.

Dering, Edward, Sir, 1598-1644.

London : Printed by E.G. for F. Eglesfield and Jo. Stafford, 1642.

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The whole state of Europe. Or an hieroglyphick for the election of an Emperor of Germany. Being an Explanation of those three curious emblematick capital paintings of Sr. R--t W--l's at his house in Chelsea. / N.B. The Beasts represent certain monarchs, and the birds certain kingdoms, the eagle in particular Germany with her nine electors. I. B. Vandrülle In. Sculp.

I. B. Vandrülle

Peel 0311

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An analysis of country dancing, wherein all the figures used in that polite amusement are rendered familiar by engraved lines. Containing also, directions for composing almost any number of figures to one tune, with some entire new reels; together with the complete etiquette of the ball-room. By T. Wilson... 3d ed... Illustrated with engravings on wood by J. Berryman.

Wilson, Thomas, dancing master.

London, Printed by James Gillet; published by J. S. Dickson; to be had of the author [etc.] 1811.

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[Playbill for The Corsair, a grand spectacular ballet (dramatized from Lord Byron's exquisite poem, of the "Corsair") in 2 acts and 7 tableaux : composed and arranged by Domenico Ronzani, and produced by him with unparalleled success at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Theatre Royal Turin, La Scala Milan, &c, &c : the music by the celebrated Maestro Adam : Boston Museum, Wednesday afternoon & evening, Aug. 3, 1859].

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[Boston : s.n., 1859] (Boston : F.A. Searle)

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