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A narrative, account, or anecdote about a specific individual.

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Displaying 126–150 of 313

ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
25448 Panegyrical essays upon the prayer Lord, pity the people; the only words of William I. Prince of Orange, The Founder of the Government of the United Provinces, at his sudden and violent death, 10th July 1584. Transform'd into the order they are now in, anno 1714, upon his Majesty's accession to the Crown. Johnston , James
Sarah Popping (London)
John Harrison (Cornhill)
Anne Dodd I (London)
M. Baldwin (London)
1716
25373 Panegyrical essays upon the prayer Lord, pity the people; the only words of William I. Prince of Orange, The Founder of the Government of United Provinces, at his sudden and violent death, 10th July 1584. Transform'd into the order they are now in, anno 1714, upon his Majesty's accession to the Crown. The Second Edition. Johnston , James
Sarah Popping (London)
John Harrison (Cornhill)
Anne Dodd I (London)
1718 The Second Edition.
12821 Plutarch's Lives, Abridged from the Original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints. , Plutarch
1797
289 Provision for a Family Fanshawe , Catherine
1830
20222 Reflections of Sarah Thomas, an unfortunate young woman, who was executed for stealing two surplices, out of St. Mary's Church, London. These few lines are dedicated to all young persons, in hopes they will take warning by the untimely end of the said young woman, and refrain from vice, for as the apostle St. Paul says, "the wages of sin is death." Thomas , Sarah
1810
18335 Remarkable account of Mrs. Rachel Lucas, daughter of Mr. James Hinman, of Durham, (Conn.) as written by herself, and attested by her family and acquaintance. Lucas , Rachel
Ostrander , Daniel
1806
18336 Remarkable account of Mrs. Rachel Lucas, daughter of Mr. James Hinman, of Durham, (Conn.) as written by herself, and attested by her family and acquaintance. Lucas , Rachel
1811
18337 Remarkable account of Mrs. Rachel Lucas, daughter of Mr. James Hinman, of Durham, in Connecticut, as written by herself, and attested by her family and acquaintance. Lucas , Rachel
1809
15054 Select views of the life, reign, and character of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. Containing, besides many profound Remarks on the prominent Features of the Reign and Character of that unrivalled Sovereign, serving to illustrate his posthumous Works, two very remarkable Letters of the Empress of Russia to the Author; a great Variety of Anecdotes, relating to eminent political and literary Characters of Great Britain, and other Countries; and also an authentic Exposition of the origin and true causes of the British Alliance with Prussia, &c. &c. Translated from the German of Dr. de Zimmerman, First Physician to his Britannic Majesty at Hanover, Knight of the Russian Order of Wlodimir, and Member of several Literary Societies. By Major Neuman, of the Nassau Guards. ... Zimmermann , Johann Georg
Thomas Hookham and James Carpenter [New Bond Street] (London)
Elizabeth Newbery (London)
1792
498 Sermons on the Doctrines and Duties of Christianity Bowdler , Henrietta Maria
1801
2742 Short account of the conduct of Madame de Genlis, since the revolution. To which is subjoined, a letter to M. de Chartres, and The shepherds of the Pyrennees a fragment. Translated from the French. du Crest de Saint-Aubin , Stéphanie Félicité
Ann Vernor and Thomas Hood [Birchin Lane] (London)
Morison and Son (Perth)
H. Mitchel (Edinburgh)
1796
24899 Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Colour. Mott , Abigail
Wheatley Peters , Phillis
William Alexander and Son (York)
1828
1776 Sketches of the lives and writings of the ladies of France. Addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Carter. By Ann Thicknesse. Thicknesse , Ann
William Brown (Bristol)
1778
1745 Sketches of the lives and writings of the ladies of France. Addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Carter. By Ann Thicknesse. Volume the first. Thicknesse , Ann
William Brown (Bristol)
1778
13122 Sketches of the lives and writings of the ladies of France. By Ann Thicknesse. Thicknesse , Ann
James Dodsley (London)
William Brown (Bristol)
1780
16236 Sketches of the lives of distinguished females, written for girls, with a view to their mental and moral improvement. By an American lady. Unknown , [Woman]
James and John Harper [Cliff Street] (New York City)
1833
3171 Some account of the experience of E. J. Jackson , Elizabeth
1770
3461 Some account of the fore-part of the life, of Elizabeth Ashbridge, who departed this life, in truth's service, in Ireland, the 16th of the 5th month, 1755. Wrote by herself. Ashbridge , Elizabeth
1774
25816 Some account of the life and character of Timoleon. Unknown ,
James Roberts [Warwick Lane] (London)
Anne Dodd I (London)
1730
16328 Some Account of the Life and Religious Experience of Mary Alexander, Late of Needham Market. Alexander , Mary
Benjamin and Thomas Kite (Philadelphia)
1815
1673 Some expressions of Ann Crowley, Daughter of Thomas and Mary Crowley, of London, During her last Illness, from the 23d of the First Month 1773, to the 12th of the Second Month 1774. With an introductory Testimony Concerning her from the Family. Crowley , Ann
1774
1678 Some expressions of Ann Crowley, Daughter of Thomas and Mary Crowley, of London, during her last illness, from the 23d of the First Month 1773, to the 12th of the Second Month 1774. With an introductory testimony concerning her from the family. The Second Edition. Crowley , Ann
Mary Hinde (London)
1774 The Second Edition.
1660 Some expressions of Ann Crowley, daughter of Thomas and Mary Crowley, of London, during her last illness, from the 23d of the first month 1773, to the 12th of the second month 1774. With an introductory Testimony Concerning her from the Family. The Third Edition. Crowley , Ann
James Phillips (London)
1784 The Third Edition.
1692 Sovereign goodness displayed; in a brief relation of some of the most remarkable dispensations of divine providence, in the spiritual exercises of Ann M'Nicol, ... M'Nicol , Ann
1781
24094 Strength in weakness manifest: in the life, various trials, and Christian testimony of that faithful servant and handmaid of the Lord, Elizabeth Stirredge, Who departed this Life, at her House at Hempstead in Hertfordshire, in the 72d Year of her Age. Written by her own hand. Shewing her pious Care and Counsel to her Children, and according to their Desire, made Publick: Also for the Instruction and Benefit of many other Parents and Children concerned. The Second Edition. Stirredge , Elizabeth
1746 The Second Edition.