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Morris, Mary The house-Keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: containing above twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With Plain and easy Instructions for Preparing and Dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. and Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. Also a copious and useful Bill of Fare, of all Manner of Provisions in Season, for every Month in the Year; so that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety, at a moderate Expence. Together with Directions for making all Sorts of Wine, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and Distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Methods: For Brewing Ale and Small-Beer in a cleanly, frugal Manner: And for Managing and Breeding Poultry to Advantage. Likewise several useful Family Receipts for taking out Stains, preserving Furniture, cleaning Plate, taking Iron-Moulds out of Linen, &c. As also easy Tables, of Sums ready cast up, from one Farthing to one Pound, for the Use of those not conversant in Arithmetic: And Tables shewing the Interest of Money from 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 5 per Cent. from one Day to a Year. The Whole is so contrived as to contain as much as any Book of double the Price; and the Excellency of the Receipts renders it the most useful Book of the Kind. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The sixth edition, revised and corrected. To which are now added several modern receipts, by very good Judges of the separate Articles, particularly to dress Turtle, &c. Also, Every one their own physician: A Collection of the most appro[priate] Receipts for the Cure of most Disorders incident to Human bod[ies] Carefully compiled by Mary Morris.
Murray, Lindley Lecteur françois: ou, Recueil de pièces, en prose et en vers, tirées des meilleurs écrivains. Pour servir à perfectionner les jeunes gens dans la lecture; à étendre leur connoissance de la langue françoise; : et à leur inculquer des principes de vertu et de piété. Par Lindley Murray, auteur d'une grammaire angloise, etc,
Neale, Samuel Some account of the life and religious exercises of Mary Neale, formerly Mary Peisley. Principally compiled from her own writings
Nelson, William The law of evidence: wherein all the cases that have yet been printed in any of our law books or tryals, and that in any wise relate to points of evidence, are collected and methodically digested under their proper heads: with necessary tables to the whole.
Palmer, William Selections from the letters, &c. of the late Miss Carter, of Little Wittenham, Berks. By William Palmer, A. B. Balliol College, Oxford. To which are added, some compositions in consequence of her death.
Pierce, Sarah Sketches of universal history, compiled from several authors. For the use of schools.
Piozzi, Hester Lynch Thrale Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. to which are added, some poems never before printed. Published from the original MSS. in her possession, by Hester Lynch Piozzi. In two volumes.
Piozzi, Hester Lynch Thrale Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. to which are added some poems never before printed. Published from the original MSS. in her possession, by Hester Lynch Piozzi. In two volumes.
Plumptre, James The English Drama Purified: Being a Specimen of Select Plays, in which all the passages that have appeared to the editor to be objectionable in point of morality, are omitted or altered. With prefaces and notes. By James Plumptre, B.D. Fellow of Clark-Hall, Cambridge.
Pullen, Philip Hymns; or, Spiritual Songs, composed from the prophetic writings of Joanna Southcott by P. Pullen, and published by her order
Radcliffe, Ann The ladies elegant jester, or fun for the female sex; being a chaste and delicate selection of good things, written By Mrs. Montague, the Countess Aisborough, Lady Douglass, the Countess of Wimbledon, and other Literary Ladies; whose Bon Mots, Witticisms, Cutting Repartees, and Curious Puns, have enlivened the fashionable World for nearly a Century past; together with many originals, by Ann Sophia Radcliffe.
Richardson, Joseph The Young ladies' selection of elegant extracts from the writings of illustrious females: and of some of the best authors of the other sex. Containing a great variety of lessons in prose and poetry, adapted to improve and exalt the female mind. Designed for academies and schools. By Joseph Richardson, A.M. Minister of the First Parish in Hingham, and author of "The American reader."
Ripley, Dorothy Letters addressed to Dorothy Ripley, from several Africans and Indians on subjects of Christian experience, &c. Second edition.
Roberts, Emma Views in the East; comprising India, Canton, and the Shores of the Red Sea. With Historical and Descriptive Illustrations. By Captain Robert Elliot R. N.
Semple, Elizabeth Moral Maxims, from the wisdom of Jesus, the son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus. Selected by a lady.
Semple, Elizabeth Moral Maxims, from the wisdom of Jesus, the son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus. Selected by a lady.
Steele, Mary The Miscellany, Consisting of Extracts and Anecdotes, in Prose and Poetry, Instructive, Moral, and Religious
Steele, Richard English Comedy: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramas, Since the Commencement of the Reformation of the Stage by Sir Richard Steele and Colley Cibber.
Stelle, Oliver Elegies, composed on the decease of the following persons, Rev. Isaac Stelle. Rev. Benjamin Miller. Rev. Reune Runyon. Mary Stelle. Mary Stelle, daughter of Oliver, and Mary, Stelle, with a letter of condolence to Oliver Stelle on the death of his wife. Compiled and published by Oliver Stelle
Stephens, J. Mrs. Barbauld's little stories for children; being easy lessons adapted to the capacities of youth: to which are added short tales by Mrs. Opie, Edgeworth, etc. Selected and enlarged by J. Stephens
Stephens, J. The Child's teller: An entertaining collection of amusing stories, by Mrs. Opie, Edgeworth, Dr. Aikin, et.; Selected for youth by J. Stephens
Tomkins, Peltro William To the Queen this book of etchings, from papers cut by the Right Honourable Lady Templeton in the collection of Her Majesty, is with permission most humbly dedicated by Her Majesty's most devoted and very much obliged servt., P.W. Tomkins.
Torrey, Jesse A Pleasing companion for little girls and boys: blending instruction with amusement. Being a selection of interesting stories, dialogues, fables and poetry. Designed for the use of primary schools and domestic nurseries. By Jesse Torrey, Jun. Second edition, revised.
Torrey, Jesse A Pleasing companion for little girls and boys: blending instruction with amusement. Being a selection of interesting stories, dialogues, fables and poetry. Designed for the use of primary schools and domestic nurseries. By Jesse Torrey, Jun. Twenty-fifth edition.
Torrey, Jesse A Pleasing companion for little girls and boys: blending instruction with amusement. Being a selection of interesting stories, dialogues, fables and poetry. Designed for the use of primary schools and domestic nurseries. By Jesse Torrey, Jun.

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