The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 50F. Jefferies, 1780 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... first engaged in the pleafing but arduous task of in- ructing and amufing * , we think it expedient , for the convenience of our fumerous readers , in fome meafure to complete this part of our Work by fub- bining a General Index to the ...
... first engaged in the pleafing but arduous task of in- ructing and amufing * , we think it expedient , for the convenience of our fumerous readers , in fome meafure to complete this part of our Work by fub- bining a General Index to the ...
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... first day of the enfuing feffion , October 30 , + The Duke of Newcastle , who faid , " errroneously . but not intentionally guilty . " where he clofed the debate on the mid- tion for an addrefs with a confolatory account of the ...
... first day of the enfuing feffion , October 30 , + The Duke of Newcastle , who faid , " errroneously . but not intentionally guilty . " where he clofed the debate on the mid- tion for an addrefs with a confolatory account of the ...
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Lift of thofe who first conftituted the Antiquarian Society . 17 At the repeated Request of feveral of our ... First Philip Yorke , efq . Samuel Gale , efq . Maurice Johnfon , efq . Thomas Martin , efq . Henry Johnfon , efq ...
Lift of thofe who first conftituted the Antiquarian Society . 17 At the repeated Request of feveral of our ... First Philip Yorke , efq . Samuel Gale , efq . Maurice Johnfon , efq . Thomas Martin , efq . Henry Johnfon , efq ...
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... first specimen of his great skill in typographical anti- quities , by publishing Stepha- norum Hiftoria , vitas ipforum libros complectens , " 8vo ; which was fucceeded in 1717 by " Hiftoria Ty- pographorum aliquot Parifienfum , vitas ...
... first specimen of his great skill in typographical anti- quities , by publishing Stepha- norum Hiftoria , vitas ipforum libros complectens , " 8vo ; which was fucceeded in 1717 by " Hiftoria Ty- pographorum aliquot Parifienfum , vitas ...
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... first part of the first table , foon after its being difcovered , was carried to Rome , and purchased there at a great price by Francifcus Ficoro- In nius , a celebrated antiquary . 1755 it was brought by an Italian into England , where ...
... first part of the first table , foon after its being difcovered , was carried to Rome , and purchased there at a great price by Francifcus Ficoro- In nius , a celebrated antiquary . 1755 it was brought by an Italian into England , where ...
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