Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises, Volume 1 |
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Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises, Volume 1 William Cushing No preview available - 1963 |
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Alexander Amer American clergyman American lawyer American poet American writer Applebee's Journal Augustus Benjamin Bishop Boston Brown Cambridge Charles Christ Christian Church of England Church of Scotland Clarke Conn Cotton Mather Country Daniel daughter David Divinity School Dublin Earl Edinb Edinburgh Editor educ Edward eighteenth century Elizabeth eminent English clergyman English Dissenter English poet English writer Exam Father Francis Frederick French Friend Gent Gentleman George George Steevens German novelist Glasgow Harv hundred years ago Irish James John Joseph journalist late Layman letter literary LL.D London Lord Mary Mass Member Middle Temple minister Miss Mist's Journal Officer Oxford Paris pastor physician poem professor rector resident Review Richard Robert Samuel Scottish Scottish writer Series signature Smith Sthlm Swedish Temple Temple Bar Thomas Trin Univ vicar Westminster Whig Rev William Maginn William Makepeace Thackeray Yale Coll York City Young
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Page 310 - A Short Narrative of the Life and Death of John Rhinholdt, Count Patkul, A Nobleman of Livonia, who was broke Alive upon the Wheel in Great Poland, anno. 1707. . . . Written by the Lutheran Minister, who assisted him in his last Hours.
Page 198 - He now (about 1744) came to London a literary adventurer, with many projects in his head, and very little money in his pocket.
Page 113 - Society shall be called the American Society for colonizing the free people of colour of the United States.
Page 42 - Dobbie and Dobbie's Master: a Peep into the Life of a Very Little Man. By N. D'ANVERS, Author of "Little Minnie's Troubles,
Page 99 - A Full and Impartial Account of all the late proceedings in the University of Cambridge against Dr Bentley.
Page 93 - DESCRIPTIVE NOTICES OF SOME OF THE ANCIENT PAROCHIAL AND COLLEGIATE CHURCHES OF SCOTLAND, with Woodcuts.
Page 92 - The Evidence of the Resurrection cleared from the exceptions of a late pamphlet, entitled ' The Resurrection of Jesus considered by a moral philosopher, in answer to the Tryal of the Witnesses,'
Page 310 - An Enquiry Into The Occasional Conformity Of Dissenters, In Cases of Preferment.
Page 79 - Some account of the Alien Priories, and of such Lands as they are known to have possessed in England and Wales,
Page 73 - ... death of Mrs. Abigail Willard ... By . . . B. 1721. — (2) Victorina: a sermon preached on the decease and at the desire of Mrs. Katherin Mather. By ... Whereunto there is added a further account of that young gentlewoman. By anotherhand [Thomas Walter].