Anecdotæ Eborancenses. Yorkshire anecdotes; or, Remarkable incidents in the lives of celebrated Yorkshire men and women, المجلد 1

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Coiffi and the Heathen Temple
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Jos Dawson and the Lowmoor Ironworks
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Richard Dobbes Lord Mayor of London
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William Draper the Nimrod of the North
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T S Duncombes Persevering Bribery
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Maintaining his Point
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The Boy of Egremond and the Strid 145 John Ellerthorpe the Hero of the Humber
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Sir John Elleys Bravery at Waterloo
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Ebenezer Elliott Poet and Business
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Mrs Ellis and Restoring Fourfold
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Sir Walter Espec and Kirkham Priory
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Etty and the Painted Bodkin
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William Ettys Perseverance 152 Eusden a Yorkshire PoetLaureate
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Thomas Fairfax and his Sons
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Sir Thomas and Charles Fairfax
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Charles Fairfax and Mistaken Identity
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Sir Thomas Fairfax at Marston Moor
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General Fairfax and Naseby Fight
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Lady Fairfax and King Charless Trial
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Lord Falkland on Opening Letters
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Viscount Falkland and King Charles I
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Lord Henry Falklands Wild Oats
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Professor Faradays Start in Life
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and his Lectures
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Lord Fauconberg and Oliver Cromwell
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Francis Fawkes the Jovial Parson 166 Mark Firth and his Benefactions 161 162 163 99 99 167 Bishop Fisher and King Henry VIII
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Earl Fitzwilliam and Hospitality
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Flaxman and Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Dr Fothergills Beneficence
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Humanity Generosity
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Dr Fothergill and the Curate
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Bridge Frodsham the Yorkshire Roscius
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Dr Garth and Rowe the Poet 178 Dr Garths Humanity
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Sir Samuel Garths Patients 180 Judge Gascoigne and the Prince of Wales 181 Sir William Gascoigne and Archbishop Scrope
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Drs Gibson and Hulme of Halifax 183 Joseph Gillott and Turners Pictures
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Sir Richard Graham and Oliver Cromwell 185 Thomas Gray the Railway Pioneer
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Rev Wm Grimshaw of Haworth
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and his Parishioners and the Singer 189 Bishop Grosseteste and the Ploughman
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and the Pope
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General Guest and Edinburgh Castle
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and the Sentinels 193 John Gully the Pugilist M
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Lord Halifax and King William III
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and the Saddlers Daughter 196 John Harrison and King Charles I
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John Harrisons Mechanical Genius
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Sir John Harte Lord Mayor of London
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Dr Hartley and his Observations David Hartley and his Eloquence
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Lady Elizabeth Hastings Generosity The Marquis of Hastings Integrity
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Marquis of Hastings Fortunate Omen Admiral Hawkes Boyhood 204 205 Lord Hawkes Gallantry
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William Herschel the Halifax Organist
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and the Halifax Organ
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Oliver Heywood and Nonconformity
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Samuel Hick and Lord Mexborough Samuel Hicks Generosity
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Dr Hooks Charity and Popularity
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Dr Hook and Teetotalism
211
John Hopkinson the Antiquary
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Sir John Hotham and Charles I
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Archbishop Hutton once a Poor
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and Queen Elizabeth
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J C Ibbotson and Bishop Watson
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Ingleby and Haverah Park
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Lady Ingleby and Oliver Cromwell
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John Jackson and the Duke of Wellington
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William Jackson the Selftaught Musician
224
Rev William Lee and the Stocking Frame
236
Origin of the Dukedom of Leeds
237
The Duchess of Leeds and Humanity
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Captain Lister and his
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Mr Longden of Sheffield
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Lord Lonsdales Ninepins
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Lord Loughborough and the Reporter
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Sir James Lowther and Economy
245
Sergeant McKennas Heroism
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Dr Markham and Westminster School
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Alderman Marsdens Generosity
248
Rev S Marsden and the New Zealanders PAGE 236 236 237 238
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The Rev Andrew Marvells Death
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Andrew Marvell and Lord Danby
251
Andrew Marvells Integrity
252
Rev William Mason and Warburtons Advice
253
Archbishop Matthew and his Sermons
254
Tobie Matthew and the Counsellor
255
The Rev Dr Mawer a Great Linguist
256
Sir Christopher Metcalfe and his Attendants
257
Blind John Metcalfe of Knaresborough
258
Dr Middleton and the Popes Librarian 260 The Two Milners Weavers and Divines 261 The Rev Joseph Milners Memory 262 Dean Milner when at C...
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Dean Milners Lamp and Chair
260
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu when a Child
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and the Turk
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Curious Letter
265
Edward Wortley Montagus Eccentricities
268
Mrs Montague and the BlueStocking Club
271
Zachary Moore and his Reverses
272
Colonel Morris and Pontefract Castle
273
Bishop Mortons Mode of Life
274
Archbishop Mountains
275
Osbaldestons Thrift and Sporting Habits
282
Paley and the Premier Pitt
288
Alexander Popes Mother
299
Dr Priestley and his Funeral Sermon
305
Drs Radcliffe and Hannes
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Archbishop Robinson and his Portrait
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Sir Titus Salt and Alpaca Wool
327
Dr Scott and the Footscrapers
333
James Sharples the Blacksmith Artist
336
Smeatons Youthful Genius
337
The Rev Dr Pye Smiths Collectanex 340 Sidney Smith and his Repartees
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Sir Hugh Smithson and his Lady
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Sir William Staines Lord Mayor of London
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Laurence Sterne and Shandy Hall
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Dean Swifts Humanity
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Sir Tatton Sykes Performances PAGE 334
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Baron Ward the Yorkshire Groom
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Charles Waterton and his Exploits
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Peg Whartons Eccentricities
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Sir George Wood and his Gold Repeater 351 Sir Christopher Wray a Poor
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الصفحة 174 - Yea, is he yet so lusty ? Well, let the pope send him a hat when he will, mother of God ! he shall wear it on his shoulders then, for I will leave him never a head to set it on.
الصفحة 69 - Of mimic'd statesmen and their merry king. No wit to flatter left of all his store! No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends.
الصفحة 20 - and tell you a truth which perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is that He sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing...
الصفحة 153 - Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in death they were not divided : they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
الصفحة 68 - A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
الصفحة 165 - Falkland ; a person of such prodigious parts of learning and knowledge, of that inimitable sweetness and delight in conversation, of so flowing and obliging a humanity and goodness to mankind, and of that primitive simplicity and integrity of life, that if there were no other brand upon this odious and accursed civil war, than that single loss, it must be most infamous and execrable to all posterity.
الصفحة 61 - My lord, I have undertaken this long journey purposely to see your person, and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of this most excellent help into astronomy, viz. the logarithms ; but, my lord, being by you found out, I wonder nobody else found it out before, when now known it is so easy.
الصفحة 165 - His stature was low, and smaller than most men ; his motion not graceful ; and his aspect so far from inviting, that it had somewhat in it of simplicity ; and his voice the worst of the three, and so untuned, that instead of reconciling, it offended the ear, so that nobody would have expected music from that tongue; and sure no man was less beholden to nature for its recommendation into the world...
الصفحة 166 - What perils youthful ardor would pursue, That boiling blood would carry thee too far, Young as thou wert in dangers, raw to war i O curst essay of arms, disastrous doom, Prelude of bloody fields, and fights to come!
الصفحة 268 - I no longer wonder that Mrs Montagu stands at the head of all that is called learned, and that every critic veils his bonnet to her superior judgment.

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