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• The wonders of the little world : or, a general history of man. In six books. Displaying the various faculties, capacities, powers and defects of the human body and mind, In several Thousand most interesting Relations of Persons remarkable for Bodily Perfections or Defects: Such as, Strength and Beauty, Stature and Agility, &c. Or for Weakness and Deformity, Dwarfishness or Unweildiness, &c. Or for extraordinary Virtues of Vices of the Mind: Such as, Piety and Benevolence, Patriotism and Domestic Affection, Generosity and Frugality, Friendship and Hosritality, Wisdom and Prudence, Chastity and Patience, Fortitude and Valour, Moderation and Temperance, Learning, Industry and Ingenuity, &c. Or, Profaneness and Persecution, Tyranny and Brutality, Avarice and Prodigality, Ingratitude and Treachery, Folly and Presumption, Adultery, Rage and Revenge, Cowardice and Pusillanimity, Gluttony and Drunkenness, Ignorance, Sloth and Stupidity, &c. Or for the uncommon Powers or Weakness of the Senses and Affections: As, the Memory, Sight, Feeling, Taste, Smelling, &c. And of Love and Hatred, Fear and Anger, Joy and Grief, Desire and Hope, Scorn and Envy, &c. Together with accounts of the invention of arts, the advancement of science; Surprising Escapes from Death and Dangers; Strange Discoveries of long-concealed Murders, And a vast Variety of other Matters equally curious. The Whole collected from the Writings of the most approved Historians, Philosophers and Physicians, of all Ages and Countries. Forming a complete System of the Mental and Corporeal Powers and Defects of Human Nature; And intended to increase Knowledge, to promote Virtue, to discourage Vice, and to furnish Topics for Innocent and Ingenious Conversation. By Nathaniel Wanley, late M. A. And Vicar of Trinity Parish, Coventry
  by: Wanley, Nathaniel
  Published: (1791)
• The history of man : or, the wonders of human nature, in relation to the virtues, vices, and defects, of both sexes. With examples, ancient and modern, alphabetically Digested under their proper Heads. The whole work being intermixed with variety of Useful and divertive Relations
  by: Wanley, Nathaniel
  Published: (1796)
• The history of man : or, the wonders of human nature, in relation to the virtues, vices, and defects of both sexes. With examples, ancient and modern, Alphabetically Digested under their Proper Heads. The whole work being intermixed With Variety of Useful and Divertive Relations
  by: Wanley, Nathaniel
  Published: (1790)
• The history of man: or, the wonders of human nature : in relation to the virtues, vices, and defects of both sexes: with examples, Ancient and Modern, Alphabetically Digested under their Proper Heads. The whole Work Being Intermixed With Variety of Useful and Divertive Relations
  by: Wanley, Nathaniel
  Published: (1791)
• Memorable accidents and unheard-of transactions : containing an account of several strange events; as, the deposing of tyrants, lamentable shipwrecks, dismal misfortunes, strategems of war, perilous adventures, happy deliverances, with other remarkable occurrences and selec historical events, which have happened in several countries in the last age. Translated from the French, and published in English by R.B
  by: Léonard, T.
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