The History of Old Age in England, 1600-1800, Part I Vol 1


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What did it mean to be old in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England? This eight-volume edition brings together selections from medical treatises, sermons, legal documents, parish records, almshouse accounts, private letters, diaries and ballads, to investigate cultural and medical understanding of old age in pre-industrial England.




The Roxburghe Ballads


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Mercurius Britannicus


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English Poetry


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Lists approximately 4500 entries of volumes with at least one poem appearing in full text on the English poetry full-text database.







General Catalogue of Printed Books


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British and Irish Poets


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From John Abbot to Benjamin Zephaniah, this reference book contains information on 1,270 poets from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Writing over a 1500 year period, the featured poets are representative of periods from the Old English era to the Post-Modern age.