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An Arrow Against Profane And Promiscuous Dancing Drawn Out Of The Quiver Of The Scriptures, Increase Mather

Electronic Texts in American Studies

When a dancing master arrived in Boston in 1685 and offered lessons and classes for both sexes during times normally reserved for church meetings, the Puritan ministers went to court to suppress the practice. Increase Mather (1639-1723) took the leading part, writing and publishing this tract, which compiles arguments and precedents for the prohibition of “Gynecandrical Dancing, [i.e.] Mixt or Promiscuous Dancing, viz. of Men and Women … together.” These justifications were certainly shared with the court, which found the dancing master guilty, fined him £100, and allowed him to skip town.

Mather’s tract on dancing is an overwhelming compendium …

The Lives Of The Noble Grecians And Romans, Compared Together, By That Grave Learned Philosopher & Historiographer Plutarch Of Chaeronea. Tr. Out Of The Greek Into French, By James Amiot ... With The Lives Of Hannibal & Scipio, African ... Into English, By Sir Thomas North. Hereunto Are Added The Lives Of Epaminodas, Of Phillip Of Macedon, ... Collected Out Of Æmilius Probus, By S.G.S. ... The Lives Of Twenty Selected Eminent Persons Tr. Out Of The Work Of That Famous Historiographer ... Andrew Thevet., Plutarch

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8 p. ℓ., 1030 (i.e. 1026) [56] p., 2 ℓ., 91 p. illus. (ports.) 36 cm.

Some of the pages in this document were selected as part of a class project for Professor Garth Bond’s History of the Book seminar, Fall 2012. The abstract was prepared by Christopher Fuelling.

Persia, John Speed, Pieter Van Den Keere

Documents and Reports

Publication: [London] : [printed for Tho. Basset at the George in Fleet-street, and Ric. Chiswel at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard], [1676]

Physical Description: 1 map ; 9 x 12 cm on sheet 10 x 16 cm

More Author / Title Information: P. Kærius cælavit.

Cartographic Mathematical Data: Scale shown as ratio to "German Com Myll" (i.e. German common mile), a measure which varied across different times and regions. The conversion to modern miles is undetermined. Approximately 1.7 cm represents 100 German common miles.

Notes: Engraved by Pieter Van Den Keere.

Leaf may have been separated from …

A Brief Recognition Of New-Englands Errand Into The Wilderness, Samuel Danforth

Zea E-Books in American Studies

Samuel Danforth’s election sermon of 1670 is a classic example of the New England jeremiad. Addressed to the assembled delegates on the occasion of the election of officers for the Massachusetts General Court, it asks the very pointed question: “What is it that distinguisheth New-England from other Colonies and Plantations in America?” The answer, of course, is that the Puritan colonies (Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven) were founded for the pursuit of religious ends by the reformed Protestant churches of England:

“You have solemnly professed before God, Angels and Men, that the Cause of your leaving your Country, Kindred …

The Deaf And Dumb Man’S Discourse; Or, A Treatise Concerning Those That Are Born Deaf And Dumb, Containing A Discovery Of Their Knowledge Or Understanding; As Also The Method They Use To Manifest The Sentiments Of Their Mind. Together With An Additional Tract Of The Reason And Speech Of Inanimate Creatures,, George Sibscota

Deaf Rare Books

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A Brief Recognition Of New-Englands Errand Into The Wilderness: An Online Electronic Text Edition, Samuel Danforth, Paul Royster (Transcriber & Editor)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Samuel Danforth’s election sermon of 1670 is a classic example of the New England jeremiad. Addressed to the assembled delegates on the occasion of the election of officers for the Massachusetts General Court, it asks the very pointed question: “What is it that distinguisheth New-England from other Colonies and Plantations in America?” The answer, of course, is that the Puritan colonies (Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven) were founded for the pursuit of religious ends by the reformed Protestant churches of England:

“You have solemnly professed before God, Angels and Men, that the Cause of your leaving your Country, Kindred …

Livre 1

1668 French edition

No abstract provided.

Livre 2

1664 French edition

No abstract provided.

Livre 2

1664 Facsimile edition

No abstract provided.

Livre 1

1664 French edition

No abstract provided.

La Vie Du Venerable Serviteur De Dieu Vincent De Paul, Instituteur Et Premier Superieur General De La Congregation De La Mission: DiviséE En Trois Livres, Louis Abelly

Vincentian Digital Books

First edition of the first biography of St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660), founder of the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentian or Lazarist order), the Daughters of Charity, and the Ladies of Charity. Written by Louis Abelly, Bishop of Rodez, this biography is considered the most important and influential text detailing St. Vincent's life and work, and is viewable here in high-quality color PDFs.

Phantastes Chapter 14: Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare

German Romantic and Other Influences

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Winter’s Tale, published in 1623 in the First Folio.

Poems, Les Muses De La Nouvelle France, Marc Lescarbot, Leah Hart

Early Visions Bucket

Two of Marc Lescarbot's poems, one "Ode in Memory of Captain Gourgues of Bordeaux," and the other "Memorial of a Savage Floridian who Proposed to Die for the French."

Phantastes Chapter 20: The Faithful Shepherdess, John Fletcher

German Romantic and Other Influences

John Fletcher (1579-1625) was a contemporary of William Shakespeare and followed him as main playwright for the King’s Men. The Faithful Shepherdess (produced in 1608, probably published in 1609) is also important for Fletcher’s definition of tragicomedy, which highlights the importance of near-death to the genre.

Phantastes Chapter 22: The Revenger's Tragedy, Cyril Tourneur

German Romantic and Other Influences

Cyril Tourneur (1575-1626) was an English dramatist, a contemporary of Shakespeare; Tourneur was also a soldier and politician. The Revenger’s Tragedy (1607), as its name implies, is a revenge tragedy, and comments on the battle to avenge the destruction by the giants that lead to the brothers’ deaths. Literary critics now believe that the play was written by Thomas Middleton (1580-1627).

Phantastes Chapter 24: The Honest Whore, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Middleton

German Romantic and Other Influences

Thomas Dekker (1572-1632) was a dramatist and writer of popular pamphlets describing London life. This line comes from the play The Honest Whore, Part II (1605 or 1606). The Honest Whore, Part I, a collaboration between Dekker and Thomas Middleton, was performed in 1604.

Phantastes Chapter 15: Campaspe, John Lyly

German Romantic and Other Influences

Campaspe, an Elizabethan play by John Lyly (1584). The lines quoted are from Act 3, Scene 4, and they indicate the notion of a Platonic beauty, an ideal beauty that the artist can never capture perfectly

Rb 005 Guide To Mcgovern Collection On The History Of Medicine, John P. Mcgovern (1921-2007)

Rare Books Finding Aids

The McGovern Collection contains over 5,500 titles focused on the development of the medical specialties in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth. There are significant sections on pediatrics, allergy and cardiology. The collection emphasis has been American Imprints and English language materials. There are a small number of titles in French or German from the eighteenth century. See more at RB 005.

La Presse, V. 48 N. 52 (December 15, 1931), La Presse

La Presse

La Presse volume 48 number 52, Edition Americaine.

Pages 7A and 8A missing.

Gary Owen: A Favorite Dance Performed By Mr. Weippert At The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane In The New Pantomime Of Harlequin Amulet Arranged As A Rondo For The P-Forte Or Harp., Francis Tatton Latour

Composers

No abstract provided.

Marshall Alumnus, Vol. X, Spring, March,1970, No. 1, Marshall University

Marshall Alumnus

No abstract provided.

Cpa Client Bulletin, December 2001, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Decline Of Interest In Mariology As A Theological Problem, Charles W. Neumann

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

The Purple, October 1909

The Purple

The Purple is a student publication offering news of the month, editorials, poetry, college news and alumni news. This issue contains the following:

• Night on the Beach
• The Weather
• Society Notes
• The Wilderness Charm
• He Stoops to Conquer
• Catholic Industrial and Reform Schools
• Pipes 'o Pompey
• Times is Changin'
• Autumn
• On Being a Spectator
• Gold-Brick
• Autumn-the Cheerful Giber
• Sparks from a Whetstone
• Sunrise on Greylock
• An Anglo-Egyptian Incident
• Under the Rose
• Editorial
• College Chronicle
• With Our Alumni
• Athletics
• Indian Summer