Books with author William F. Kirk

Excerpt from Kidd's Own Journal, 1853, Vol. 3: For Inter-Communications on Natural History, Popular Science, and Things in GeneralThe year which has just closed upon us, has been one Of the most eventful within our recollection. It will be for the historian of the year, to collect the extraordinary circum~ stances that have occurred, both at home and abroad, within the past twelve months; and to place them in array before us. We who know them, and have watched them narrowly in their progress, can meantime ruminate on the significance of their meaning, and turn them to a profitable account. It is a favor ite axiom of ours, that nothing happens by chance; and that everything that transpires is right.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Kidd's Own Journal, 1853, Vol. 4: For Inter-Communications on Natural History, Popular Science, and Things in GeneralTrue Happiness, 68; Village Lovers, The, 275; Voice from the Church Bells, 90; What I Love, 78 Winter Nights for Me! 279; With Roses Musky Breathed, 87; Woman's Love, 91 Woman's Smile, 92 Woulds't thou be Mine, 136.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Art of Cookery, in Imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry: With Some Letters to Dr. Lister, and Others; Occasion'd Principally by the Title of a Book Publish'd by the Doctor, Being the Works of Apicius Cœlius, Concerning the Soups and Sauces of the AntientsPericles, when it flourifh'd 11103 in fump'tuous Buildings, and Rome in its Height of Em. Pire from Angufin/s down to Adrian, had no thing that equall'd the Royal or New Exchange, or Pope's'head Alley 'for Curiofities and Toy jhops, neither-had their Senate any thing to alleviate their Debates concerning the Affairs of the Univerfe like Rafiling fometimes at Gollonel Parfons's. Although the Egyptians often extended their Conquefis into Africa and Ethiopia, and tho' the Cafre Blacks have very fine Teeth, yet I cannot find that they make ufe of any fuch Infirument nor does Lndolfn/s, tho' very exati as to the Ahyfline Empire, give any account of a matter fo im portant for which he is, to blame, as Ifhall {hew in my Treatife of For/<4 and Napkins of which I {hall fend you an Eflay with all Expedition. I [hall in that Treatife fully il lulirate, or confute this Fallage of Dr. Hey lin, in the third Book of his Cofinography, where he fays of, the Chinefe, That they eat their Meat with two Sticks of Ivory, Ebony, or the like, not touching it with their Hands at all, and therefore no great Fonlers of Linnen.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Kidd's Own Journal, 1854, Vol. 5: For Inter-Communications on Natural History, Popular Science, and Things in GeneralWhat our labors have been for the last few years (and our heavy loss by the venture), stand recorded in our five volumes. But such a phalanx of honorable men and women have we had as supporters, as have rarely fallen to the lot of any one public man. We acknowledge it with thankfulness, and speak Of it with pardonable pride.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Art of Cookery, in Imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry: With Some Letters to Dr. Lister, and Others; Occasion'd Principally by the Title of a Book Publish'd by the Doctor, Being the Works of Apicius Cœlius, Concerning the Soups and Sauces of the AntientsPericles, when it flourifh'd 11103 in fump'tuous Buildings, and Rome in its Height of Em. Pire from Angufin/s down to Adrian, had no thing that equall'd the Royal or New Exchange, or Pope's'head Alley 'for Curiofities and Toy jhops, neither-had their Senate any thing to alleviate their Debates concerning the Affairs of the Univerfe like Rafiling fometimes at Gollonel Parfons's. Although the Egyptians often extended their Conquefis into Africa and Ethiopia, and tho' the Cafre Blacks have very fine Teeth, yet I cannot find that they make ufe of any fuch Infirument nor does Lndolfn/s, tho' very exati as to the Ahyfline Empire, give any account of a matter fo im portant for which he is, to blame, as Ifhall {hew in my Treatife of For/<4 and Napkins of which I {hall fend you an Eflay with all Expedition. I [hall in that Treatife fully il lulirate, or confute this Fallage of Dr. Hey lin, in the third Book of his Cofinography, where he fays of, the Chinefe, That they eat their Meat with two Sticks of Ivory, Ebony, or the like, not touching it with their Hands at all, and therefore no great Fonlers of Linnen.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT022442The author of the Journey to London = William King. With a half-title. 'The art of cookery' and 'De arte poetica' printed as parallel texts between pp. 52 and 135. The 'Daily Courant' for 8 January 1708 records the publication of this edition of 'The aLondon: printed for Bernard Lintott, [1708]. [8],160p.; 8°