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HE Works of Mr. Thomfon, in 2 vols. 8vo. with Cuts. Vol. I. Containing the Seasons, a Hyman, a Poem to the Memory of Sir Ifaac Newton ; Britannia, a Poem; and Sophonifba, a Tragedy. Vol. II. Antient and Modern Italy compared; Greece, Rome, Britain, and the Profpect, being the five Parts of Liberty, a Poem; a Poem to the Memory of the late Lord Chancellor Talbot; Agamemnon, and Edward and Eleanora, Tragedies. N. B. The Second Volume may be had feparate, and most of the Pieces.

2. Tancred and Sigifmunda, a Tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-lane, by his Majesty's Servants. By Mr. Thomson.

3. Eurydice, a Tragedy. Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-lane.

4. Muftapha, a Tragedy. Aced at the TheatreRoyal in Drury-lane.

5. The Excurfion, a Poem. In two Books. To which is added, William and Margaret, a Ballad.

6. Of verbal Criticism: An Epistle to Mr. Pope, occafioned by Theobald's Shakespear, and Bentley's Milton. To which is added several other Poems.

7. The Life of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England. In this Work, befides an accurate Review of the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. the Characters of the most eminent Perfons who flourished under both those Princes, are occafionally drawn. The above five by Mr. Mallet, which compleat his Works. 8. The History of the Adventures of Jofeph Andrews, and his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams. Written in Imitation of the Manner of Cervantes, Author of Don Quixote. By Henry Fielding Efq; The Third Edition, revifed and corrected, with Alterations and Additions, and illuftrated with Cuts. In 2 vols i 2mo.

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9. Mifcellanies. By Henry Fielding, Efq; In 3 Vols. Containing, Vol. 1. All his Works in Verfe, and fome fhort Effays in Profe. Vol. 2. A Journey from this World to the next. Vol. 3. The Hiftory of that truly renowned Perfon Jonathan Wild Efq; in which not only his Character, but that of divers other great Perfonages of his Time, are set in a juft and true Light.

10. The Adventures of David Simple: Containing an Acount of his Travels through the Cities of London and Westminster in Search of a real Friend. By a Lady. The Second Edition. Revifed and corrected, with Alterations and Additions; together with a Preface by Henry Fielding Efq; In 2 vols.

11. The Works of John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave, Marquefs of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham. Containing all that was ever published of his Grace's, either in Profe or Verfe, in 2 vols. The Third Edition, with the Addition of his Grace's Character, Laft. Will and Teftament, &c.

12. The Art of preferving Health. A Poem, infour Books. 1. Air. 2. Diet. 3. Exercife. 4. The Paffions. By John Armstrong, M. D. 2d Edit. 8vo. 13. Poems, in 2 vols. 12mo.

14. The Ever Green; being a Collection of Scots Poems. Wrote by the Ingenious before 1600, in 2 vols. 12mo.

15. The Tea-Table Mifcellany: Or, a Collection of. Scots Songs, 4 vols,-N. B. The 4th Volume is to be had alone, to compleat the Sets of such as bought the 3 vols.

16. The Gentle Shepherd. A Scots Paftoral Comedy. The last four published by Allan Ramfay

17. The Hiftory of the Renowned Don Quixote. De. la Mancha. Written.in Spanish by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

Saavedra. Tranflated by feveral Hands: And pubifhed by the late Mr. Motteux Adorned with new Cuts. The 7th Edition, revis'd a-new, and corrected, rectify'd and fill'd up, in numberless Places, from the bett Spanish Edition; by Mr. Ozell. 4 vols. 12mo.

18 Arminius, a Tragedy; prohibited from being acted by the Lord Chamberlain, in 1739.

19. Alfred, a Mafque; reprefented before their Royal Highneffes the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Cliffden, on the first of August 1740.

20. The Works of Horace in Latin and English. With critical Notes, collected from the best Latin and French Commentators. Correctly printed from Editions and Manufcripts of beft Authority, and all Quotations in the Notes, whether in Profe or Verfe, tranflated by the Rev. Mr. Francis. In 4 vols.

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21. The Mythology and Fables of the Ancients, explained from Hiftory. By the Abbé Banier, Member of the Royal Academy of Infcriptions and the Belles Lettres. Tranflated from the Original French. This Work is allowed by the belt Judges to be the only compleat Treatife on the Subject extant; and to give the Reader a View of what it contains, we have felected the following from amongit many other curious Articles. Vol. 1. The Sentiments of the Chaldeans, Phenicians, Egyptians, Greeks, Chinese, Indians, and Americans, concerning the Origin of the World and of the Gods. An Account of the Pagan Theology, efpecially as delivered by the Poets. 3. An Enquiry into the Origin, Progrefs and Extent of Idolatry. 4. A particular Account of the Pagan Temples, Altars, Sacrifices, Priests, Feftivals, Oracles, Divination, and other Appendages of Idolatry, together with a curious Hiftory of the Sibyls and Sibylline Verfes. 5. An Examination into the Nature of the Gods, Demi-Gods, Genii and Demons ; and an accurate Diftribution of the Pagan Deities into their feveral Claffes. 6. A particular Hiftory of the Gods

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Gods of the Egyptians, Ethiopians, and Carthaginians, with an Explanation of the various Fables that are blended with thofe Hiftories. Vol. II. 1. The History of the Gods of the Chaldeans, Babylonians, Syrians, and Perfians, &c. 2. Of the Divinities of the Greeks and Romans, divided into three Claffes, viz. the Celeftial Gods, the Gods of the Waters, and those of the Earth. The first contains the Hiftory of Jupiter, Juno, Saturn, Minerva, Mars, Venus, Vulcan, Mercury, Apollo, Diana, Bacchus, &c. together with an Hiftorical Explanation of all the poetical Fables relating to thefe feveral Divinities. Under the second Clafs is the Hiftory of Neptune, Amphitrité, Nereus, Proteus, the Nymphs, &c. with a curious Enquiry into the Foundation and Nature of the Worship which was paid to them. The third contains the History of Demogorgon, Cybele, Vefta, Terminus, Flora, the Satyrs, &c. Vol. III. 1. The Notions of the Egyptians, and of the Greek Poets and Philofophers, concerning a Future State. 2. A particular Defcription of the Poetical Hell and Elyfian Fields. 3. The Hiftory of the Judges of Hell, and of the Infernal Gods. 4. Of the Virtues, Vices, and Paffions that were deified. 5. Of the German and Gallick Divinities, and thofe of Great Britain. 6. The Hiftory of the Heroic Age, and of the celebrated Heroes of Antiquity. Vol. IV. The Hiftory of the Argonauts, and of the Conqueft of the Golden Fleece; with an Account of the Lives of the celebrated Heroes of that Expedition, viz. Hercules, Thefeus, Caftor and Pollux, Orpheus, &c. 2. The Hiftory of the two Theban Wars, and of the Hunting of the Caledonian Boar; with the Lives of the famous Men of that Age, Meleager, Oedipus, Adraftus, Capaneus, Tirefias, &c. 3. The Hiftory of the Trojan War, the true Account of its Rife, with the History of the principal Leaders both of the Grecian and Trojan

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Armies, viz. Agamemnon, Achilles, Hector, Diomede, Ulyffes, Antenor, Æneas, Idomeneus, &c. 4. An Explanation of fome Fables that ftand by themselves, viz. of Progne and Philomela, of Narciffus and Echo, of Pyramus and Thisbe, Byblis and Caunus. To all which is added, an Account of the Games of Greece and Rome, their Foundation, their various Kinds, the Motives of their Inftitution. The Quotations from the feveral antient Poets are given, as tranflated by the most eminent amongst the English, fome of which Versions never appeared in Print before. To the whole is added, a compleat Index of Persons and Things.

22. The Political Works of Andrew Fletcher, Efq; 23. The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England. To which is prefixed, a Life of the Author, by Mr. Mallet. In 4 vols. Folio.

N. B. The additional Pieces, and Life, may be had alone, to compleat the former Editions.

24. The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, in 5 vols. to which is prefixed the Life of the Author.

25. A Compleat Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton; correctly printed from the original Editions. With an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. By T. Birch, M. A. F. R. S.

26. The Oceana, and other Works of James Harrington Efq; collected, methodized, and reviewed; with an exact Account of his Life prefixed, by John Toland.

N. B. The Appendix may be had alone, to compleat thofe Gentlemen's Books, who have bought Mr. Toland's Edition.

27. An Historical and Political Difcourfe of the Laws and Government of England, from the firft Times to the End of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. With a

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