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The celebrated lecture on heads : which has been exhibited upwards of two hundred successive nights, to crowded Audiences, and met with the most universal Applause. Part I. Introduction. Alexander the Great - Cherokeechief-Quackdoctor-Cuckold-Lawyer-Humourous Oration in praise of the Law - Horse Jockies - Nobody-Lottery of Life - Nobody's, Somebody's, Anybody's, and Everybody's Coats of Arms - Family of Nobody Vanity - Wit - Judgment-Genius Architecture - Painting - Poetry - Astronomy-Music-Statues of Honesty and Flattery. Part II. Ladies Heads-Riding Hood-Ranelagh Hood-Billingsgate - Laughing and Crying Philosophers-Venus's Girdle-Cleopatra - French Night Cap - Face Painting - Old Maid - Young Married Lady-Old Batchelor-Lass of the Spirit-Quaker 2 Hats contrasted -and 2 Heads contrasted. Part III. Physical Wig-Dissertation on Sneering and Snuff-Taking - Life of a Blood -a Woman of the Town - Tea Table Critic-Learned Critic-City Politician humorously described - Gambler's 3 Faces-Gambler's Funeral and Monument-Life and Death of a Wit-Head of a well-known Methodist Parson, with a Tabernacle Harangue. The sixth edition. With an entire new frontispiece, representing all the various heads, &c.
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- Author/Creator:
- Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Standardized Title:
- Lecture on heads
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Phrenology.
- Physiognomy.
- Characters and characteristics.
- Physical Description:
- 8 pages,plate ; 2⁰
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Printed for J. Pridden, at the Feathers in Fleet-Street, 1766.
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Anonymous. By George Alexander Stevens.
- Originally published in 1764 as 'A lecture on heads'.
- An unauthorized version, first published Sept. 1765, containing 51 'heads'.
- Braces in imprint.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, N2058.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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