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  A letter writ to an atheistical acquaintance upon his turning papist in his old age by a person of honour.
  Date of publication:
  1691
  

  Author(s):

  Shannon, Francis Boyle, Viscount, 1623-1699.
  Description:
  Attributed to Shannon by Wing. Reproduction of original in the Cambridge University Library.
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  Discourses useful for the vain modish ladies and their gallants under these following heads, viz. I. Of some of the common ways many vertuous women take to lose their reputation, &c. II. Of meer beauty-love, &c. III. Of young mens folly in adoring young handsom ladies, &c. IV. Of the power womens beauty exercises over most young men. V. Of the inconstancy of most ladies, especially such as are cry'd-up beauties, &c. VI. Of marriage, and of wives who usurp a governing power over their husbands. VII. Of the inequality of many marriages, with the sad end that usually attend such matches. VIII. Against maids marrying for meer love, &c. IX. Against widows marrying. X. Against keeping of misses. XI. Of the folly of such women as think to shew their wit by censuring of their neighbours. XII. Of the French fashions and dresses, &c. XIII. Of worldly praises which all ladies love to receive, but few strive to deserve. XIV. Useful advices to the vain and modish ladies, for the well regulating their beauty and lives. By the right honourable Francis Lord Viscou
  Date of publication:
  1696
  

  Author(s):

  Shannon, Francis Boyle, Viscount, 1623-1699.
  Description:
  Place of publication from Wing. With a preliminary contents leaf. Each discourse has caption title; register and pagination begin anew with the third discourse. Tightly bound. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. ...
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  Several discourses and characters address'd to the ladies of the age wherein the vanities of the modish women are discovered / written at the request of a lady, by a person of honour.
  Date of publication:
  1689
  

  Author(s):

  Shannon, Francis Boyle, Viscount, 1623-1699.
  Description:
  Running title: Characters and discourses. Attributed to Viscount Francis Boyle Shannon by Wing and NUC pre-1956 imprints. "Imprimatur, Robert Midgley. June 26, 1688." Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library.
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