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Bartlett, J:-Continued.

- Familiar quotations; an attempt to trace to their sources passages and phrases in com7th ed. Bost. 1878. D. 819:17 Same. 8th ed., enl. Bost. 1882. D.

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819: R18 Hoyt, J. K., and Anna L. Ward. Cyclopaedia of practical quotations, english and latin; with app. containing proverbs from the latin and modern foreign languages, law and ecclesiastical terms and significations, dates and nationality of quoted authors, etc., with indexes. N. Y. 1882 [1881]. O. 819: R19 Handy book, The, of quotations, or Who wrote it? A dictionary of common poetical quotations in the english language. N. Y. 1881. S. 829.3:1

Elmes, James, ed. Classic quotations; a thought-book of the wise spirits of all ages and all countries, fit for all men and all hours. N. Y. 1863. S. 819:3 Edwards, Tryon. The world's laconics, or The best thoughts of the best authors in prose and poetry; with an introd. by W: B. Sprague. N. Y. 1856. D. 819:4 Watson, J: T., comp. Poetical quotations, or Elegant extracts on every subject. Phila. 819:23

1865. D. Bohn, H: G: A dictionary of quotations from the english poets. Lond. 1881. O. 829.3:2

6. Proverbs and Fables.

Trench, R: Chenevix. On the lessons in proverbs; the substance of lectures delivered to young men's societies at Portsmouth and elsewhere. From the 2d Lond. ed. rev. and enl. N. Y. 1859. D. 819:21 Düringsfeld, Ida and O: freiherr v. Reinsberg-. Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen sprachen, vergleichend zusam· mengestellt. Leipz. 1872. ~2 v. O. 819+22 Bohn, H: G: A polyglot of foreign proverbs; comprising french, italian, german, dutch, spanish, portuguese and danish, with english translations and a general index. Lond. 1857. D. 819:1 Select proverbs of all nations; pastimes, holidays and customs of olden times, wise sayings and maxims of the ancient fathers and the economy of human life, by an ancient bramin. Dayton, O. 1854. D. 819:20 Long, J. Eastern proverbs and emblems, illustrating old truths. [Eng. and foreign phil. lib.] Lond. 1881. O. 819:13 Bussey, G: Moir. Fables, original and selected ; with an introd. dissertation on the history of fable, comprising biograph. notices of eminent fabulists. N. Y. 1865. O. 819:12 Bourne, W: Oland. Gems from fableland; a collection of fables illustrated by facts. N. Y. 1853. D. 819:11

7. Anecdotes and Miscellany. Bent, S: Arthur. Short sayings of great men, with historical and explanatory notes. Bost. 1882. O. 819:15 Byerley, T, and Joseph Clinton Robertson. The Percy anecdotes. Rev. ed., added a

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collection of american anecdotes, original and select. [Anon.] N. Y. 1863. 2 v. in 1. 0. 819+10 and -, Way. Anecdotical olio; a collection of literary, moral, religious and miscellaneous anecdotes. N. Y. 1858. O.

819:5 Kirkland, Frazar. Cyclopædia of commercial and business anecdotes; interesting reminiscences and facts, remarkable traits and humors and notable sayings, dealings, experiences and witticisms of merchants, traders, bankers, mercantile celebrities, millionaires, bargain makers, etc., in all ages, designed to exhibit the piquancies and pleasantries of trade, commerce and general business pursuits. Ill. N. Y. 1864. 2 v. O. 819+6 Same, v. 2. N. Y. 1865. O. 819+6 v2 Bigelow, L. J. Bench and bar; a complete digest of the wit, humor, asperities and amenities of the law. New ed. enl. Portr. and ill. N. Y. 1871. O.

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Cox, S: Sullivan. Why we laugh. (Frank. sq. lib.) N. Y. 1883. Q. 818+1

Knight, C: Half hours with the best authors, selected and arr., with short biograph. and and critical notes. N. Y. 1856. 4 v. O.

819:7 Disraeli, I: Curiosities of literature; with a view of the life and writings of the author, by his son. Bost. 1859. 4 v. S. 819:2 Contents, see Catalogue of the Boston athenæum, pt. 2. p. 788. Pell, Robert Cruger. Milledulcia; a thousand

pleasant things, selected from notes and queries. [Anon.] N. Y. 1860. D. 819:9 Goodrich, S: Griswold. Peter Parley's merry stories, or Fact, fancy and fiction; a collection of very merry stories, anecdotes, etc., by the renowned Peter Parley. N. Y. [1869]. D. 819:14 Lowell, Anna Cabot, born Jackson, mrs. C: Russell, ed. Seed-grain for thought and discussion. Bost. 1856. 2 v. D. 819:8

Contents. V. 1. Pt. 1. Holy living. Pt. 2. Man's connection with the infinite. Faith and reason, man's interpreters.-Instinct and emotion guides.Two worlds.-Man a doer and a receiver.-The whole character on one level.-Development of the moral sense. Pt. 3. Happiness.-Life.-Man's highest relations.-Virtues and duties. 2. Pt. 3, continued. The cure of faults. - Temptations and duties. Pt. 4. Relations to the body: personal.-Relations to other men: society.-Conversation and manners.-Friendship. Home life. Love. - Plain living and high thinking.-Work. Pt. 5. Circumstances.-Every part of the nature of use.-Culture of every part.-Various gifts and various characters. - Life earnest for all.-Different eras and careers.

3. Class-list of drama.

(For history, see col. 513; for the opera, see cl. 782, col. 494; for the stage, see cl. 792, col. 497-498).

1. Authors.

Note. In the following, Lacy refers to Lacy's Acting plays, v. 1-100, and French's to French's continuation of the same collection, v. 101–122.

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The weathercock; a farce. In Lacy.

Almar, G: The charcoal-burner, or The dropping well of Knaresborough; a drama in acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v71

Crossing the line, or Crowded houses; a farce in 2 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v35

The fire raiser; melo-drama in 2 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v84 The knights of St. John, or The fire banner; a melo-drama in 2 acts. In Lacy.

812:1 v56 Oliver Twist, or The parish boy's progress; a drama in 3 acts, adapted from the novel by C: Dickens. In Lacy. 812:1 v33

- The robber of the Rhine; acts. In Lacy.

melo-drama in 2 812:1 v87

- The rover's bride, or The bittern's swamp; a romantic drama in 2 acts. In French's. 812:1 v119 The wife of seven husbands, a legend of Pedlar's Acre; a melo-drama in 3 acts. In Lacy. 8121 v74 Amcotts, Vincent. Adonis vanquished; comedy in 2 acts, adapted from "Le dégel" [by V. 812:1 v75 Sardou]. In Lacy. Amherst, J. A. The battle of Waterloo; grand military drama in 3 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v98

- Ireland as it was; drama in 2 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v81 Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Russia, or The conflagration of Moscow; military and equestrian spectacle in 3 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v13 Andersen, Hans Christian. Dramatische schriften und gedichte. Leipz. n. d. S. 898.3:1 Contents. Raphaella; trag. in 5 aufz.-Agnete und der meermann; dramatisches gedicht in 2 abth.-Der mulatte; romantisches drama in 5 acten.-Die glücksblume; märchen-komödie in 2 aufz. - Ahasverus; dramatisches gedicht in 4 abth.-Gedichte.

Anderson, James. Cloud and sunshine, or Love's revenge; original drama in 4 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v87 Angus, J. Keith. By this token; an original comedietta. In French's. 812:1 v122

- Send thirty stamps; an original farce. In

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L'africaine, or The bell of Madagascar; a burlesque in 1 act. In Lacy. 812:1 v67 Archer, T: The inundation, or The miser of the hill fort; a drama in 3 acts. In Lacy.

812: 1 v45 - Marguerite's colours, or Passing the frontier; a comic drama in 2 acts, adapted from the french. In Lacy. 812:1 v47 - The three red men, or The brothers of Bluthhaupt; a romantic drama in 3 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v41 - and J: Cargill Brough. An eligible situation; an eccentricity. In Scott, C. W. Drawingroom plays. 822.2:14 Aristophanês. Die vögel; übersetzt von J: W. V. Goethe. In Göthe, J: W. v. Werke. in 830: 137 v22 Arnim, L: Achim v. Halle und Jerusalem; studentenspiel und pilgerabenteuer. Berlin. 1853. O. 832: 101 Arnold, H: T:, (Henry T. Arden). The belle of the barley-mow, or The wooer, the waitress and the willian. In Lacy. 812:1 v78 - Princess Charming, or The bard, the baron, the beauty, the buffer and the bogey. In Lacy. 812:1 v76 Arnold, K: Der goldene boden, oder Bureau und boutique; lustsp. in 2 acten. n. t. D. 832:3

Arnold, W. H. The woodman's hut, or The burning forest; a melo-drama in 2 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v36 Arnould, A, joint author, see Simon, Joseph Philippe.

Auffenberg, Josef freiherr v. Sämmtliche werke. Wiesbaden. 1855. 22 v. S. 832:4

Contents. V. 1. Pizarro. - Die spartaner. - Der schwarze Fritz. 2. Die Bartholomäus-nacht. - Die flibustier. 3. Wallace.-Die syracuser. 4. Die vorschau.-König Erich. 5. Das opfer des Themistocles. -Die verbannten, 6. Die schwestern von Amiens.Fergus Mac Ivor. 7. Das nordlicht von Kasan.-Der schwur des richters. -Der prophet von Florenz. 8. Ludwig der eilfte in Peronne.-Das böse haus.Der löwe von Kurdistan. 9. Alhambra, 1. t.: Boabdil in Kordova.-Abenhamet und Alfaïma. 10. Alhambra, 2. t.: Die gründung von Santa Fé. 11-14. Alhambra, 3. t.: Die eroberung von Granada. 15. Der renegat von Granada. 16. Berthold, der Zähringer. -Die raketen des teufels. 17. Die hexe von Pultawa. -Das nordlicht von Karlsruhe.-Cäsar Morbel's testament.-Denkschrift des Holofernus Spontenknabel. 18. Die furie von Toledo; roman. 19. Humoristische pilgerfahrt nach Granada und Kordova in 1832. 20. Polyanthea; gedichte. 21. Skanderbeg. 22. Timur in Tauris.

- Der flibustier, oder Die eroberung von Panama; ein romantisches trauerspiel in 4 akten. Bamberg., 1819. D.

832:5 Augier, Guillaume V: Émile. Good for evil or A wife's trial; a domestic lesson in 2 acts, adapted from the french. In Lacy.

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822.1:19 The hypochondriac.

Contents. The thief of time. -A public benefactor.-The runaways. Ignorance is bliss.-The rival politicians.-Coals of fire.-Santa Claus' frolics.-A stitch in time saves nine.-The red chignon.-Using the weed.-A love of a bonnet.-A precious pickle.

- The drawing-room stage; a series of original dramas, comedies, farces and entertainments for amateur theatricals and school exhibitions. Ill. Bost. 1873. D. 822.1:2 Contents. My brother's keeper. - The revolt of the bees. A tender attachment.-Among the breakers.Gentlemen of the jury.-The seven ages.-The Boston dip.-The duchess of Dublin.

- Handy dramas for amateur actors; new pieces for home, school and public entertainment. Ill. Bost. 1877. S. 822.1:4 Contents. The flower of the family.-A mysterious disappearance.-Above the clouds.-Shall our mothers vote?-Paddle your own canoe. - One hundred years ago. - The little brown jug. - Seeing the elephant.

- The mimic stage; a series of dramas, comedies, burlesques and farces for public exhibitions and private theatricals. Bost. 1875. D. 822.1:5 Contents. Down by the sea.-A close shave.-Capuletta. The great elixir.—The man with the demijohn. - An original idea.-My uncle the captain.— No cure, no pay.-Humors of the strike.-Bread on the waters.

- The social stage; original dramas, comedies, burlesques and entertainments for home recreation, schools and public exhibitions. Bost. 1875. D. 822.1:6

Contents. The last loaf.-Too late for the train.-A grecian bend.--Snow-bound.-Bonbons.-Lightheart's pilgrimage.-The wars of the roses.-Thirty minutes for refreshments.-A little more cider.-New brooms sweep clean.

Banim, J: Damon and Pythias; play in 5 acts. In Sargent, E. Mod. stand. drama. 822.2: 2 v5 The sergeant's wife; drama in 2 acts, taken from the author's tales of the O'Hara family. In Lacy. 812:1 v23 Barber, James. The memoirs of the devil, or The mystic bell of Ronquerolles; an eccentric drama in 3 acts. In French's.

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The secret; a farce in 1 act, adapted from the french. In Lacy. 812: 1 v48 Wallace, the hero of Scotland; a romantic historical drama in 3 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v73 Battu, Léon, joint author, see Carré, Michel. Bauernfeld, E: v. [Anthologie.] in 928.3:1 Ernst und humor; lustsp. in 4 aufz. n. t. D. 832: 6 Der literarische salon; lustsp. in 3 aufz. n. t. D. 832:7 Der musicus von Augsburg; lustsp. in 2 aufz. n. t. D. 832: 8

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Contents. V. 1. Biographical memoir, dedication, etc.- Commendatory poems. The woman-hater.Thierry and Theodoret.-Philaster.-The maid's trag

Beaumont, F., and J. Fletcher.-Continued. the burning pestle.-A king and no king.-Cupid's revenge. The masque of the Inner Temple and Grays Inn. - Four plays in one. 3. The scornful lady. The coxcomb. The captain. The honest man's fortune.-The little french lawyer. 4. Wit at several weapons.-Wit without money.-The faithful friends.-The widow.-The custom of the country. 5. Bonduca.-The knight of Malta.-Valentinian.The laws of Candy. -The queen of Corinth. 6. The loyal subject.-The mad lover.-The false one.The double marriage. The humorous lieutenant. 7. Women pleased. The woman's prize. - The chances.- Monsieur Thomas.-The island princess. 8. The pilgrim.-The wild-goose-chase. The prophetess. The sea voyage. The spanish curate. 9. Beggar's bush.-Love's cure.-The maid in the mill.— A wife for a month.-Rule a wife and have a wife. 10. The fair maid of the inn.-The noble gentleman. -The elder brother. The nice valour. The bloody brother. 11. The lovers' progress. The night walker. - Love's pilgrimage. The two noble kinsmen.-Poems by Beaumont.-Poems by Fletcher.-— Index to notes.

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In Lacy. 812:1 v96 Bellingham, H:, and Best. Prince Camaralzaman, or The fairie's revenge; a new and original fairy extravaganza. In Lacy. 812:1 v67 Princess Primrose and the four pretty princes; burlesque extravaganza. In Lacy. 812:1 v68 Benedix, Julius Roderich. Gesammelte dramatische werke; v. 12. Leipz. 1860. D.

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Contents. Ohne pass.-Junker Otto.-Die stiefmutter.-Nein. Das dienstmädchen.-Die grossmutter. Bernard, W: Bayle. The balance of comfort; petite comedy in 1 act. In Lacy. 812:1 v17

- The dumb belle; comedietta in 1 act, with alterations and add. In Lacy. 812:1 v23 The evil genius; an original comedy in 3 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v26 The farmer's story; a domestic drama in 3 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v44

The four sisters; farce in 1 act.

The happiest man alive; petite act. In Lacy.

A life's trial; an original drama Lacy.

In Lacy. 812:1 v23 comedy in 1 812:1 v19 in 3 acts. In 812:1 v30

- Lucille, or The story of the heart; a drama in

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812:1 v53 nerve; farce Mod. stand. 822.2: 2 v5 812:1 v39

The passing cloud; romantic drama in 2 acts. 812:1 v1

Platonic attachments; an original farce in 1 act. In Lacy.

A practical man; farce in 1 act.

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- St. Mary's eve, or A Solway story; an original domestic drama in 2 acts. In Lacy.

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A splendid investment; an original farce in 1 act. In Lacy. 812:1 v30

A storm in a tea cup; comedietta in 1 act. In Lacy. 812:1 v14 The tide of time; an original comedy in 3 acts. In Lacy. 812: 1 v38 Berrie, E. Captain Smith; farce in 1 act. In Lacy. 812:1 v89

Besant, Walter, and James Rice. Philanthropy; an original comedy in 3 acts.

Ready-money; a drama in 4 acts.

In French's. 812:1 v112 In French's. 812:1 v104

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Lionel and Clarissa, or A school for fathers; comic opera in 3 acts. In British drama. 822.2:1 v2 - Love in a village; comic opera in 3 acts. In the same. 822.2:1 v2 - The padlock; comic opera in 2 acts. In the 822.2:1 v1 - The recruiting sergeant; musical entertainment in 1 act. In the same. 822.2:1 v1 Biez, Jacques de. The first love-letter. In Plays for private acting. 812:2 Bilkins, Taylor. A christmas pantomime; original farcical extravaganza. In Lacy. 8121 v95 - In three volumes; original farce in 1 act. In Lacy. 812:1 v91 Birch-Pfeiffer, Charlotte. Ulrich Zwingli's tod; historisches trauerspiel in 5 aufz. Schw. Hall. n. d. D. 832: 10

Blake, Paul, joint author, see Ayres, Arthur. Blake, T: G. Lonely man of the ocean, or The night before the bridal; drama in 3 acts. In Lacy. 812:1v16

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Blanchard, E: Laman. The artful dodge; a farce in 1 act. In Lacy. 812:1 v42 - Harlequin Hudibras, or Old dame Durden and the droll days of the merry monarch; a new, grand, poetical, historical, operatical, dramatical, anachronismatical, tragical, pastoral christmas pantomime. In Lacy.

812:1 v9 An induction, and The three temptations; a masque for the moderns, novel, allegorical, musical and spectacular. In Scott, C. W. Drawing room plays. 822.2:14 Pork chops, or A dream at home; a farcical extravaganza in 1 act. In Lacy.

812:1 v45 Blum, K:, tr. Neue theaterspiele, zunächst für die königliche schaubühne zu Berlin bearbeitet. Berlin. 1830. 1 v. in 2. D. 832:11 Contents. V. 1. Scribe, A. E. Der schönste tag des lebens.-Scribe, A. E. Die nachtwandlerin. 2. Ein abend vor dem Potsdamer thore.-Riquet, der haarbüschel, nach Brazier. Bodmer, J: Jakob. Gottsched; ein trauerspiel in versen, oder Der parodirte Cato. In Kürschner, J. Deutsche national-literatur. 830: 152 v42 Boker, G: H: Plays and poems. Bost. 1856. 2 v. D. 822.1:7 Contents. V. 1. Calaynos; a tragedy. Anne Boleyn; a tragedy.-Leonor de Guzman.-Francesca da Rimini. 2. The betrothal.-The widow's marriage.-Poems.-Songs.-Sonnets.

Bolton, C: Caught in a line, or The unrivalled Blondin; a pièce de circonstance in 1 scene. In Lacy. 812:1 v54 Börnstein, C: Hugo. Ein ungarkönig; historisches drama in 4 akten. Pesth. 1847. D. 832: 50 Boucicault, Dion. The Colleen Bawn, or The brides of Garryowen; a domestic drama in 3 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v63

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Jessie Brown, or The relief of Lucknow; a
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London assurance; a comedy in 5 acts. In
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The octoroon, or Life in Louisiana; a play in
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The prima donna; a comedy in 2 acts. In Lacy. 812:1 v8 The queen of spades; a drama in 2 acts, adapted from "La dame de pique" [by Scribe.] In Lacy. 812: 1 v24 Bourgeois, A: Anicet, and Ferdinand Duguė, The pirates of the savannah, or The tiger hunter of the prairies romantic drama in 3 acts, adapted by W: Suter. In Lacy. 812:1 v51 and Philippe François Pinel Dumanoir. The black doctor; drama in 5 acts. Tr. from "Le docteur noir" by I. V. Bridgeman. In Lacy. 812:1 v23 and Paul H: Corentin Féval. The duke's daughter, or The hunchback of Paris; a drama in 3 acts and a prologue, dramatized from Paul Féval's "Le petit parisien" as "Le bossu." Adapted for the english stage. In Lacy. 8121 v57 Bourget, Ernest, joint author, see Dennery, Adolphe Philippe. Brachvogel, Albert Emil. Narcisse the vagrant; a tragedy in five acts, adapted from the german by James Schönberg. In French's. 812:1 v107

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