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Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ... library of George John, earl Spencer (1814)

Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847, John Rylands Library · London · leaf 274

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with several couples ofladies and gentlemen parading before them. The story attached to itis whimsical enough. We now reach the place where we may introduce two fac-similes ofa very diflPerent nature. The first is, however, taken from fol. xxix—and represents the Fiend which tempted Job. It is… … The superscription to the second cut merits particular attention; CJ/^y jg^ V ^., at--.inasmuch as it acquaints us with some unfortunate English Lady/concerning whom, I fear, our own chronicles have observed an unac-countable and unpardonable silence.* The superscription, just alluded to, is as…

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