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 283
on an arch, or rain-bow, in thecentre: from his right ear extends a lily; from his left, a naked sword:denoting, I presume, mercy and justice. His head his encircled by asingle line. Below, two angels, not unskilfully foreshortened, are eachblowing a trumpet. To the left, beneath them, a group of… … To the right, is a dreadful group, as the subjoined fac simile proves.The expression of agonising heat and thirst, by the finger placed onthe tip of the tongue, will not fail to be noticed by tlie curious observer: Niiremherg; 1493.] CHRONICLE. 277
