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Edward Jenner

 

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Dr Edward Jenner : pamphlet on the cow pox

'We had a very pleasant day on monday at Ashe [...] There was a whist & a casino table, & six outsiders. - Rice & Lucy made love, Mat: Robinson fell asleep, James and Mrs Augusta alternately read Dr Jenner's pamphlet on the cow pox, & I bestowed my company by turns on all.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: James Austen      

  

Dr Edward Jenner : pamphlet on the cow pox

'We had a very pleasant day on monday at Ashe [...] There was a whist & a casino table, & six outsiders. - Rice & Lucy made love, Mat: Robinson fell asleep, James and Mrs Augusta alternately read Dr Jenner's pamphlet on the cow pox, & I bestowed my company by turns on all.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Augusta Bramston      

  

Edward Jenner : Signs of Rain

From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of 'Signs of Pain: An excuse for not accepting the Invitation of a Friend to make a Country Excursion', beginning 'The hollow winds begin to blow,/ The clouds look black, the glass is low...'

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Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group:      

 

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