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B.B. Preston

 

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Guillaume-Hyacinthe Bougeant, : La femme docteur ou la theologie tombee en quenouille comedie

[Marginalia]: A poem on the verso of the title page, though not entirely legible, appears to be related to the text. It takes the form of 8 lines, 4 rhyming couplets, begins 'Of wood & iron & strong ...' ends 'Never again shall thou my pillow cross/ Nor ... may you, doctor, bear the loss'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: B.B. Preston      Print: Book

 

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