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A traveller being entranced by a witch disguised as a beautiful woman in the Alps. Engraving by T. Stocks after F. Meadows.

Predella with three scenes of Saint Roch, and figures of Saint Peter, Christ as Salvator Mundi, Saint Laurence and Saint Paul. Oil painting by a French (?) painter.

Bacchus with attendant satyrs sits drinking by a cave as Venus appears to him and offers him a cup of love. Engraving by J. Audran after A. Coypel, 1704.

World War One: a German soldier crouches in fear between two saintly mediaeval sculptures; behind Notre Dame is burning. Halftone after a pen drawing by L. Raemaekers.

Three old hags surround a basket of new-born babies with bats in the distance. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.

A vision. Shewing the sudden and surprizing appearance, the celestial mein [i.e., mien] and heavenly conversation of the departed spirit of Mr. Yeamans, late student at Yale College, to and with Mr. H. Goodwin, his friend and class-mate. Tending to astonish, edify, and instruct. [Eight lines of quotations]

To the Reverend Mr. James Davenport on his departure from Boston, by way of a dream: with a line to the scoffers at religion, who make an ill improvement of his naming out our worthy minister. To which is added, a postcript to the Rev. Mr. A--d--w C--w-ll. By a female friend.

A full account of the life and visions of Nicholas Hart: who has every year of his life past, on the 5th of August, fall'n into a deep sleep, and cannot be awaked till five days and nights are expired, and then gives a surprising Relation of what he hath seen in the Other World. Taken from his own Mouth, in September last; after he had slept five Days in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, the August before. By William Hill, of Lincolns-Inn, Gent. The Truth of all which the said Nicholas Hart hath attested under his Hand, the 3d Day of August, 1711, before several credible Witnesses; and declar'd his Readiness to make Oath of the same. He began to Sleep as usual, the 5th Day of this Instant August, 1711. at Mr. Dixies, at the Cock and Bottle in Little Britain. Entred according to Law.

A treatise of dreams & visions : wherein the causes natures and uses of nocturnal representations, and the communications both of good and evil angels, as also departed souls, to mankinde, are theosophically unfolded; that is, according to the word of God, and the harmony of created beeings [sic] ... To which is added, a discourse of the causes, natures and cure of phrensie, madness or distraction / By Philotheos Physiologus [pseud].

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To the Reverend Mr. James Davenport on his departure from Boston, by way of a dream: with a line to the scoffers at religion, who make an ill improvement of his naming out our worthy minister. To which is added, a postcript to the Rev. Mr. A--d--w C--w-ll. By a female friend.

World War One: a German soldier crouches in fear between two saintly mediaeval sculptures; behind Notre Dame is burning. Halftone after a pen drawing by L. Raemaekers.