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Misery is vertues whetstone. : Reliquiæ Gethinianæ. Or some remains of the most ingenious and excellent lady, Grace Lady Gethin. Lately deceased. ... The third edition. With a coppy of verses written by Mr. Congreve. Unto which is added A funeral sermon. With the inscription on her monument

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1703.
Call number: 145269
Creator: Gethin, Grace (1676-1697)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (4to)
Associated people: Congreve, William, (1670-1729.); Birch, Peter, (1652?-1710.)
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