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Summary: A bound notebook of 'The Devizes Miscellany of Literature, Science and Art' Volume I, November 1 1836 to April 1st 1837, containing manuscript essays by local residents, Contents: Introduction and Address to Contributors; Remarks on the Rana Rubeta of Linneus or Buso Rubeta of Dr Fleming; Effects of Education; Mummy Pits; Neath Abbey; Abolition of the Idolatry of the Emperor Theodosius; A Strange Courtship;The Constitution of Man; Extract froman Old History of Wiltshire; Letter from Lord Nottingham to his Son; Scene on the Ganges; On Society; Welsh Poetical Triads; Original Letter from Lord Nottingham to his Son, Lord Finch (concluded); A Strange Courtship, by the author of 'Bilberry Thurland (concluded); Evening Parties; On Witchcraft; On the Constitution of Man; The Pleasures of Science; Translation from Aeschylus; The Cholera; The Thunderstorm; Devizes, Article the first - The Churches; Remarks on Ancient Meanings of Words; The Quaker Dog; Observations on Society; Notes from America, No 1; Extracts from the MSS of the Hatton Family; Aerolites and Shooting Stars; The Pleasure of Observing Nature; Winter; Evening Parties; The Year Eighteen Hundred and Thurty Six; Notices to Correspondents; Devizes, The Churches, St John's (contd); The Captive Delivered; A Mother; Extracts from an original MSS (concluded); A Bouquet from Eden; Remarkable Instance of Sagicity in a Sparrow; On the Consititution of Man (Part 3); Notes from America No 2, Sleighing; Anecdote of a Philanthropist; @Why weepest thou"; Sketches of the Geology of Devizes; Advice to Kings; The Churches of Devizes, Part 3, St Mary's; A Fable; Sketches of the Geology of Devizes No 2, Chalk; Carisbrook Castle and Letter of Charles I; The Beauties of Nature; Letter from JJ to a cousin dated Frome Aug 29th 1791; Notes from America No 3; A Few Hints on Pencil Drawing; Thoughts on a Winter Evening Fireside; Saxon Words; A Word to our Friends; Sketches of the Geology of Devizes No 3; Extract from Shakespeare's diary; the Roman Catholic Church; A Fragment; Lines to a Sea Bird; The Wonders of Science; Evening parties, etc, etc; Anecdote of Curran; The Disconsolate Widow; School Reminiscences