From A Gallery of Eccentrics, by Morris Bishop, New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1928; pp. i-2.
A G A L L E R Y
OF ECCENTRICS
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A G A L L E R Y
OF ECCENTRICS
OR,
A Set of Twelve Originals & Extravagants
from ELAGABALUS, the Waggish Emperor
to MR. PROFESSOR PORSON,
the Tippling Philologer
Designed to Serve, by Example,
For the Correction of Manners
&
For the Edification of the Ingenious
BY MORRIS BISHOP
New York, Published by Minton, Balch & Company, 1928
COPYRIGHT, 1928,
BY
MORRIS BISHOP
Printed in the United States of America by
J. J. LITTLE AND IVES COMPANY, NEW YORK
CONTENTS
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III. JAN BAPTISTA VAN HELMONT 43
VI. FRANÇOIS-TIMOLÉON DE CHOISY 85
VIII. CAPTAIN BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS 116
X. EDWARD WORTLEY MONTAGU, JUN. 173