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  • Saint Gregory the Great: thinking himself unworthy to be Pope, he retires to a cave and studies the scriptures, but churchmen come to persuade him to return to Rome. Engraving by P.P. Moles, 1769, after C. van Loo.
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    Saint Gregory the Great: thinking himself unworthy to be Pope, he retires to a cave and studies the scriptures, but churchmen come to persuade him to return to Rome. Engraving by P.P. Moles, 1769, after C. van Loo.

    Vanloo, Carle, 1705-1765. | Date: [1769?] | Reference: 8617i
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    A pool surrounded by a rocky embankment thickly wooded with trees, in which a monk reads from a book and another monk stands in front of him. Engraving by W. Woollett and W. Ellis, 1778, after R. Wilson.

    Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782. | Date: 4 June, 1778 | Reference: 3162958i
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    Thomas Gray, recalled after his death as having often sat at Stoke Poges contemplating the flowing of a stream in the middle of the day; representing noon. Engraving by I. Taylor jr after R. Smirke.

    Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845. | Date: Dec.r 20 1782 | Reference: 2913421i
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    An aged parish clerk sitting with his dog outside his cottage in Devon. Etching by T.H. Williams, 1799.

    Williams, T.H., active 1796-1815. | Date: Jan.y 1800 | Reference: 3042805i
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