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Elaborate wooden throne in church of St Michel and St Gudule in Brussels. Coloured lithograph after Elliot.

A woman sitting at an organ; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving, 16--.

Truth represented as the word of God assailed by persecution, superstition, tradition, betrayal and violence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

A man whose physiognomy expresses (according to Lavater) truth, precision, harmony, calmness and expression. Engraving by Barlow, 19th century, after P. de Champagne.

The two kinds of truth : a test of all theories with special application to those of creation, instinct, and immortality, and showing evolution to be a natural, not a universal, truth / by T.E.S.T., an old life member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Language and truth / Garth L. Hallett.

Two choice and useful treatises: the one Lux orientalis; or an enquiry into the opinion of the Eastern sages concerning the praeexistence of souls ... [By J.G.] Being a key to unlock the grand mysteries of providence. In relation to man's sin and misery. The other, A discourse of truth / by the late Reverend Dr. Rust ... With annotations on them both [by H. More].

On truth : a systematic inquiry / by St. George Mivart.

Time rescues Truth from Envy and Discord. Engraving by G. Audran after N. Poussin.

A counter-Address to the public, relative to the cases of Elizabeth Canning and Mary Squires. Being a proper introduction to the refutation of Sir Crisp Gascoyne's account of his own conduct

A letter from Truth to a member of the Rose-Club

A counter-Address to the public, occasioned by Sir Crisp Gascoyne's account of his own conduct, relative to the cases of Elizabeth Canning and Mary Squires. The second edition. To which are prefixed two letters, taken from the Public Advertiser of Monday

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A counter-Address to the public, relative to the cases of Elizabeth Canning and Mary Squires. Being a proper introduction to the refutation of Sir Crisp Gascoyne's account of his own conduct

A letter from Truth to a member of the Rose-Club

A counter-Address to the public, occasioned by Sir Crisp Gascoyne's account of his own conduct, relative to the cases of Elizabeth Canning and Mary Squires. The second edition. To which are prefixed two letters, taken from the Public Advertiser of Monday