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ORIGINAL BUILDING OF THE RETREAT, YORK. INSTITUTED 1792.
From a Painting by Cave.] [Frontispiece.

CHAPTERS
IN THE
HISTORY OF THE INSANE
IN THE BRITISH ISLES

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CHAPTERSIN THEHISTORY OF THE INSANEIN THE BRITISH ISLES

CHAPTERS
IN THE
HISTORY OF THE INSANE
IN THE BRITISH ISLES