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Mersenne, Père, attacks the Rosacrusians, [647].
Metres of the ancients used by the moderns, [303].
Microscope, invention of, [207].
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Minstrels of the Middle Ages, [75].
Monasteries, spoliation of, [316]—[321].
Monopolies in the reign of Elizabeth, [594]; of printing, [748].
Monkery popular with the people, [372].
Montague, Mrs., defends Shakespeare, [572].