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FIVE PEDIGREES

BY

SIDNEY BICKNELL, F.R.A.S, F.L.S.

ETC.

"Higb birth may be a pearl of lustre, but let thine effort be
To rise by deeds. 'Distinct is greatness from birth and pedigree.

HÁFIZ of Shiráz.

Quanto piace al mondo é breve sogno.
PETRARCH.