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MINSTRELSY A SUBJECT OF BURLESQUE AND CARICATURE--CHARACTER OF THE MINSTRELS--THEIR JOKES UPON THEMSELVES AND UPON ONE ANOTHER--VARIOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS REPRESENTED IN THE SCULPTURES OF THE MEDIÆVAL ARTISTS--SIR MATTHEW GOURNAY AND THE KING OF PORTUGAL--DISCREDIT OF THE TABOR AND BAGPIPES--MERMAIDS 188

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