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Notes on the Sculptures at Wilton House, by Charles Newton, 1849 ; 
A Monograph on Wilton Church, by Digby Wyatt, 1849 ; 
Wilton and its Associations, by James Smith, 1851; 
Description of the Wilton House Diptych, by George Scharf, 1882 ; 
Poems in the Wiltshire Dialect, by Edward Slow, three editions 
during the years 1881—86; and 
Fourth Series of Wiltshire Rhymes, by the same author, published 
this year, 1891. 
Conciusion.—GENERAL INTEREST OF THE WorK, 
~ I could, without very much trouble, except to the patience of my 
hearers, give further reasons for the undertaking of the work, and 
fuller particulars as to details of compilation and arrangement, but I 
think perhaps it is hardly necessary at this early stage. 
No doubt a Bibliography of Wiltshire would neither be so large, 
nor of such general interest, as that of many other counties with 
larger populations and larger towns, which have played a greater 
part in English history—but it cannot fail to be of some interest to 
the general public, as an index to the sources of our history, at a 
time when every step towards making these records complete and 
accessible is welcomed and taken advantage of. 
SpecraL Interest TO WILTSHIRE MEN. 
To Wiltshire men themselves, however, I would fain believe such 
a work wil! be of great interest. Not only is the county possessed 
of strongly-marked features—ancient monuments, wide-rolling 
downs, with sweet short turf, and swift chalk streams distinguishing 
it clearly and decisively from all other counties in England, and 
giving it a charm all its own—but, also, its people are “ county- 
proud,” if I may use such a word, attached to their county for many 
reasons which it would be difficult exactly to describe, but which 
have found expression in a remarkable series of literature dealing 
with the county asa whole. Such, for instance, as the voluminous 
writings of John Britton relating to the county; The Wiltshire 
- Institutions, 1297—1810, edited by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., in 
1825; The Monumental Brasses of Wilts, by Edward Kite. in 1860; 
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