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Francis Douce - Definition

Francis Douce (1757 - 1834), antiquary, born in London, was for some time employed at the British Museum. He published Illustrations of Shakespeare (1807), and a dissertation on The Dance of Death (1833).

This article is originally from A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature.
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