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| Keywords: A Word of Comfort1.tif en A British satire on the efforts of Charles James Fox to get the Test and Corporation Acts repealed Joseph Priestley preaching speaks for the concerns of the clergy stating their opposition to Reynard and Associates Fox Richard Brinsley Sheridan John Townshend and another man possibly William Windham Fox asks Pray Doctor is there such a thing as a Devil to which Priestley responds with a resounding NO The Devil standing amid flames is about to skewer Priestley The Test and Corporation Acts required membership in the Church of England as well as other religious and civil obligations for anyone seeking public office In a touch of irony the Prince of Wales George IV and Maria Fitzherbert joined in an illegal marriage sit in a pew on Priestley's left facing the viewer That Priestley's NO is printed in the same type as the title A WORD OF COMFORT suggests a play on words Etching Library of Congresshttp //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/ppmsca 07652 1790 March 22d Dent William fl 1783-1793 publisher Partially restored version of File A Word of Comfort jpg Rotated and cropped Dirt smudges and stains removed This version retained in case additional edits become necessary See also File A Word of Comfort2 jpg full restoration compressed and File A Word of Comfort2 tif full restoration uncompressed PD-old Joseph Priestley in art | ||||