EditorialIlluminated miniatures of the plant Rue (Ruta), which could be used for a variety of ailments, including sore eyes, forgetfulness and lethargy; and below, a man drawing a sword to defend himself from a red-faced rabid dog, whose bite can be treated wit...
EditorialNicholas Hart, the Great Sleeper, who fell into a fit of lethargy for six days in 1711. Engraving by R. Grave from James Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, London, 1819.