The poems of William Mason ...

Mode of access: Internet.

The correspondence of Horace Walpole, earl of Orford, and the Rev. William Mason. Now first pub. from the original mss.

Mode of access: Internet.

The letters of Thomas Gray, including the correspondence of Gray and Mason,

Vol. II with Reminiscences by Norton Nicholls.

Sir Joshua Reynolds' notes and observations on pictures, chiefly of the Venetian school, being extracts from his Italian sketch books; also, The Rev. W. Mason's observations on Sir Joshua's method of coloring, and some unpublished letters of Dr. Johnson, Malone, and others. With an appendix, containing a transcript of Sir Joshua's account book, showing what pictures he painted and the prices paid for them.

Mode of access: Internet.

A letter to Mr. Mason : occasioned by his Ode to independency.

Concerns Mason's poem which was written in vindication of Samuel Parker, Bishop of Oxford.

The letters of Thomas Gray, including the correspondence of Gray and Mason.

Mode of access: Internet.

The art of painting of Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy /

Appendix: The sentiments of Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy, on the works of the principal and best painters of the two last ages. The preface of Mr. Dryden to his translation, containing a parallel between poetry and painting. Epistle of Mr. Pope to Mr. Jervas. A chronological list of painters from the revival of the art to the beginning of the present century: p. [127]-213.

The works of Thomas Gray : collated from the various editions ; with memoirs of his life and writings, /

Mode of access: Internet.

Manual of piety; designed chiefly to lead young persons to a devout communion with their God and Saviour.

"Prayers ... (with very few exceptions) are compiled from a work written by the late Rev. W. Hill."

A letter from a subscriber to the York lunatic asylum to the governors of that charity ...

An answer to William Mason's Animadversions.

Historical gleanings: a series of sketches: Wiklif. Laud. Wilkes. Horne Tooke.

Mode of access: Internet.

Junius : including letters by the same writer, under other signatures (now first collected) : to which are added his confidential correspondence with Mr. Wilkes, and his private letters addressed to Mr. H.S. Woodfall : with a preliminary essay, notes, facsimiles, &c. : in three volumes.

Edited by John Mason Good (cf. NUC pre-1956).

The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. Delivered under the similitude of a dream. In two parts. ... A new edition, divided into chapters. With the life of the author. To which are added explanatory and practical notes, by the Rev. Messrs. Mason, Scott, and Burder. Also, a key to the allegory, with a critique on its beauties. Embellished with elegant engravings, designed by Richard Westall, R.A.

Pages [3],276-496 contain his: The Pilgrim's progress ... Part the second... New York, l822, with special title page.

Social stress results in altered glucocorticoid regulation and shorter survival in simian acquired immune deficiency syndrome

From early in the AIDS epidemic, psychosocial stressors have been proposed as contributors to the variation in disease course. To test this hypothesis, rhesus macaques were assigned to stable or unstable social conditions and were inoculated with the simian immunodeficiency virus. Animals in the unstable condition displayed more agonism and less affiliation, shorter survival, and lower basal concentrations of plasma cortisol compared with stable animals. Early after inoculation, but before the emergence of group differences in cortisol levels, animals receiving social threats had higher concentrations of simian immunodeficiency virus RNA in plasma, and those engaging in affiliation had lower concentrations. The results indicate that social factors can have a significant impact on the course of immunodeficiency disease. Socially induced changes in pituitary–adrenal hormones may be one mechanism mediating this relationship.

Characterization of serum amyloid A protein mRNA expression and secondary amyloidosis in the domestic duck

Secondary amyloidosis is a common disease of water fowl and is characterized by the deposition of extracellular fibrils of amyloid A (AA) protein in the liver and certain other organs. Neither the normal role of serum amyloid A (SAA), a major acute phase response protein, nor the causes of secondary amyloidosis are well understood. To investigate a possible genetic contribution to disease susceptibility, we cloned and sequenced SAA cDNA derived from livers of domestic ducks. This revealed that the three C-terminal amino acids of SAA are removed during conversion to insoluble AA fibrils. Analysis of SAA cDNA sequences from several animals identified a distinct genetic dimorphism that may be relevant to susceptibility to secondary amyloid disease. The duck genome contained a single copy of the SAA gene that was expressed in liver and lung tissue of ducklings, even in the absence of induction of acute phase response. Genetic analysis of heterozygotes indicated that only one SAA allele is expressed in livers of adult birds. Immunofluorescence staining of livers from adult ducks displaying early symptoms of amyloidosis revealed what appear to be amyloid deposits within hepatocytes that are expressing unusually high amounts of SAA protein. This observation suggests that intracellular deposition of AA may represent an early event during development of secondary amyloidosis in older birds.