NOTES:— Notes on Books, No. I.: Mackintosh on Ogilvie's Essay on the Right of Property in Land, by S. W. Singer Notes on Ireland, No. I.: Freedom from Serpents Canons and Articles of 1571 On Two Passages in Dryden, by H. H. Breen Minor Notes:—Lord Edward Fitzgerald's Mother—Chaucer and Gray—Shakspeare Family—Epitaph on Dr. Humphrey Tindall—Specimens of Composition—Burke's "mighty Boar of the Forest" QUERIES:— Queries on Tennyson Ancient Modes of hanging Bells, by Rev. A. Gatty Minor Queries:—English Sapphics—Equestrian Statues—Plays in Churches—"The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong"—Serius, where situated?—Hollander's Austerity, &c.—Brother Jonathan—Authorship of the "Groves of Blarney"—Carnaby—Death of Death's Painter—Book Plates—Querelle d'Allemand—Bassenet of Eaton—Dumore Castle, or the Petrified Fort—Charles Dodd, the Ecclesiastical Historian—Ussher's Works, by Dr. Elrington—Family of Etty the Artist—St. Hibbald MINOR QUERIES ANSWERED:—Unde derivatur "Gooseberry Fool?"—Biography of Bishop Hurd—Friday, why considered unlucky—The Lord Mayor a Privy Councillor—Alterius Orbis Papa—Mrs. Elstob—Cardinal Bellarmin REPLIES:— Shakspeare's Use of "Captious" and "Intenible." Shakspeare's "Small Latin" Earth thrown upon the Coffin, by Rev. A. Gatty, &c. On the Word "Prenzie" in "Measure for Measure," by John Taylor Zacharie Boyd Replies to Minor Queries:—Death, how symbolised—A Kemble Pipe—Flemish Work on the Order of St. Franciscus—Meaning of Tick—Spelling of Britannia, &c.—Fossil Elk of Ireland—"In Time the Bull," &c.—Baldrock—Epitaph—Prayer of Mary Queen of Scots—Aristophanes on the Modern Stage—The White Rose—Mark for a Dollar—Gillingham—On the Lay of the Last Minstrel, &c.—Lines on Temple—Sewell, Meaning of—Lambert Simnel—Tennyson's "In Memoriam"—The second King of Nineveh who burned his Palace—Legend in Frettenham Church—Natural Daughter of James II.—Clarkson's Richmond—MSS. of Sir Thomas Phillipps—Meaning of Pilcher—Antiquity of Smoking—Principle of Association—Corpse makes a Right of Way—Chloe—Family of Sir J. Banks—Verse Lyon—Heronsewes—Theory of the Earth's Form—Mythology of the Stars—Topical Memory—Eisell—Four Want Way—Meaning of Carfoix—A regular Mull—William Hone—The Rev. Mr. Gay—Lady Mary Cavendish—Hand giving the Blessing—The Oldenburg Horn—Covey—Davy Jones's Locker—Umbrella—Nao, a Ship—Birth of Spenser, &c. MISCELLANEOUS:— Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. Books and Odd Volumes wanted Notices to Correspondents Advertisements |