Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853

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and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853, by Various

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Title: Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.
Author: Various
Release Date: January 9, 2007 [EBook #20322]
Language: English
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NOTES AND QUERIES:
A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.
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"When found, make a note of."--CAPTAIN CUTTLE.
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No. 188.] Saturday, June 4, 1853. [Price Fourpence. Stamped Edition 5d.
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CONTENTS.
NOTES:-- Page Corrections adopted by Pope from the Dunces, by James Crossley 541
Notes on several misunderstood Words, by the Rev. W. R. Arrowsmith 542
Devonianisms 544
The Poems of Rowley, by Henry H. Breen 544
FOLK LORE:--Legend of Llangefelach Tower--Wedding Divination 545
Shakspeare Correspondence:--Shakspearian Drawings --Thomas Shakspeare--Passage in Macbeth, Act I. Sc. 5.--"Discourse of Reason" 545
MINOR NOTES:--The MSS. of Gervase Hollis--Anagrams --Family Caul--Numerous Progeny 546
QUERIES:--
Smith, Young, and Scrymgeour MSS. 547
Mormon Publications, by W. Sparrow Simpson 548
MINOR QUERIES:--Dimidiation--Early Christian Mothers--The Lion at Northumberland House--The Cross in Mexico and Alexandria--Passage in St. James --"The Temple of Truth"--Santa Claus--Donnybrook Fair--Saffron, when brought into England-- Isping Geil--Humbug--Franklyn Household Book-- James Thomson's Will--"Country Parson's Advice to his Parishioners"--Shakspeare: Blackstone 548
MINOR QUERIES WITH ANSWERS:--Turkey Cocks-- Bishop St. John--Ferdinand Mendez Pinto--Satin-- Carrier Pigeons 550
REPLIES:--
"Pylades and Corinna:" Psalmanazar and Defoe, by James Crossley 551
Robert Wauchope, Archbishop of Armagh 552
Seal of William d'Albini, by E. G. Ballard, &c. 552
"Will" and "Shall," by William Bates, &c. 553
Inscriptions in Books, by Honoré de Mareville, &c. 554
Bacon's "Advancement of Learning," by Thomas Markby 554
PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE:--Test for a good Lens--Photography and the Microscope--Cement for Glass Baths--Mr. Lyte's Mode of Printing 555
REPLIES TO MINOR QUERIES:--Eulenspiegel or Ulenspiegel --Lawyers' Bags--"Nine Tailors make a man" --"Time and I"--Carr Pedigree--Campvere, Privileges of--Haulf-naked--Old Picture of the Spanish Armada--Parochial Libraries--How to stain Deal-- Roger Outlawe--Tennyson--Old Fogie--Errata corrigenda --Anecdote of Dutens--Gloves at Fairs-- Arms: Battle-axe--Enough--Feelings of Age--Optical Query--Cross and Pile, &c. 557
MISCELLANEOUS:--
Notes on Books, &c. 561
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 562
Notices to Correspondents 562
Advertisements 562
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Notes.
CORRECTIONS ADOPTED BY POPE FROM THE DUNCES.
In Pope's "Letter to the Honourable James Craggs," dated June 15, 1711, after making some observations on Dennis's remarks on the Essay on Criticism, he says--
"Yet, to give this man his due, he has objected to one or two lines with reason; and I will alter them in case of another edition: I will make my enemy do me a kindness where he meant an injury, and so serve instead of a friend."
An interesting paper might be drawn up from the instances, for they are rather numerous, in which Pope followed out this very sensible rule. I do not remember seeing the following one noted. One of the heroes of the Dunciad, Thomas Cooke, the translator of Hesiod, was the editor of a periodical published in monthly numbers, in 8vo., of which nine only appeared, under the title of The Comedian, or Philosophical Inquirer, the first number being for April, and the last for December, 1732. It contains some curious matter, and amongst other papers is, in No. 2., "A Letter in Prose to Mr. Alexander Pope, occasioned by his Epistle in Verse to the Earl of Burlington." It is very abusive, and was most probably written either by Cooke or Theobald. After quoting the following lines as they then stood:
"He buys for Topham drawings and designs, For Fountain statues, and for Curio coins, Rare monkish manuscripts for Hearne alone, And books for Mead, and rarities for Sloane,"
the letter-writer thus unceremoniously addresses himself to the author:
"Rarities! how could'st thou be so silly as not to be particular in the rarities of Sloane, as in those of the other five persons? What knowledge, what meaning is conveyed in the word rarities? Are not some drawings, some statues, some coins, all monkish manuscripts, and some books, rarities? Could'st thou not find a trisyllable to express some parts of nature for a collection of which that learned and worthy physician is eminent? Fy, fy! correct and write--
'Rare monkish manuscripts for Hearne alone, And books for Mead, and butterflies for Sloane.'
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"Sir Hans Sloane is known to have the finest collection of butterflies in England, and perhaps in the world; and if rare monkish