Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851

and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851, by Various

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Title: Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
Author: Various
Editor: George Bell
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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. 70.] SATURDAY, MARCH 1. 1851. [Price Threepence. Stamped Edition 4d.
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CONTENTS.
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A Word to the Literary Men of England, by K. R. H. Mackenzie 161
The Essay on Satire, by Bolton Corney 162
Macklin's Ordinary and School of Criticism, by Dr. E. F. Rimbault 163
"Love's Labour's Lost" 163
Notes on Newspapers, by H. M. Bealby 164
Mr. Gough's Translation of the History of the Bible 165
Minor Notes:--Origin of Harlequins--Monosyllables-- The Breeches, or Geneva Bible--Etymology of Mushroom--Curious Fact in Natural History--Hudibras in 1710--The Great Exhibition 165
QUERIES:--
The Ten Commandments, by Rev. A. Gatty 166
Minor Queries:--Was Hugh Peters ever on the Stage?-- English Synonymes--Christmas Day--A Coggeshall Job--"Saffron Walden, God help me"--T. Gilburt on Clandestine Marriages--Father Hehl, and Cahagnet-- Roman Catholic Bishops in Ireland--Derivation of the Word Fib--Thomas May, the Author of the Supplement to Lucan--Bunting's Irish Melodies--Rudbeck, Campi Elysii--Prince of Wales' Motto--Borrow's Danish Ballads--Head of the Saviour--Lines on English History--The Sword Flamberg--Denarius Philosophorum--"Sees Good in everything"--Oxford Friar's Voyage to the North Pole--Roman Catholic Church--Cor Lingu?, &c. 166
REPLIES:--
Cardinal's Monument 169
Booty's Case 170
The Conquest, by C. H. Cooper 170
Descent of Henry IV., by J. B. Colman 171
Replies to Minor Queries:--Chauncy--Entwysel-- "Pretended" Reprint of Ancient Poetry--Lights on the Altar--Cognation of the Jews and Laced?monians-- Queen Mary's Lament--Tandem D. O. M. 171
MISCELLANEOUS:--
Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 173
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 174
Notices to Correspondents 174
Advertisements 174
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Notes.
A WORD TO THE LITERARY MEN OF ENGLAND.
"Twenty scholars in seven years might retrieve the worst losses we experience from the bigotry of popes and califs. I do not intend to assert that every Herculanean manuscript might, within that period, be unfolded; but the three first legible sentences might be; which is quite sufficient to inform the intelligent reader whether a farther attempt on the scroll would repay his trouble. There are fewer than thirty Greek authors worth inquiring for; they exist, beyond doubt, and beyond doubt they may, by attention, patience, and skill, be brought to light. * * With a smaller sum than is annually expended on the appointment of some silly and impertinent young envoy, we might restore all, or nearly all those writers of immortal name, whose disappearance has been the regret of genius for four entire centuries. In my opinion, a few thousand pounds, laid out on such an undertaking, would be laid out as creditably as on a Persian carpet or a Turkish tent."--Landor's Imaginary Conversations--Southey and Porson--Works, vol. i. p. 20.
I call upon the literary men of England, upon the English government, and upon the public, to set the example in a glorious expedition, which, even in this age of wonders, is one of no little importance and magnitude. I conjure them to bear in mind the words I have placed at the head of this article,--the opinion of one of our best and most delightful authors. This opinion Mr. Landor, veiled under the eidolon of Porson, I feel assured, does not hold alone; I believe it to be engraven on the "red-leaved tablets" of the hearts of many more learned and more distinguished scholars than myself, who am but as the trumpet which is to rouse the friends of classical literature to action; as the bell which awakens the reaper to his abundant harvest: but I will sustain, that on none of them is it cut more deeply or more inextinguishably than on mine.
I propose that the friends of Classical, Scandinavian, and Oriental literature form themselves into an Association for the Rescue of the many ancient MSS. in the Greek, Latin, Anglo-Saxon, Norwegian, Zend, Sanscrit, Hebrew, Abyssinian, Ethiopian, Hindostanee, Persian, Syriac, Arabic, Armenian, Coptic, Turkish, and Chinese languages:--that application be made to government for the pecuniary furtherance of this enterprise;--and that the active co-operation of all foreign literary men be secured.[1]
Thus a careful and untiring search may be entered upon in all the regions of the earth