CONTENTS.
Reading edition
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Lord Halifax and Mrs. Catherine Barton, by Professor De Morgan 429
Dr. Parr on Milton 433
Parts of MSS., by John Macray 434
William Blake 435
Folk Lore:—Legends of the County Clare—The Seven Whisperers 436
Italian-English, German-English, and the Refugee Style, by Philarète Chasles 436
Shakspeare Correspondence, by Thos. Keightley, &c. 437
Minor Notes:—Decomposed Cloth—First and Last—Cucumber Time—MS. Sermons of the Eighteenth Century—Boswell's "Johnson"—Stage Coaches—Antecedents—The Letter X—A Crow-bar 438
Queries:—
Minor Queries:—Bishop Grehan—Doxology—Arrow-mark—Gabriel Poyntz—Queen Elizabeth's and Queen Anne's Motto, "Semper eadem"—Bees—Nelly O'Brien and Kitty Fisher—"Homo unius libri"—"Now the fierce bear," &c.—Prejudice against Holy Confirmation—Epigram on MacAdam—Jane Scrimshaw—The Word "Quadrille"—The Hungarians in Paules—Ferns Wanted—Craton the Philosopher—The Solar Annual Eclipse in the Year 1263—D'Israeli: how spelt?—Richard Oswald—Cromwell's Descendants—Letter of Archbishop Curwen to Archbishop Parker 440
Minor Queries with Answers:—Margaret Patten—Etymology of "Coin"—Inscription at Aylesbury—"Guardian Angels, now protect me," &c.—K. C. B.'s—Danish and Swedish Ballads—Etymology of "Conger"—"Si vis me flere, dolendum est primum tibi" 442
Replies:—
Medal and Relic of Mary Queen of Scots, by John Evans, &c. 444
Early Use of Tin.—Derivation of the Name of Britain 445
Pictorial Editions of the Book of Common Prayer 446
Yew-Trees in Churchyards, by Fras. Crossley, &c. 447
Osborn Family 448
Inscriptions on Bells, by W. Sparrow Simpson and J. L. Sisson 448
Ladies' Arms borne in a Lozenge 448
The Myrtle Bee, by C. Brown 450
Captain John Davis, by Bolton Corney 450
Photographic Correspondence:—Clouds in Photographs—"The Stereoscope considered in relation to the Philosophy of Binocular Vision"—Muller's Processes—Positives on Glass 451
Replies to Minor Queries:—Peculiar Ornament in Crosthwaite Church—Nursery Rhymes—Milton's Widow—Watch-paper Inscriptions—Poetical Tavern Signs—Parish Clerks' Company—"Elijah's Mantle"—Histories of Literature—Birthplace of General Monk—Books chained to Desks in Churches, &c. 452
Miscellaneous:—
Notes on Books, &c. 455
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 456
Notices to Correspondents 456
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