Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851

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Various. Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851

Notes

THE ROLLIAD

NOTE ON PALAMON AND ARCITE

FOLK LORE

THE SCALIGERS

INEDITED BALLAD ON TRUTH

Minor Notes

Queries

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL QUERIES

SHAKSPEARE'S "ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA."

GREENE'S "GROATSWORTH OF WITTE."

Minor Queries

Replies

THE EPISCOPAL MITRE AND PAPAL TIARA

DRYDEN'S ESSAY UPON SATIRE

FOUNDATION-STONE OF ST. MARK'S AT VENICE

HISTOIRE DES SÉVARAMBES

TOUCHING FOR THE EVIL

Replies to Minor Queries

Miscellaneous

NOTES ON BOOKS, SALES, CATALOGUES, ETC

BOOKS AND ODD VOLUMES WANTED TO PURCHASE

Notices to Correspondents

WITH A PICTORIAL VIEW AND GROUND PLAN OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION BUILDING,

GILBERT'S POPULAR NARRATIVE

GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION,

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Finding that my copy of The Rolliad ("Notes and Queries," Vol. ii., p. 373.) contains fuller information regarding the authors than has yet appeared in your valuable periodical, I forward you a transcript of the MS. notes, most of which are certified by the initial of Dr Lawrence, from whose copy all of them were taken by the individual who gave me the volume.

No. 1. Ellis. The passage in p. 2, from "His first exploit" to "what it loses in sublimity," "inserted by Dr. L. to preserve the parody of Virgil, and break this number with one more poetical passage."—L.

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Why the 3rd of May is particularly mentioned as the time of Palamon's escape, I cannot tell: there is probably some astrological reason. The mixture of astrological notions with mythology is curious: "the pale Saturnus the colde" is once more a dweller on Olympus, and interposes to reconcile Mars and Venus. By his influence Arcite is made to perish after having obtained from Mars the fulfilment of his prayer—

Miller's "Philosophy of Modern History."—In the memoir, chiefly autobiographical, prefixed to the last edition (published by Mr. Bohn, 1848-9) of this most able and interesting work, we find the following words, p. xxxv.:

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