search, have not hitherto enabled me to find them:

"Call you the city gay, its revels joyous?
They may be so to you, for you are young,
Belike and happy. She was young in years,
But often in mid-spring will blighting winds
Do autumn's work; and there is grief at heart
Can do the work of years, can pale the cheek,
And cloud the brow, and sober down the spirit.
This gewgaw scene hath fewer charms for her
Than for the crone, that numbering sixty winters,
Pronounceth it all folly.- Marvel not
'Tis left thus willingly."

Athenæum Club, Nov. 17. 1849.

C. A. H.

Dalton Doubting's Downfall. About thirty years ago the following appeared in Lackington and Co.'s book catalogue: "Dalton (Edward) Doubting's Downfall, 1s. 6d." Application was made when other books were ordered, three several times; in each case the answer was "sold." Since that date inquiries have been instituted from time to time, in the usual quarters, but always unsuccessfully. No clue can be given as to the size or date, but from the quaintness of the title it is presumed to be about the period of the Commonwealth.

Should of your readers any this work, procure the liberal price of 20s. if a book, or 10s. if a pamphlet, will be paid for it through your medium, by E.

3. Emilia. London: printed for the author, 1672. 4. Sir Gyles Goose-Cappe Knight, a comedy lately acted with great applause at the private House in Salisbury Court. London: printed for Hugh Perry, and are to be sold by Roger Ball, at the Golden Anchor in the Strand, neere Temple Barre, 1636.

I have given the title-pages in full, omitting a Latin motto which adorns the title-page of the M. A. of Exeter College. Q. D.

Periwinkle -a Mocking Emblem. Can any of your readers, learned in the language of flowers, inform me why, when Sir W. Fraser (the last of Wallace's adherents) was led in triumph through the streets of London, with his legs tied under his horse's belly-" a garland of Periwinkle was in mockery placed upon his head." See Tytler's History of Scotland, cap. 3. MELANION.

NOTES ON BOOKS-CATALOGUES, SALES, ETC. J. J. S. informs us, with reference to a Note in No. 2. (p. 21.), "that an account of Anglesey Abbey, in Cambridgeshire, is ready, and will be published ere long."

Our attention has been directed to the Prospectus of a series of "Cottage Prints from Sacred Subjects, intended chiefly for distribution among the poor," which will be so produced as to form a set of illustrations of the Bible; "although it is chiefly contemplated that the Prints, protected by a small frame, should find their way into the homes of the poor, and decorate their walls." The Editors, the Rev. H. J. Rose and Rev. J. W. Burgon, well observe: "We shall in vain preach reverence to the ear on Sundays, if the eyes may be familiarised with what is irreverent for the six days following. On the other hand, we shall surely be supplying ourselves with a powerful aid, if we may direct the eye to forms of purity and beauty; and accustom our village children (who are now our hope,) from infancy, to look daily on what is holy, and pure, and good."-Subscribers of one guinea in advance are promised, in the course of the year, at least fifty such engravings as the four which accompany the Prospectus.

Messrs Puttick and Simpson commenced on Thursday a nine days' Sale of the "Curious, rare, and valuable Library of a well-known Collector, deceased:" also another Collection, including

Theology; Spanish, English, and other Chronicles;

Specimens of the Early Typography of English and Foreign Printers; a very complete Series of the Productions of the Family of Aldus; rare editions of the Classics; numerous interesting and important Spanish Books; a very extensive Collection of Works relating

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The matter is so generally understood with regard to the management of periodical works, that it is hardly necessary for the Editor to say that HE CANNOT UNDERTAKE TO RETURN MANUSCRIPTS; but on one point he wishes to offer a few words of explanation to his correspondents in general, and particularly to those who do not enable him to communicate with them except in print. They will see, on a very little reflection, that it is plainly his interest to take all

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Answers to Queries respecting Rev. T. Leman, Katherine Pegg, &c. in our next.

Will MUSARUM STUDIOSUS enable us to communicate with him directly.

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We have received many complaints of a difficulty in procuring our paper. Every Bookseller and Newsvender will supply it, if ordered, and gentlemen residing in the country may be supplied regularly with the Stamped Edition by giving their orders direct to the publisher, Mr. GEORGE BELL, 186. Fleet Street, accompanied by a Post Office order for a quarter (4s. 4d.). All communications should be addressed To the Editor of "NOTES AND QUERIES," 186. Fleet Street.

A neat Case for holding a Year's Numbers (52) of NOTES AND QUERIES is preparing, in consequence of the suggestion of several Subscribers, and will very soon be ready.

Eight Days' Sale of highly interesting British Historical Portraits, forming the second portion of the very important and valuable Stock of Prints, the property of Messrs. W. and G. Smith, the long-established, well-known, and eminent print-sellers, of Lisle-street, having retired from business.

MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY and illustrative of the fine arts, will SELL by AUCTION, Co., auctioneers of literary property and works December 3. and seven following days (Sunday exat their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, on Monday, cepted), at 1 precisely each day, the second portion of the important and valuable STOCK of PRINTS, the property of Messrs. W. and G. Smith; comprising one of the most numerous and interesting collections of British historical portraits ever offered for sale, and containing a vast number of extremely rare prints by the most eminent English engravers, generally in the finest condition, and a large number of fine proofs and prints after the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds. May be viewed four days prior to the sale, and catalogues had.

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Recently published in 8 vols. 8vo., price 41. 16s. cloth. NEW EDITION of SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS (comprising the Plays and Poems), the Text formed from an entirely new Collation of the Old Editions; with the Various Readings, Notes, a Life of the Poet, and a History of the Early English Stage. By J. PAYNE COLLIER, Esq., F. S. A., Author of "The History of English Dramatic Poetry and the Stage," &c. &c. The Type of this edition has been expressly cast for it, and is the largest used for Shakespeare's Works for these Twenty Years.

"The most perfect text with the fewest possible notes. Whoever wants to know what Shakespeare wrote must refer to Collier's edition."- Monthly Magazine.

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MILLER'S CATALOGUE of BOOKS,

ready this day, will be found to contain an extremely valuable, interesting, and highly curious collection, comprising works on Freemasonry, History, Biography, Poetry, and the Drama, Books of Wit and Humour, with choice Pictorial Publications and Modern Table Books, many in first-rate bindings suitable for the drawing-room; also a few Bibles and a small portion of Divinity and Controversial Works, with Collections of Tracts, Trials, and Illustrated Scraps for fireside amusement, and a few pieces of Irish History, Antiquities, and Biography; with varieties in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. To be had GRATIS, and can be sent FOSTAGE FREE to any bookbuyer on receipt of an address.

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