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Etre puissant et bon, comble tous mes souhaits,

Et, maître de choisir, j'aurais choisi le même : CONTENTS.-No. 105.

Je te rends, ô mon Dieu, grâce pour tes bienfaits. NOTES :-Gabriel Peignot, 521—Tête-à-Tête Portraits, 522

Des livres à mon goût, dans mon coin si modeste, -Burton's Anatomy,'523-Epitaphiana-Dr. Edmond Halley, 526-St. Thomas's Day Custom-“Going a

Remplissent mes rayons ; un humble coffre-fort gondiog" Windsor Uniform - P. W. Trepolpen- Suffit à mes besoins, les pauvres ont le reste ; Oxford Circus~" Herero": its Pronunciation-Ameri- Mais ma bibliothèque est mon plus cher trésor.

can Civil War, 527. QUERIES :-“From pillar to post"-Descendants of the Sain de corps et d'esprit, j'ai des amis sincères ;

Plantagenets, 528-Authors of Quotations Wanted- L'étude me distrait sans jamais me lasser ; “Humanitas"-Roll of Carlaverock-Messiah Name

Coniptant du jour natal beaucoup d'anniversaires, of the Lord-De Quincey and Swedenborg-Soubise,

Je vois, sans nul regret, mon terme s'avancer. Black Page, 629 — The Complete Drill Serjeant'-Macdonell-The Groatie Buckie-The Lincoln Imp-Heralds'

Convive passager au banquet de la vie, Visitations, Nortbamptonsbire - Mrs. Koigma by C. J. Fox--Death-birds in Scotland and Je sais qu'il faut bientôt au monde dire adieu ; Ireland-Jobn Dyer, Poet, 530.

A renaître en ton sein ta bonté me convie, REPLIES :-Catalogues of MSS.-Punch, the Bererage, 531 Et mon cæur en nourrit l'espérance, ô mon Dieu !

- Nelson's Signal, 533 – Trafalgar Robert Emmer, and Major Sirr's Papers, 531–Toby's To these sentiments of the old savant I Dog-The Author of Whitefriars,' 533 - Siaines Bridge have tried to give an English dress in the

James Butler, Duke of Ormond-Pig: Swine : Hoge following lines : *The Morning Star' – Dorset Place-name: Ryme latrinseca – Tailor in Dresden China, 538 — Baines The sort allotted by Thy will, Family-Eliot Yorke-Dog Training-Dogs in War

Great God, my wishes all fulfil.
Chevy Cha:e'-Melchior Guy Dickens, 537-Charles

I should have picked it out by choice;
Lamb, 538.
NOTES ON BOOKS:- London Vanished and Vanishing'

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-Lang on The Clyde Mystery' - Index to Horace

My modest little nook of home, Walpole's Letters Platt's Child Music' • How to Where 'nid my darling books I roam, Collect Books'-Cow per and Browning - Vivian Grey' Some coin; the poor may have the rest, - Skeat's ‘Primer of Classical and English Philology * My books the treasure I love best. •Who's Who' - Literary Year - Book Whitaker's • Almanack' and · Peerage.

Sound mind and body; friends I admire,

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What birthdays since I first drew breath ! Notices to Correspondents.

Regretless now, I wait for death.

A passing guest in Life's great ball,
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APPARENTLY the best collection of the Predicatoriana,' at the end of which there

Amongst my own books is a copy of the writings of Gabriel Peignot is that in the are two tracts which look as if they might Wigan Public Library. It is noteworthy also be from the pen of Peignot, but they are that the Lancashire mining town should not mentioned by Mr. Folkard. I therefore have been more successful than the British

name them, as some reader of 'N. & Qi' Museum, and apparently also more successful than the Bibliothèque Nationale at Paris, in The first is :

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* Panegyrique de Sainte Madeleine prononcé à mainly from the excellent Wigan catalogue, de cette ville, par M. Belon, prêtre, Docteur en a bibliographical note about Gabriel Peignot, Théologie [No place or date), 8vo, pp. 38.” who wrote on a wide variety of topics, such The first pages are occupied by a notice of as eccentric wills, the origin of the week, the M. Belon, whose sermon in praise of the luxury of Cleopatra in her festivities with Magdalen, it is said, caused the ecclesiastical Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, July as a authorities to prohibit his pulpit oratory for fatal month, the history of parchment, the

some years. He died shortly before the laws of Howel the good, and many other Revolution, according to this notice. subjects remote from the busy life of every

WILLIAM E. A. Axon. day. Mr. Folkard prints some verses written by siderable collection of Peignot's works, many of

[We owned ourselves not very long ago a con. Peignot in his old age:

......

TETE-A-TETE PORTRAITS IN

Vol. XX. (1788). •THE TOWN AND COUNTRY MAGAZINE.' 249. P. 25, His Caledonian Grace and the Candid

Wife.-Duke of Hamilton and Lady (See ante, pp. 241, 342, 462.)

Eglinton. I now give the last section of my identifi- 250. P. 55, The Military Bishop, and the Convenient

Wife.-Duke of York and cations of these portraits :

251. P. 103, The Martinot and the Divorced Matron. Vol. XVIII. (1786).

.. and Lady Wallace. 223. P. 9, Dorcas and Dorinda.- Robert Merry and 252. P. 152, Lord Promise and Mrs. A...rch...r.Elizabeth Brunton.

and Mrs. Archer. 224. P. 65, The Unfortunate Adventurer and the 253. P. 200, The Dastardly Mariner and the Ex. celebrated Mrs. M.......... and Mrs.

ported Wanton.- and Moseley.

254. P. 248, A Son of the Muses and a Daughter of 225. P. 121, The Diplomatic Cicisbeo and the

Pleasure. -Arthur Murphy and engaging Madame Le J...ne....... 255. P. 295, The Unsuccessful Lover and the St. and

Giles's Beauty.-- ...... and 226. P. 171, The Whimsical Lover and the frail | 256. P. 343, The Constitutional President and the Alicia.-Sir Sampson Gideon and

Juvenile Brunette.- ......and...... 227. P. 233, The City Gull and the White brow.-257. P. 397, The Dapper Peer and the Obscure and Mrs. Corbyn.

Beauty.—......and...... 228. P. 289, Lord Crop and the Meretricious Fair. 258. P. 440, Old Nauticus and the Fair American.Lord George Gordon and Miss E....

and 229. P. 345, The Persevering Lover and the false 259. P. 487, The Insect and the Reptile. wife.- Hon. John Townshend and

and Mrs. Fawkener.

260. P. 535, Tancred and Sigismunda. Joseph 230. P. 401, The Hibernian Factor and the American

George Holman and Miss Hughes. Matron. Quentin Dick and Mrs. 261. P. 589, Parson Pasquin and Mrs. D...... - Rev. Anne Wood.

Sir Henry Bate Dudley and Mrs. 231. P. 457, The Hibernian Seducer and the Maid

Dodswell. of Sensibility.-Charles Coote, First

Vol. XXI. (1789). Earl of Bellamont, and 232. P. 513. The Ungrateful Baronet and the beetle. 262. P. 9, The Jerusalem Pilgrim and the Fille de browed Nurse. -Sir Thomas Acland

Chambre.-Thomas Whalley and and

263. P. 51, The Literary Traveller and the German 233. P. 569, Anticipator and the Barndoor Fowl.

Correspondent. - Lady Craven and Richard Tickell and

the Margrave of Anspach. 234. P. 625, The Irish Manager and Mrs. Tomboy.- 264. P. 99, Mr, Muss...) and Mrs. T...8...r.-Lieut. Richard Daly and Mrs. Jordan.

Mussel and...... 235. P. 681, The Methodistical Seducer and the 265. P. 147, Lord Limp and Miss T.. sd...ay. juvenile Proselyte.-... and

and......

266. P. 195, The Treacherous Host and Miss R...... Vol. XIX. (1787).

-Richard Wilson and...... 236. P. 33, The Seduced Fille de Chambre and the 267. P. 243, The Duellist and the Little Gipsey.-cruel husband.-Dorothy Stevenson

Col. Charles Lennox and...... and Andrew Robinson Bowles (?). 268. P. 292, Mr. St. G...e and Mrs. A...b...N.-Mr. 237. P.51, The Pensioned Magistrate and the subtle

St. George and Mrs. Arabin.
Prude....... and

269. P. 340, The Gallant Distiller and Mrs. W...d.238. P. 105, The Seduced Soldier and the subtle

Mr. Cooke of Stratford and Mrs. Countess. - Lieut. Charles Bourne

Walford. and Countess of Crequy Canaple. 270. P. 388, The Old Seducer and the Young 239. P. 147, The Petulant Barrister and the Sedate

Milliner.......and......
Mistress.-...... and

271. P. 436, Becky and the Little Major.—Mrs." 240. P. 201, The Fortunate Fortune Hunter and the

Wells and Major John Scott. diminutive Hunchback.

and 272. P. 483, Mercator and Lucinda.- ......and......

273. P. 531, The Treacherous Guest and the Un. 241. P. 249, The Gallant Sea Captain and the Irish

grateful Wife. - Francis William Adventuress. and

Sykes and Mrs. Parslow. 242. P. 297, The Fugitive Israelite and the dege. 274. P. 579, Parson Prigg and Miss Termagant.nerate Countess. - John King and

Rev. Charles Este and...... Lady Lanesborough. 243. P. 345, The Military Adventurer and the Ger.

Vol. XXII. (1790). man Countess. and

275. P. 9, The Royal Sailor and Polly Finch. Duke 244. P. 393, The Prudent Black Leg and the Parisian

of Clarence and Polly Tinch. Courtezan.-Capt. Crofts and ...... 276. P. 51, The Royal Soldier and the Beautiful 245. P. 411, The German Providore and the Cast

Genovese. Duke of Orleans and Fille.-Weltzie (?) and .

Madame de Buffon, 246. P. 484, Lord Toper and Clorinda. and 277. P. 99, The Theatrical Peer of Berks and Mrs. Martyr.

Antonietta.- Earl of Barrymore and 247. P. 537, The Disappointed Secretary and the Mortified Spinster.— ..

and

278. P. 147, The Premier Cit and the Nonpareil 248. P. 585, The Reverend Oxonian and the Repu.

S