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 distance, and Bouillaud's proposed substitution of the inverse square of the distance, are things which Newton knew better than his modern readers. I discovered two anagrams on his name, which are quite conclusive: the notion of gravitation was not new; but Newton went on. Some wandering spirit, probably, whose business it was to resent any liberty taken with Newton's name, put into the head of a friend of mine eighty-one anagrams on my own pair, some of which hit harder than any apple.

This friend, whom I must not name, has since made it up to about 800 anagrams on my name, of which I have seen about 650. Two of them I have joined in the title-page: the reader may find the sense. A few of the others are personal remarks.

is a sneer at my pursuits: but,

is more dignified.

is happy as applied to one of whom it may be said:

is addressed to a student who continues talking after the lecture has commenced: oh! the rascal!

applies to one who declined to subscribe for an M.A. degree.

symbolises a person of very fixed habits.