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xii intruction, and repectable intances of the accommodation of uperior talents to the feeble intellects of infantine felicity.'

Mr Giles Jones was the grandfather of the late Mr Winter Jones, formerly the Principal Librarian of the Britih Mueum, and the book is attributed to the firt-named gentleman in the catalogue of the Britih Mueum. It is claimed alo that the book offers internal evidence in upport of Mr Giles Jones' authorhip, inamuch as Goody Two Shoes becomes Lady Jones, and one of the prominent families in the book is alo named Jones.

Beyond this, however, there appears to be no evidence as to Mr Giles Jones being the writer, and I think omething may be aid as to the claim on behalf of the poet Goldmith, although I am by no means anxious that the honour of