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 168 NOTES AND QUERIES. [io" s. iv. AUG. 26,1905. word in Liddell and Scott, Pape, Sophocles, or Contopoulos. E. T. BUECH. LABYRINTH AT POMPEII.—Has the labyrinth shown in the tessellated pavement in the House of the Labyrinth at Pompeii ever been photographed or engraved ? and, if so, where can a copy of it be obtained t No one seeinec to know either on the spot or in Naples. As a rule the thing one wants is the very sub- ject that the camera has never cared to see. ST. SWITHIN. CARDINAL MEZZOFANTI.—I should like to know who was the author of a pamphlet on Cardinal Mezzofanti, of which the title-page reads:— " II Cardinale Mezzofanti: sua vita, sua cono- scenza dalle lingue, e la sua biblioteca. Estratto dall' UniverttM Catholique. Bologna, 1857, Tipi delle Scienze, Piazza IS. Martino, Palazzo Foldi." 8vo. pp. 24. I do not find any reference to it in Dr. Russell's life of the great linguist. WILLIAM E. A. AXON. Manchester. GYTHA, MOTHER OF HAROLD II. — I shall be grateful to any one who can direct me to sources of information regarding Gytha, wife of Godwin, and mother of Harold II. There is no biographical notice of her in the ' D.N.B.' I am specially anxious to ascertain the date of her death. HELQA. STANIHURST : WALSIE.—Can any one tejl me the name of the wife of Richard Stani- hurst, Mayor of Dublin in 1489 ? Their son Nicholas (father of James Stanihurst, the Speaker) married Catherine Walsie. Who were these Walsies? and what were their arms? KATHLEEN WARD. Castle Ward, Downpatrick. OSCAR WILDE'S 'DE PROFUNDIS.'—I under- stand that a German translation of this work appeared in Berlin prior to the edition recently published by Methuen & Co. in London, although both the title-page and Sreface of the latter suggest that it is the rst and complete edition from the MS. Is it a fact that the translation did appear first. and that it contained many passages omitted from the English edition ? Why were these Eassages omitted without an explanation t 9 the German translation easy to procure ' Does a trustworthy bibliography exist of Wilde's works? C. B. ST. PAI7LINU3 AND THE SwALE. — With respect to the great number of baptisms in the river Swale credited to Paulinus, the honour appears to be claimed by some writers for the Swale in Yorkshire, by other writers for the Kentish Swale. Is there any trustworthy authority for the number, the year and time of year, or the exact place 1 JOHN GATES. "OF" AFTER "INSIDE," " OUTSIDE," &C.— Ante, p. 101, occurs the sentence, " They stood outside o/the western gate." Is not the "of" in italic type superfluous here — also after such words as approve, inside, <kc. ? I should be glad of any information dealing with this question of the use or omission of " of" in such cases. F. HOWARD COLLINS. AUTHORS OF QUOTATIONS WANTED.— To maintain The day against the moment: and the year Against the day. I have seen this ascribed to Tennyson, but cannot find it. In any case I require the exact reference, as well as the name of the author. R. E. FRANCILLON. The following is arranged, I rather think, as a glee or part-song. Who is the author of the words 1 Could a man be secure That his life would endure, As of old, for a thousand long years, Like the patriarchs of old, What deeds might he do ! JOHN PICKFORD, M.A.. What is the correct version, and wh« is the author, of the following ?— There is so much good in the worst of us. And so much bad in the best of us, That it hardly behoves any of us To talk about the rest of us. E. M. DEY St. Louis, Mo. Like as the waves make for the pebbled shore So do our minutes hasten to their end. E. H. A. KING JOHN POISONED BY A TOAD. —Theit is a story that through the agency of a monl King John was poisoned by the blood of i boad. What is the earliest authority for thi Fable ? I have seen what seems to be a six teenth-century engraving of the monk pre paring the potion. It was a cutting from .- printed book. In what volume does it occur K. P. D. E. THE ALMSMEN, WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—1 been seeking for a considerable period 'or information concerning this small body of men, the origin being, I believe, of a •espectable antiquity. So far my search has >een without success. May I ask for the help of readers of ' N. & Q.' in the matter ? (Miss) JENNIE LAVENDER. -', Surbiton Park Terrace, Kingstou-on-Thanies.