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several vehicles to conduct him upwards ; as fiery chariots, winged horses, and celestial sedans. P. 192.

11. The fundamental difference in point of religion, between the wild Indians and us, lies in this : that we worship God, and they worship the devil. P. 199.

12. The laudable practice of wearing quilted caps. P. 201.

13. Certain fortune-tellers in Northern America

have a way of reading a man's destiny by

peeping into his breech. P. 206.

More particularly I want to know from what books Swift was quoting in mak- ing these allusions. There are also some Latin phrases which have not yet been traced to their origin : " detur dignissimo," "' impedimenta literarum," and the phrases used by Peter in Section II. (though one or two of these occur in Butler's * Hudibras '), ^ibout which I should be glad to know more. A. C. GUTHKELCH.

STOTHAKD'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF ' DON QUIXOTE.' As the anniversary of the death of Cervantes on April 23, 1616, is about to be celebrated in Spain, one would like to know where the sixteen designs by T. Stothard (1755-1834) for The Novelist's Magazine, vol. viiL, containing ' ' Don Quixote. Lon- >don : Printed for Harrison and Co. No. 18 Paternoster Row 1782," are preserved. The title-page of this edition, with " some account of the author's life. By Dr. Smollett. In four volumes," bears the date 1784 ; but under the plates one reads : " Published as the Act directs, by Harrison and C 1782 " ; each with its day of issue. The engravers were : Angus (4, 8, 12), Blake (9, 15), Birrel (10), Orignion (1, 6), Heath (3, 11, 14), Walker (2, 5, 7, 13, 16). In the Bodleian copy Plate VII., to face p. 431, is lacking. Those foy William Blake (1757-1827) are expressly mentioned in the memoir published in the 4 Dictionary of National Biography.' In the memoirs of Stothard the fact of his com- missioning Blake for other work is recorded. Of the subjects engraved by Blake the first concerns " this bason or helmet of Mambrino " (facing p. 256) ; the other is the death of Don Quixote, and faces p. 587. The volume in the British Museum is found under the press-mark " P.P. 5262. a.a. vol. 8," or " 1207. b. 7." EDWARD S. DODGSON.

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DRAKE'S DRUM. What is the Devonshire legend which is said to be the origin of this patriotic phrase, employed by several writers, and introduced, I think, into Sir Henry Newbolt's stirring verses ? Away from home, reference to possible sources of the words is not open to me. W. C. J.

AUTHORS WANTED. What is the origin of the following lines, heard in the north of Ireland many years ago ?

She would rather he should die Than her prediction prove a lie.

F. R.

Who is responsible for the saying " Every mythos contains a logos " ? Can any of your readers give me the reference to the original ?

R. K.

THE COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S COL- LECTION OP HYMNS : CHAPELS. At what dates were the " original " and the " en- larged " editions of these hymns published ? The latter (which was authorized by the "Trustees of her late Ladyship's will") contained 496 pp. and 356 hymns.

Are any of the early chapels of this con- nexion still used for public worship ?

F. K. P

W AHAB FAMILY. In January, 1911, certain people changed their name from Wahab to Wauchope. What is the origin of the Wahab family ? J. M. BULLOCH.

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AMERICAN CURRANT : RIBES SAN-

GUINEUM. Are these one and the same

shrub, and are the berries (of both, or either

if they are not the same) thereof poisonous ?

ALFRED S. E. ACKERMANN.

COLLINS : ASYLUM AT ISLINGTON. In the eighteenth century there was an asylum for lunatics in Islington where Collins, the versifier, was confined. Johnson went to see him, and put on record " that there was nothing of disorder discernible in his mind by any but himself." Is the site of the asylum known ? When was it demolished ? Were any other distinguished men tem- porarily incarcerated within its precincts ? M. L. R. BRESLAR.

FIRST ENGLISH COLONISTS OF MARYLAND : GERARD. Of what family was Richard Gerard, Esq., who on Nov. 22, 1633, was one of a party of about two hundred persons who sailed from Cowes in the Isle of Wight and became the first colonizers of Maryland under Leonard Calvert the Governor ? i LANCASTRIENSIS.

" FUNERAL BISCUITS." In a small book entitled ' A Collection of Psalms and Hymns,' dated 1797, I have found a label pasted inside the cover with the above title. It is nearly square, about 4 in. by 3 in., and has a regular waved leaf decorated border with lettering in the margin on three sides : " O