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perpetual self-examination to discover the origin and meaning of ambition in literary creation, a desire to reach a criterion, eternal and unchangeable, of an eternal and un- changeable beauty a strange mixture in- deed of poetry, ethics, philosophy, aesthetic

and pedantry which makes the perusal of his essay a pure joy. I shall give a transla- tion of the more memorable passages and define later their significance in the history of criticism during the Settecento.

HUGH QUIGLEY.

(To be continued.)

DOROTHY OSBORNE'S LETTERS.

(See ante, p. 243.)

Letter.

39 p. 151,1. 6 of letter p. 152, 1. 4 1.14 1.16

I. 17

II. 24, 25 1.6*

p. 153,1. 1

39 p. 153, 1.6* p. 154,1.6*

40 p. 156, 1. 4 of letter

1.9*

Everyman's Library Text.

"inconveniences "

" those "

" believe."

" of her "

" alteration it"

" a great deal "

" reads " " furthest "

" I ever "

" any that "

" does indeed "

Original MS. (modernised).

.is"

I may

41

p. 158, 1. 8 p. 158,1.10 p. 159, 1. 3 p. 161,1.3 p. 162, 1.7* p. 163,1. 8

p. 163, 11. 11, 12 42 p. 163, 1. 4 of letter

" Polexander " " besides that,"

" Two of " "Pray be it."

" you are."

which, simple as you see, it was sent me in."

p. 164, 1.5* p. 166, 1.2* 43 p. 169, 1. 6

p. 170,11. 13, 14

1.23

1.27 p. 172, 1. 4 from end of letter

46 p. 179, 1. 16

47 p. 185, last line of letter 49 p. 187, 1. 3 of letter

52 p. 191,1. 2 ) p. 192, 1.2*)

54 p. 195, 1.12* p. 196,1.11*]

55 p. 199, L 1 I p. 199,1. 16 p. 200, 1. 1

1.4

56 p. 202, 1. 6*

1. 5* p. 203 1. 8 ?3} p. 204, 1.10*

57 p. 206 (at beginning

of letter) p. 207, 1. 14* p. 208, bottom p. 209, 1. 11 1.23 p. 210, 1.3

in conveniences

" these "

" have "

" with her '

" alteration ..

" much "

" read "

" farthest "

" I have ever "

" any,"

" indeed does " The parenthesis includes only

tell in me "

" Polexandre " " besides that "

" Two " " Pray left] it " (paper torn).

" you were " " which, simple as you see it, was

sent in "

Though D. O. has no stop after "sleep," should we not read "sleep. Approved." [" Probatum est ? "]

The parenthesis includes only c * it seems " " say " " for "

neither, I think ; " " to ; besides "

" disgest " " publish it "

" letters "

" any things "

" so much as "

" violences "

" in conveniences " " and "

" tweeses "

pardon with tears,"

" were "

[unless " I find " has been pasted over ] " whelp. If "

"say." " or "

" neither. I think " "to. Besides "

" digest " " publish " " letter " " anything "

" as " " violence "

" inconveniences "

" and so " 41 tweezers "

'pardon, with tears

" was " " stiU I find "

'still

whelp, if " with."

with,

" that is " ' when it "

the other " ' farther "

" have "


 * From bottom.

The parenthesis extends to " enough "" " a young " (wanting).

" is "

" where it " " that t'other " " further " " had "