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 9">S. IV. Nov. 4,'99.] 369 NOTES AND QUERIES. century ago), and revised and enlarged by Goldsmith. But the lines have since been found in Kay's 'History of the Rebellion,' published in 1749, thirteen years before the first edition of 'The Art of Poetry' was issued." On the 2nd of February, 1878, the front pageappears in mourning—"theaccomplished gentleman and warm - hearted scholar" Dr. Doran was dead. The short' In Memoi'iam ' written by Mr. Thorns records that he died, after a short illness, on Friday, the 25th of January, in his seventy-first year :— " Receiving his early education in France and Germany, and gifted with a memory which never failed him, Dr. Doran was eminently fitted to dis- charge the res] lonsible duties of an editor—duties calling for a combination of firmness in maintaining the character of the journal under his charge with a delicate regard for the susceptibilities of con- tributors. Dr. Doran was, I believe, under twenty when his 'prentice hand directed the Literary Chronicle; and, for the last quarter of a century, hardly a publishing season has returned without producing some valued work from his pen. During the whole of this time he was a constant contributor to various literary journals; and yet such was his industry, that all this labour did not compel him to withdraw from that society where he was always so heartily welcomed, and where his loss will be so deeply deplored." The same number contains the following tribute from a correspondent:— "I am sure there is not a contributor to ' N. & Q.' who will not mourn for our late Editor as for a father—a father both kindly and wise ; as kindly when he wisely suppressed as when he cour- teously aecepted the communications sent him. A week has not elapsed since 1 wrote to thank him for the kindly reception with which I, a stranger both to him and to lame, had met from him." The. Athetueum, in its biographical notice, stated of him :— "Perhaps no critic ever did his full duty to the public with so much tenderness towards writers. ' You are not mistaken, my dear fellow, as to your facts,' he once remarked in his kindliest way to a young writer, ' but don't hurt people needlessly with that strong pen of yours. When you come to be as old as I am, you will be sorry to remember that you have been guilty of needless cruelty to any one.' The French Notes and Queries, L'lnter- medinire des Ghercheurs et Curteujc, in its issue of the 25th of February, made graceful reference to Dr. Doran, a note of which is made by H. J. N. in the number of the 9th of March. Mr. H. F. Turle succeeded Dr. Doran as editor. He brought with him a thorough knowledge of the work in all its details, having been assistant to Mr. Thorns since the resignation of Mr. Yeowell, and afterwards to Dr. Doran, who so much valued his services that, in reply to a letter he received from Mr. Thorns congratulating him on the progress Notes and Queries was making, he wrote :— " If what we are doing deserves praise from you and your late aide-de-camp we may well be satis- fied. I say we, for Mr. Turle merits half at least of your good opinions, so indefatigable and cheer- fully willing is he in the work." He had a great love for Notes and Queries, and in every way proved himself to be a most painstaking editor. Mr. Thorns again appears before the readers of Notes and Queries in the preface to the index to the Fifth Series, as well as in the first number of the Sixth, in which, with an old man's privilege, he makes sorrowful reference to those contributors who had passed away since he had called the journal into existence some thirty years before :— " Many of these were dear personal friends, ' not of the roll of common men.' Peace to their honoured memories ! " Happily for the cause of good earnest inquiry after literary and historical truth, their places havo been supplied by worthy successors, as a glance at the contents of this the opening number of our Sixth Series will abundantly testify. It is a number to which the editor may point in every way with justifiable pride, as an evidence of the high esteem in which ' N. & Q.' is held by men of eminence in literature and position. "Long may my offspring occupy the position which it so worthily tills ; and long may the con- tributors to dear old 'N. & Q.'greet each new series as I do this, Flortat! Florcat! Floreat ! " In this number (January 3rd, 1880) Dean Stanley writes on ' The Morosini Palace at Venice'; James Gairdner on 'The Maiden Election of 1699'; George Scharf on 'Another Old View of Uovent Garden Market'; Mr. Thorns on 'Uhap-Book Notes' (suggested by Mr. Ebsworth's article 'A Lament of the Chapmen,' which had appeared on the 13th of Decomber, 1879) ; Prof. Skeat on ' A Puzzle Solved'; Mr. Walcott on 'Notes on Chichester,' in which lie says, " What a boon an analysis of episcopal registers would be." Other contributors are W. Pi. S. Ralston, Hermentrude, and other familiar names. Mr. Austin Dobson contributes the following to the Christmas number of December 23rd, 1882 :— A Rondeau. In " N. & Q." we meet to weigh The Hannibals of yesterday; We trace, thro' all its moss o'ergrown, The script upon Time's oldest stone, Nor scorn his latest waif and stray. Letters and Folk-lore, Art, the Play ; Whate'er, in short, men think or say, We make our theme,—we make our own,— In " N. & Q." 9