SCRAPS IN ENGLISH AND LATIN. From a Manuscript of the Fourteenth Century, in the Library of the Corporation of Leicester. Woys hatawyf aud le3t fort to suync, Lige longe in hyr bed, and lef fort drinc, Qui pravam habet conjugem qui odit laborare, In mari ipsa fuit digna procul a margine, Of 30s foul glotunis delivir 3is hous, Wan 30w lochist on me as cat doth on 3e mous, Jhesu Christe Domine, qui supra nos sedes, Al clerkyn lov, clercyn low, Ys y-wyrt at Oxinfort on je scolows dor. Omnis amor clerici, amor clerici, Sicud flores virides discendunt ab arbore. W. NOTE TO THE POEM IN THE LANCASHIRE DIALECT. No. III. PAGE 307. THE omission (for want of room) of glossarial notes to the wild ditty of the Lancashire wizard in our last, and the printing of the piece with some apparent haste, makes it necessary for me to request the insertion of a few remarks in the next number of the Retrospective Review.-E. T. Line 1st "Mounday" as printed in Finlay's Historical Ballads, and in the Catalogue of the Cottonian MSS., may perhaps be an error for "Monnday;" in Scotland pronounced Monenday, A.-S. Monandæg. Line 39, Ekdelik or Ehdelik or Elidelik seems to have been originally written, but the i or latter part of k or h erased so as to read Eldelik, i. e. worldly, earthly man, ordinary human being, he was none; from eld age, which nearly coincides with the original sense of world-wer-eld, age of man, a sense not obsolete in the plural, "world (i. e. ages) without end." In one line, which I cannot quote, as I have not the printed copy near me, the word that has been repeated towards the end, where it should only have occurred once near the beginning of the line. I have also to notice with many thanks to the contributor, G. S., a valuable though small addition to our stock of genuine Anglo-Saxon from a Copenhagen MS. in No. II. February. The accompanying translation of the second paragraph presents a nice instance of such interpretation as gives the true result of the whole by reversing the sense of each part. For" of" is as contrary to on as "card" in that passage is to earth.-"Se the bith of carde and feor of his kyththe," "-" of" must be the same in the first as in the second clause, and cannot be on in the one, and from or off in the other. It is equally clear that eard, originally in A.-S. geard, German 'gart,' can be no synonym of earth eorthe, erde, which nearly resemble hearth, heorth, herd,—the Ger. d. never representing, the same letter in Saxon or English except in cases of modern corruption, as burden (bürde) for burthen, &c. Besides, the initial vowels are quite different, eard leads back to the Gothic gard, primary vowel a, eorthe or erde to i, which comes to light again in irdisch. Not to weary ourselves by any further pursuit in this direction, we may just glance at "of" af, ab, in 'bergab' off or down the hill, contrasted with auf, iup, up, (or on) in bergauf" up the hill. Now to our theme again: So far from meaning earth, the word here evidently, though figuratively, means heaven.-Man, whose home, treasure, and heart, are above while he is on earth, is represented as a pilgrim, out of his native element, his dwelling-place, and far from his country. So King Alfred, after Boëthius, has sung (Metre xxiv.) in the name of Mind or the human soul-" Ic hæbbe fithru-fugle swiftran, &c." I have wings swifter than a fowl, &c. It soars above the remotest of the stars-contemplates the glory and blessedness of the place where dwells the honour of the wise King and Judge of allthen exclaims, "This is eallunga-min agen kyth-eard and ethel;" this is altogether my own country, dwelling, and birth-place. The same sentiment is elegantly expressed by a great ancestor of our own Royal Family, one of the immediate successors of our Chaucer : O besy goste ay flikkering to and fro, That never art in quiet nor in rest, Till thou cum to that place that thou cam fro, James the First of Scots, A. D. 1423. Though the subject is not nearly exhausted, this may, for the present suffice. Thy own true nest. E. T. ABORIGINES, disappearance of the, 51 Agriculture in the time of Henry VIII. See 'Fitzherbert' Albius, Thomas, 106, 108 Aldrich, Dr. Charles, Valuable Library bequeathed by, 103 America, Vicissitudes of the Early Colonists of. See Mather. Ammianus Marcellinus, 291 Anderson, treatment of, by the Scottish Parliament, 282 Anecdota Literaria, 97-102; 201-208; 307312; 408-420 Anglo-Saxon, Religious Fragment in, 206 Anti-Jacobin Review, publication and suppression of the, 196 Arden, Pepper; Satire on, 195 Aristotelian Philosophy-See 'Glanvill.' Attwood, Scottish asperity excited by the 'Superiority of England over Scotland,' of, 282-Fate of the work, ib. Ballad Poetry of the Olden Time. Effect produced by the publication of Percy's Reliques,' 144-Sir Philip Sydney's admiration of Chevy Chase,' ib.-Sir Walter Scott's obligations to the Reliques, 145Cause of the failure of Wordsworth's and Southey's imitations, ib.-Motherwell's successful efforts, 146 The Yarrow Poesy, 147-Robert Jamieson's contributions, 148, 227-Allan Cunningham's spirited Songs, Byron's 'Good Night,' Shelley's 'Love's Philosophy,' 149-The Ettrick Shepherd a true Bard, ib.-Personal Reminiscence of hun, 150, 213Excellence of Alfred Tennyson's Ballads, 150, 151-Power exhibited in Thomas Hood's performances, 152-Advent and influence of Robert Burns, 152-154Advantage of studying the old ballads, 155-Character of the earliest efforts at song, 156-Specimen of modern Ossianic eloquence, 157, 158-Times when poetry most flourishes, 158-Triviality of modern sentimental songs, 159--Wilson the vocalist, ib. Analysis of the metrical romance of Thomas the Rhymer,' 160163-Border war-songs and their fierce burdens: 'The Fray of Luport,' 209— 'Jamie Telfer,' and auld Wat of Harden's heroism, 210, 211-Song of the outlaw Murray: its audacity, 212-'The Douglas Tragedy' and its local memo1.-4 · rials, 213-Young Benjie,' his crime and his fate, 214-Outline of the ballad of 'Græme and Bewick,' 215-217— Ellen of Kirkonnel' and its tragical burden, 217, 218-Earl Richard; fate of his murderess, 219-'The Dæmon Lover,' 220-' Berthram's Dirge,' Johnie Armstrong's 'Good Night,' 221-Difference between the Border minstrelsy and that of Scotland, 222-Hogg's 'Bonny Kilmeny,' animated by the old minstrel spirit, ib.-Causes of the more enduring popularity of the ballad in Scotland, 223225-Specimen of the Cumberland ballad, 225 Excellence of the modern Scottish minstrelsy, 226-Causes of the failure of so many imitators, 227-Character of Lewis's Tales of Wonder,' 228 -Grammatical peculiarities of the ancient minstrelsy, 229-Structure of Tennyson's ballad of Sir Galahad,' 229-230-Unpremeditated peculiarities of language in old ballads, 230, 231-Doubtful chastity of the ballad heroines, 232-Ballad of 'Annie of Lochroyan,' ib.-Bishop Percy's successful imitations, 233-Eminence of Sir Walter Scott as a ballad writer, 233235-Excellence of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe's metrical performances, 235-237 -Position of the minstrel in the olden time, 238-Cause of the degeneracy of his class, ib.-Causes to which the preservation of the ancient minstrelsy is due, 239-John Leyden's enthusiasm as a collector of old ballads, 239, 240. Banks 'ye Vintner,' burlesque bill of fare sent to, 312 ་ Barante's History of the Dukes of Burgundy, great merit of, 391 Baxter, William, references to erroneous deductions in the Glossarium Antiquitatum Britannicarum,' of, 357 and note, 365 Bede's reference to the landing of the Scots in Britain, 291 Behn, Aphra : Character of the dramatic compositions of, 3, 17-Her comedy of 'The Roundheads,' ib.-Its unmerciful treatment of the Puritans, 4 Her 'Widow Ranter,' and its dealings with the Colonists, 6-8 Her depreciatory estimate of her own sex, 9-Marriage, as exhibited in her 'Town Fop,' ib.-Love à la mode, as shown in the same play, 10 -Plot of the play, 16-Pursuits of her 30 women of fashion, 10-Plot of Sir Patient Fancy,' 10, 16-Female indulgce in drink, 11-The Emperor of the Moon,' and its treatment of contemporary manners, 11, 12-Her pictures of London citizens, 12-14-Illicit love, as acted on the stage, 15, 16-Plot of 'The Lucky Chance, 17-Personal character of the authoress, 18 Berkeley, George, Bishop of Cloyne, Origin of his recommendation of Tar-Water as a universal medicine, 23-His curious ascription of opposite qualities to it, 24, 25-His philosophical theories upon the subject, 26-28-Controversy to which his disquisitions gave rise, 30-Arguments and tactics of his opponents, 'Risorius,' and the late Mr. Benjamin Smith,' 30, 31-Diatribes and digressions of 'a Foreign Gentleman,' 32, 33-Apposite reasonings of further opponents, 33, 34— Apologists for the bishop, 34, 35. Bill of fare, a burlesque (1637), 312. Bocce, Hector, questionable character of the · Scottish history of, 277-His doubtful title to credit, 278. Borde, Andrew; descent, education, and semi-ascetic habits of, 163-His unprosperous end, 164-Character of his boke of the introduction of knowledge,' ib.His lost Boke,' 165-His satirical picture of an Englishman, 166-His contempt for Cornish men and their love of litigation, 167-His sarcasm on Welsh pedigrees, ib.-A good word for Ireland, 168-His dislike of Scotchmen, ib.-His characteristics of various foreign nations, 169-Account of their eating customs, 170-Treacle, an antidote to poison, 171 -Death of the Pilgrims to Compostella, ib.-Legend of the dead alive, 172, 173 Boullaye-le-Gouz, qualifications of, as a traveller, 78-His description of a Tuscan horse-race, 79-His route through the East, 80, 81-His opinion of the Great Mogul, 81, 82-His estimate of the Portuguese colonists, 82- The mermaid's hand; sailors' prejudices relative to mummies, 85-A good word for Englishwomen, ib.-Apprehended as a spy in Ireland, 86 -His treatment by a blundering Kilkenny mayor, 87-Misfortunes of his companion, Tam Nevel, ib.-His account of the Irish two centuries ago, 88-90Impartiality of his Eastern Sketches, 90 His death, 91 Buchanan, the Scottish Historian, 278 Buckingham, Marquis of, satire on the, 193 Burns, Robert, characteristics of the poetry of, 153 His success in embalming snatches of old songs, 154 Burton, John Hill, erroneous views of, relative to the character of William Paterson, 175-His doubt as to Paterson's birthplace, 176-His eulogium on Paterson, ib. Byron, Lord, source of the 'Good Night' of, 149 Canning, George, starting of the AntiJacobin Review by, 196. Canton, siege and sack of, by the Tartars, 326-Coshinga's harassing movements, 331 Caricatures, Political; period of the general introduction of, 190-See 'Gillray' Chatterton, Thomas, merit of the .imitations of ancient minstrelsy by, 149, 228 China, popularity of Marco Polo's account of, 313-Consequences of the conduct of Portuguese adventurers, 314-Early acquaintance of its people with Christianity, ib.-Publication of Martinus Martinius's narrative of the Tartar invasion, 315Losses and gains of the invaders, 315, 316-Treachery and ultimate fate of the Chinese commander Iven, 316, 317Overrunning of the northern provinces by the robber bands, 317-Artful policy of their chief Li-Kong, 318-His victorious progresses, 319-Hopeless position of the emperor, ib.-Distressing end of himself and his faithful adhe. rents, and fortunes of his daughter, 320 Tyranny and cruelty of the conqueror Li-Kong, ib.-Avenging conduct of Woosankwei; heroism of his father, and defeat of Li-Kong by Tartar aid, 321 Seizure of the empire by the Tartars, ib. Their difficulties in the southern provinces, 322-Proclamation of Hunquang as emperor; his fate, 323Consequences of an attempt to compel the people to shave their heads, 323, 324Wholesale massacres by the Tartars, 325 -Result of the rebellions under Hous and Kiang, 326-Sack of Canton and massacre of its people, 326, 327-Changhien-Chung's usurpation and wholesale atrocities, 327-330- Real cause of the success of the Tartars, 331-Comparative merit of the narratives of Martinius and Palafox, 331, 332 Christianity, Captain Davis's economic reasons for the propagation of, 51-Its early existence in China, 314 Churchill, Sir Winston, heraldic fabrications of, 119 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, singular Shakespearian emendation proposed by, 96 Compass, perturbations of the, in a storm, 66, 67 Cromwell, Oliver, family pride of, 393 Dalrymple, Sir James, labours of, in Scottish history, 283 Darien, impediments offered to the foundation of the Scottish colony of, 174-Encouragement of and subsequent opposition to the scheme by William the Third, 177-Rapid filling up of the subscription list, 178-Specimen of the circumstantial entries, 179-Proposed operations of the company, 180-Arrival of the first fleet, ib. King William's hostile proclamations, 181-Erroneous proceedings of the managers, ib.-Break-up of the colony and sufferings of the colonists, 182-Proposed renewal of the scheme, 183-Excesses at Edinburgh on news from Darien, 187— See Paterson' Davy, Sir Humphrey, remarkable cure effected by, 22 Dempster, character of the 'Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Scotorum' of, 279-Specimen of the virulence of his writings, 284 note t Des Cartes, Glanvill's opinion of, 107 Drake, partisanship of the 'Historia AngloScotica' of, 282 Drunkenness, alleged cause of the increase of, in England, 248 Eating, curiosities of, 252-Prodigality in, 272 Eburne, Richard, book on population and emigration by, 44-His views of the evils of over-population, 45 Correctness thereof questioned, 46, 47-His golden mean of population, 49-His idea of the religious advantages of colonization, 51— His rebuke to landlords, 52-His animadversions on idleness, its causes and consequences, ib.-His suggestions for raising revenue from colonies, 53-His amusing fears of a scarcity of fuel, 53, 54— His proposals for raising money for emigration purposes, 54-Sources wherefrom his colonies were to be peopled, 54, 55— His reasons for recommending Newfoundland, 57-His three ways of planting a colony, 58 Education-See 'Peacham' Emigration in the early part of the 17th century-See 'Eburne' England, alleged over-population of, in the 17th century, 45-Probable number of its inhabitants in 1624, 46-Its state in the time of the Saxons, 47-See 'Eburne,' 'Population,' 'Boullaye-le-Gouz' English music-See' Music' English people, characteristics of the, according to a Foreign Gentleman,' 33Mistakes and misrepresentations of General Pillet upon the same subject, 37, 38Anecdote of a drowning man, 38-Boul laye-le-Gouz's 'Tribute to the English Ladies,' 85-See Savages of Europe.' English and Latin, poetic scraps in, 419 Ethnology not entirely a modern science, 274 Ettrick Shepherd-See 'Hogg, James.' Family Histories, paucity of, in England, 390-Merit of the 'Stemmata Shirleiana,' Gibbon's 'Courtenay Digression' and Barante's' Dukes of Burgundy,' 391-Great interest taken in genealogical studies on the continent, ib.-Universality of the pride of birth, 392-Reverence for ancestry common alike to sage and savage, 393-Cuvier's delight in genealogy, Byron's pride of descent, Scott's love of ancestral renown, ib.-Popularity of works on family history, 394-Example set by Lord Lindsay, ib.-Exhaustlessness of the materials for family history, 395Plan for the disposal thereof, ib.-Chronological outline of such a history, 395400-Fertility of the field of family anecdote, 401. Fashions from France, objections to the importation of, 253 Feasting and fasting, 252, 253 Ferne, Sir John, the writer on heraldry; family descent of, 121-Plan of his 'Blazon of Gentrie,' 122-His idea of a perfect gentleman, 123-Universality of the love of social distinctions, 124-Sir John's lament for the decay of Gentrie,' 125His wild notions on the antiquity of armorial bearings, 126-His fanciful symbolisms, 127-Anecdote of a quarrel about a crest, 129-His theory of antipathies between animals, ib.—A modern parallel, 130 Fitzherbert, Sir Anthony, The Boke of Husbandry' of, 262-His views on the relative advantages of oxe ploughs and horse ploughs, 263-His allegorical description of the 'Sede that is called Discretion,' 264-His direction how to make an ewe to love her lambe,' 265His advice to 'a yonge gentylman that entendeth to thryue,' 265, 266-His lesson on memory to a gentleman's servant, 266-His enumeration of "what workes a wyfe shulde do,' 269, 270His shorte lesson for the husbande,' 271-A note upon extravagance in ap parel, ib.-His counsel relative to prodigality in eating, 272-His cautions against gambling, 272, 273. Fletcher of Saltoun, popularity of, 175 Fordun, John of, character of the Scotichronicon of, 276, 277 Fox, Charles James, severity of Gillray's caricatures of, 259, 260 |