Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 92, August 2, 1851 / A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

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VOL. IV.—No. 92.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2. 1851.
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'Never fail to pluck a peach,
Whene'er you find one in your reach.'
'Twas enough. The authority of the adage was sufficient to overrule every other obligation; and the rest of the company, much to the disgust of the master of the garden, immediately proceeded, with infinite gusto, to follow the Dean's example, not for a moment doubting the propriety of the act. The court awards it, and the law doth give it.
With this little bit of criticism, let me take the liberty of recommending to such of your readers, and I trust they are many, who seek for knowledge and wisdom in the richly-stored tomes, especially of the divines, whose appearance imparted a further glory to the days of our good queen Bess, to note down the wise saws and modern instances which lie scattered along their glowing periods, like dew-drops on the flow'ry lawn, for the purpose of transferring them to your very appropriate pages.