Notices to Correspondents.
We have this week been compelled to omit our usual Notes on Books, &c.
W. W. (Malta) is thanked for his suggestion. We fear, however, that the difficulties in the way of carrying it out, which are far more than he suspects, will still prevent our doing so, as we have often desired.
Peter the Saxonian is referred to our 1st Vol., p. 102., where he will find that both Blair and Campbell were anticipated by Norris of Bemerton, who sang of
"Angels' visits, short and bright."
R. G. L. The meaning and derivation of Ditto are obvious. It means "the same," from the Italian ditto, the said.
Touchstone. Music is sometimes engraved, sometimes printed from moveable types.
J. C., who inquires whether Shelley first imagined the name of Mab, has, we fear, never read Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, or Mercutio's account of "the Fairie's midwife." We almost envy him.
F. R. S. (Barkisland). His Query shall appear, and we think we may promise him a full and satisfactory Reply.
H. C. K., and other Correspondents respecting the inscription at Dewsbury, are thanked.
A. B. The line
"And coming events cast their shadows before,"
is from Campbell's Lochiel's Warning.
H. B. C. The Correspondent to whom H. B. C. refers us furnished his name and address. But perhaps our Correspondent's Reply had better appear.
W. H. T. (Salisbury). Ophiomaches was written by the Rev. Philip Skelton. See further our No. 157., p. 415. The other Queries shall have early attention.
D'oyley and Mant's Commentary. With reference to our Note in No. 157., a Correspondent informs us that an edition is now publishing in Parts at 6d. each, by Strange
Photography. Owing to the length of Dr. Diamond's directions for the Paper Process in our present No., we are compelled to postpone many interesting communications. Dr. Diamond's former articles are contained in our Nos. 151, 152, 153. and 155. All our Nos., however, subsequent to 148., contain communications on this interesting subject.
The Index and Title-page to our Sixth Volume will be ready very shortly.
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