No Doctor, no Divine I be
But OAKUM PICKING is my lot,
Of the same clay are we all three."
The "works" of this "rogue and vagabond," now in my possession, were given me by the late Mr. Catnach of Seven Dials.
EDWARD F. RIMBAULT.
The Sicilian Vespers.—In what English work can a full and correct narrative of this event be found?
C.H. COOPER.
Cambridge, July 29. 1850.
One Bell.—Can any of your readers favour me with a reference to some authority for the following, which may be found in Southey's Book of the Church (vol. ii. p. 121.)?
"Somerset pretended that one bell in a steeple was sufficient for summoning the people to prayer; and the country was thus in danger of losing its best music."