—An ingenious friend has suggested to me the following explanation of this passage: Ἄκουε τὴν ἄλλην μερίδα. It is rendered almost certain by the words that come immediately after, in the line quoted by C. W. G., i.e. "audi alteram partem." I am unable, however, to point out the source from which the Greek motto was derived. Perhaps some of your readers will solve this ulterior question.
C. H.
Miscellaneous.
NOTES ON BOOKS, SALES, CATALOGUES, ETC.
What the Laureate of the day, inspired by the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, sang in 1748,—
"Th' Almighty hand, which first her shores secured
With rolling oceans, and with rocks immured,
Which spread her plains, and bade her flocks increase,
Designed Britannia for the Land of Peace;
Where Commerce only should exert her sway,