JOHN D'ALTON.
48. Sumner Hill, Dublin.
White Livers (Vol. v., pp. 127. 212.).
—Dissen interprets the λευκαὶ φρένες of Pindar (Part IV. 194.), pale with envy, envious; alii aliter. Whatever be the exact meaning of this debated phrase, the idea at the ground of it appears the same as that in the modern "white liver." According to Homer, it will be remembered, φρένες ἦπαρ ἔχουσιν. (Od. ix. 301.)
A. A. D.
[SIGMA refers our correspondent to Ryan's Medical Jurisprudence, and Elliotson's Physiology, for a medical explanation of the phrase—not quite suited to our pages.—ED.]
Miniature of Cromwell (Vol. v., p. 189.).
—Miniatures of Oliver Cromwell do not appear to be very rare. At least, in addition to those which have been noted in your columns, I may state that I picked up at Stockholm, a few years ago, a very well-executed miniature of the Regicide, which was in all probability brought to Sweden by his ambassador Whitlock. The miniature is very small, is protected by a thick glass, and is framed in an ornamented, richly gilt, copper frame. It is, I think, painted in ivory, and is backed by a gilt copper plate, on which is engraved, in characters apparently of the period, "Ol, Cromwáll, Anno 1684." The accent over the á renders it probable that setting and inscription are foreign. The painting itself gives the features of Cromwell very exactly, and represents him in plain armour, with a plain falling collar round the neck, and long flowing hair.
G. J. R. G.