One common misquotation from a well-known philosopher, in this line, is, however, sufficiently noteworthy for special mention here.

Bovis is of course an intentional misquotation for Jovis.

These last two examples show that the misquotation was an easy one to fall into, because there can be little doubt that Clement and Epiphanius supposed themselves to be quoting the canonical text.

I wish I could tell you accurately one-half of the anecdotes which were so pleasantly related during those various brief visits at "the Cottage"; but I did not go there to take notes, and it is wicked to spoil good stories by misquotation.

33 Sanuto's Doges of Venice, by Sir F. Madden ............... 35 Letters of Lord Nelson's Brother, immediately after the Battle of Trafalgar, by the Rev. A. Gatty .............. 36 Misquotations ............................................ 38 Herbert's and Dibdin's AmesRowland's Choise of ChangeGreene's Royal Exchange ........................ 38 Notes from Fly Leaves, No. 3.

* * MISQUOTATIONS.

I regret thishe is an excellent person, and a gentlemanly poet; and I never shall forget the patience with which he bore a most unintentional misquotation, made from his works, and in his presence, by a man of the name of Barton, who wanted to compliment him, by recollecting his verses.

D***N**R. (p. 38.), gives, as an instance of misquotation, a passage from Pope, as it appeared in the Times, and adds a correction of it.

In connection with the article on "Misquotations," in No. 3. p.38., will you impress upon your correspondents the necessity of exact references?

But the house stood fast and half a dozen misquotations of David and Paul were spouted from the braver ones of Anna's flock.

Helen W. Thurber (W) & Rosemary Thurber Sauers (C); 2Aug66; R391261. Unfamiliar misquotations.

Helen W. Thurber (W) & Rosemary Thurber Sauers (C); 2Aug66; R391261. Unfamiliar misquotations.

The misquotation is frequently due to carelessness, the pen of such people has been used to write down such trivial and banal phrases that it goes on writing them out of force of habit.

Sometimes the misquotation is due to impertinence on the part of some one who wants to improve upon my work; but a bad motive only too often prompts the misquotationit is then horrid baseness and roguery, and, like a man who commits forgery, he loses the character for being an honest man for ever.

For he was very fond of turning proverbs to his own use by altering them, and the said diary was packed with absurd misquotations of a similar kind.

" At this misquotation an old parishioner from his seat in the amen corner said audibly: "That's no miracleI could do it myself.