"By Dr. Lydenberg, Dr. Quillet, who is one of the police-surgeons here, and myself.

But as regards myself"here he paused, and looking narrowly from one to the other of his two hearers, he sank his voice to a lower, more confidential tone"as regards myself, I am not quite so certain as Dr. Lydenberg and Dr. Quillet appear to be.

1st Q. now where is your Quirkes and quillets now,]

It would perhaps be injurious to the memory of Rowe, to dismiss his life, without taking notice of his translations of Lucan, and Quillet's Callipædia; the versification in both is musical, and well adapted to the subject; nor is there any reason to doubt but that the true meaning of the original, is faithfully preserved throughout the whole.

Trouble us not, lawyer, with your quillets.

" "Ah!" said the poet, almost as excited as the rest of the party, "'And do not stand on quillets how to slay him: Be it by gins, by snares, by subtlety, Sleeping or waking, 'tis no matter

Where be his quiddits now, his quillets, his cases, his tenures, and his tricks?

Florence Talpey Williams (W); 19Oct64; R346703. Quillets and quiddities.

Florence Talpey Williams (W); 19Oct64; R346703. Quillets and quiddities.

Dr. Sewel made an attempt, which he had not leisure to execute, of translating Quillet's Callipedia, which was afterwards done by Rowe.

Cardinal Mazarine gave the same kind of Treatment to the learned Quillet, who had reflected upon his Eminence in a famous Latin Poem.

[Footnote 4: Claude Quillet published a Latin poem in four books, entitled 'Callipædia, seu de pulchræ prolis habendâ ratione,' at Leyden, under the name of Calvidius Lætus, in 1655.

May 425 dangerous to ladies 365, 395 Mazarine, Cardinal, and Quillet 23 Medals on the Spanish Armada 293 Mede's Clavis Apocalyptica 92 (Fn. 2)

On arriving at the house, I, Ferret, and Mrs. Harlowe, proceeded at once to the drawing-room, where we found the pretended wife seated in great state, supported on one side by Mr. Richards, and on the other by Mr. Quillet the eminent proctor.

" "Your house?" "Precisely, sir," replied Mr. Quillet.

But before I do so," continued Mr. Quillet, as he drew his gold-rimmed spectacles from their morocco sheath"you will allow me, if you please, to state that the legatee, delicately appreciating the position of the widow, will allow her any reasonable annuitysay five hundred pounds per annum for life.

"Perhaps, Mr. Quillet," said he, "you had better read the will at once.

"Farce!" growled doubtful Mr. Quillet.

Mr. Richards, and you, Mr. Quillet, will you permit me to observe that this admirable will has one slight defect?" "A defect!wherehow?" "It is really heart-breaking that so much skill and ingenuity should be thrown away; but the fact is, gentlemen, that the excellent person who signed it had no property to bequeath!" "How?" "Not a shilling's worth.

Mr. Quillet seized the document, and, with Richards, eagerly perused it.