In Egypt the invention of the alphabet is by some ascribed to Syphoas, nearly two thousand years before the Christian era, but more commonly to Athotes, Thoth, or Toth, a deity always figured with the head of the ibis, and very familiar in Egyptian antiquities.

Toth' the point of Agrippa; MS. tooth' prince [sic] of Agrippinas.

And when I came Toth' point of Agripp[40]Clytemnestras death, Did it not move the feeling auditory? Epaphr.

and Make wealth and estate understand? Sutes Land to wit, makes Lucke match merit, And makes an Eldest fitly inherit: How was he Ben, when Ben did write Toth' stage, not to his judge endite? How did he doe what Johnson did.

I pardond it; but this Inferd toth piety of my guiltless mother Stops all indulgence.

Heele fight with us, sister: weed best procure him bound toth peace.

Goe, get you home toth Cittie; goe solicitt Some neighbors daughter; match with Nan your Schoolefellow With whome you usd to walk to Pimblicoe To eate plumbe cakes and creame,one of your parish, Good what-doe-you-lack.

Away with him toth Jayle: a publique Sessions may [ere] long from thence deliver him to the gallowes.

theire hye blood A flatterye drawes toth lees, and more corrupte Then a disease thats kyllinge.

Why, tys the onlye tye of faythfulines: Age is the onlye object of the harte, And by's experyence onlye hathe aspyrd Toth heyght of all perfectyon.

No, thats not so good: May all theire soundnes tourne toth poxes foode.

Thus we find the Irish dia (god) in the Anglo-Saxon tiw, the god of war, whose name is perpetuated for all time in Tiwes-däg, now "Tuesday", and we find the Irish déad in the Anglo-Saxon "toth", now "tooth", and so on.

As Shore toth' Pilot in a safe known Coast When's Card is broken and his Rudder lost.