Of the author of the MS., who he was, and whence he came, we shall never know.

I read recently a review of an historical romancea last faltering descendant of the racewhose author in an endeavor to restore the past, had made too free a use of obsolete words.

Cannot a great leader be inspired to the choice of a man, as well as a great author to the choice of a word, a rhyme?

As the majority, however, pronounced it "a dirty shame," and spoke of the author as "some mean skunk," the poet wisely concluded to conceal his identity, and by the end of the week the matter was, for the time being, practically forgotten.

Polybius, an author by no means to be despised, asserts that this King was led in the triumph.

A few of the Sermons have already appeared in "Good Words;" but by far the greater number were never prepared by their author for the press.

As the virtue of these stones is still much boasted of by the Maltese, and as some, on the contrary, maintain that they are the petrified teeth of a fish called lamia, it will not be irrelevant here to relate some observations from the best authors on this interesting subject, so much to our purpose.

In any event, she now conversed of authors with a fitful persistence like that of an ill-regulated machine.

This expedient, as well as Cave's contrivance, sufficed to protect its ingenious authors from parliamentary resentment; as the resolution of the commons was never enforced.

THE AUTHOR AT THE DOOR OF SAID PALATIAL RESIDENCE taken | | as he appears "Every Saturday."

If he has treated the character of Queen Elizabeth with disrespect [in A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England], all the women should tear him to pieces, for abusing the glory of their sex.

A work which appears at a particular juncture, and suits the fleeting wants of the hour, flattering the passions of the hour, may make a loud noise, and bring its author into strong relief.

'I thought it must be so easy for a famous author like you to write half-a-dozen words!' 'A "sentiment" you mean!'

The following chapters are reprinted from the columns of the Manchester Examiner and Times, to which Paper they were contributed by the Author during the year 1862.

I have neither interest enough in the question to awaken my passions, nor curiosity or leisure sufficient for such an examination of the writings on each side, as is necessary, before the superiority of any author above his brethren can he justly asserted.

Her sister states that she could repeat pages of poetry from her favourite authors after having read them over but once.

It is only a few years since this miraculous voice was heard speaking loud and long in His Majesty's Theatre, London, and in a play by a no less modern-minded author than the late Clyde Fitch.

The arguments have had so little effect upon my understanding, that as every man judges of others by himself, I cannot believe that they have any influence, even upon those that offer them; and, therefore, I am convinced, that this bill must be the result of considerations which have been hitherto concealed, and is intended to promote designs which are never to be discovered by the authors before their execution.

A quasi-historical analysis of religion was given in the "Sacred Memoirs" of Euhemerus of Messene (about 450), which, under the form of reports on the travels of the author among the marvels of foreign lands, subjected to thorough and documentary sifting the accounts current as to the so-called gods, and resulted in the conclusion that there neither were nor are gods at all.

Lately, the Society of Authors in Stockholm, judging that his crime was "not proven," while his literary merits were great beyond all doubt, undertook the rehabilitation of his memory.

I do willingly yield, which is no small matter for a man to do to a more prosperous lover, and if you will repay this piece of justice with another, pray believe, that he who can translate such an author without doing him wrong, must not only make me glad, but proud of being his most humble servant,' * * *.

Mr. SPECTATOR, It is my Custom, when I read your Papers, to read over the Quotations in the Authors from whence you take them:

I suppose you may remember the statements of old authors about lycanthropy, the disease in which men took on the nature and aspect of wolves.

It was written by the worthy author under circumstances of bodily suffering, submitted to, indeed with meekness, borne with heroic fortitude, and endured with unfailing patience.

" The principal Authors on alchymy are Geber, the Arab, Friar Bacon, Sully, John and Isaac Hallendus, Basil Valentine, Paracelsus, Van Zuchter, and Sendirogius.