"When found, make a note of."-CAPTAIN CUTTLE.

APRIL 17, 1920.

THESE ARE APPLETON BOOKS.

NEW CATALOGUE NOW READY;

notices of these; and the account of the supposed
discovery of the bones is enlivened by the
inclusion of some excellent contemporary letters
of an eye-witness of the discovery, Mrs. Bolton
(Miss Agnes Holland).

Inter Lilia. By A. B. Ramsay. (Cambridge
University Press, 68. 6d.)

WE think Mr. Ramsay would be well content if
he could perceive in what mood his present
reviewer turns from the perusal of these verses to
say something about them. Says he with an
amusing frankness-in his preface: "Hos versi-
culos....nunc propter horum temporum tenuita-
tem palam edendos ea spe inductus curavi
nonnullos Etonenses, si non evolvant, at tamen
empturos esse."

But if piety may be expected to induce an old Etonian to buy this book, and some casual impulse in a moment of leisure bring him first to open it, the charm of the verses may be trusted to arrest him forthwith and compel him to read them and return to them.

Most of them are in Latin, a few Greek examples and some score of English poems being added at the end. These last, several of which are very good, show plainly-we may say, refreshingly -the effect of familiarity with classical models, and of ease in the manipulation of Latin. They show it by their firmness, their moderation in the use of visual images, and the close correspondence between thought and words; as well as by a certain witty ring in their music, which (it is perhaps hazardous to say it) is hardly to be attained by a writer of verse who has not steeped his mind in Latin poetry.

The Latin verses are chiefly on school subjects; the best and wittiest of the taking the boy's point of view. Rursus ab uro,' nascitur,' The Good Boy,' A Le Home,' Poeta 'Sixth Form,' Nil Desperandum,' a The Captain's Room' are some of those we hav、 ⚫ost

- enjoyed.

66

‘Aera, ‘redi,' sonuere, 'redi, Ricardule, consul

for 66

Turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London "-a line in Nil Desperandum is perhaps the happiest of several renderings of nursery rimes. The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe' is too much expanded to be witty, and the moral at the end too heavy; and the famous Limerick of the Lady and the Tiger has hardly proved to be worth the time it cost.

the most original of which is Shortage of Paper' -the point thereof being :

and when the world is crying out for an international
language, do we not revive Latin? It is the com-
mon possession of Western Europe; its vitality
is latent, not extinct; it needs but to be revived
-a less invidious enterprise than the virtual
imposing of some one modern language upon
other nations; and, being the fount from which
so great a part of modern speech has taken its
rise, it offers a wealth of opportunity for the
development of language, which would be more
happily exploited if it were not left merely to the
ingeniousness of the learned.
A dead language is
of no use-be it granted: but Latin is not in any
sense dead, and Mr. Ramsay's lively book will,
we trust, carry a fresh proof of its vitality home
to many readers.

ST. PANCRAS-HEAL COLLECTION. THE collection of books, MSS., prints, drawings, water colours and cuttings relating to the Borough of St. Pancras, which was bequeathed to the borough in 1913 by the late Ambrose Heal, is now available for consultation at the St. Pancras Public Library, Chester Road, Highgate. Among the works of peculiar interest are a copy of Thomas Nabbs's Totenham-Court; a pleasant comedy,' first edition, 1639, second edition, 1709, and a copy of William Blake's Ladies Charity School at Highgate, and Silver Drops or Serious Things,' and a quaint pamphlet entitled 'The History of Mother Shipton,' with curious old wocdeuts, printed by W. Morgan, and published at Lichfield. There is also a complete set of play-bills relating to the Queen's, previously known as the Royal West ham Street Theatre, from 1760 to 1886. To this London, Regency, Royal Fitzrov, New, or Tottencollection the Council have added some of the Cansick, compiler of the 'Epitaphs of Middlesex.' MSS. and drawings of the late Frederick Teague

Notices to Correspondents.

We re

arranst our correspondents to note that the Repliesent for sending advance copies of discontinoon payment of a shilling will be is once mo now that 'Notes and Queries ' blished weekly. EDITORIAL Comm

66

The war naturally has inspired several pieces, to The Editor of cations should be addressed tisements and Businiotes and Queries '"-Adverlishers" at the Offic Letters to "The PubPrinting House Square, London, E.C.4.

I nunc, dic puero " Versus describe trecentos,"― nil agis; in poenam nulla papyrus erit. 'Sirmio' and Christmas Bells' are pleasing examples, taken rather at random, of verses on more general subjects.

CORI

THE REV. JOHN STONGENDA. REV. W. F. J. TIMBREB. (See ante, p. 66.)—The stated that the Rev. writes: "I erroneously For the most part Mr. Ramsay has worked in Stoak and rector of Cohn Stones was vicar of

classical metres, but he gives us one or two songs, and a pretty set of leonine verses.

vicar of Stoak (1756–1781 ington. James Stones, Though reminiscences and adaptations of ancient the antiquary rector of Cowas son of John Stones Latin poetry inevitably abound, it is noticeable MR. A. PANL DE CASTRO WT. (See ante, p. 62.) WAR AND PAPER-SUPPlington (1710-1766) not only how the spirit, the turn of mind of Eton has kindly drawn attention s A correspondent and the present day, vividly pervades the book, but also how good and ready a vehicle for that Gibson in fact died ment that Edmund Gibson my erroneous state Bishcame Primate. Dr. spirit the Latin proves itself to be. have reached a secondary, but most operative, been offered to him in 1747 0 of Canterbury had And here we although the Archbishopric of London in 1748. cause of the pleasure we have taken in this little | I much regret making volume. Why, with such a vehicle in our possession, fear was suggested by

as

this

the

nthe death of Potter. me-statement, which I tion of Lambeth."

"When found, make a note of."-CAPTAIN CUTTLE.

APRIL 17, 1920.

NEW CATALOGUE NOW READY;

notices of these and the account of the supposed
discovery of the bones is enlivened by the
inclusion of some excellent contemporary letters
of an eye-witness of the discovery, Mrs. Bolton
(Miss Agnes Holland).

Inler Lilia. By A. B. Ramsay. (Cambridge
University Press, 68. 6d.)

WE think Mr. Ramsay would be well content if
he could perceive in what mood his present
reviewer turns from the perusal of these verses to
say something about them. Says he with an
amusing frankness-in his preface: "Hos versi-
culos...
....nunc propter horum temporum tenuita-
tem palam edendos ea spe inductus curavi
nonnullos Etonenses, si non evolvant, at tamen
empturos esse."

But if piety may be expected to induce an old Etonian to buy this book, and some casual impulse in a moment of leisure bring him first to open it, the charm of the verses may be trusted to arrest him forthwith and compel him to read

them and return to them.

Most of them are in Latin, a few Greek examples and some score of English poems being added at the end. These last, several of which are very good, show plainly-we may say, refreshingly -the effect of familiarity with classical models, and of ease in the manipulation of Latin. They show it by their firmness, their moderation in the use of visual images, and the close correspondence between thought and words; as well as by a certain witty ring in their music, which (it is perhaps hazardous to say it) is hardly to be attained by a writer of verse who has not steeped his mind in

Latin poetry.

The Latin verses are chiefly on school subjects; the best and wittiest of the taking the boy's point of view. Rursus ab nascitur,' The Good Boy,' A LE Poeta Sixth Form,' Nil Desperandum,' a.." Home, Captain's Room' are some of those we hav、 'ost

enjoyed.

The

"Aera, 'redi,' sonuere, 'redi, Ricardule, consul
for "Turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor
of London -a line in 'Nil Desperandum
is perhaps the happiest of several renderings of
nursery rimes. The Old Woman who Lived in

a Shoe' is too much expanded to be witty, and
the moral at the end too heavy; and the famous
Limerick of the Lady and the Tiger has hardly
proved to be worth the time it cost.

The war naturally has inspired several pieces, the most original of which is Shortage of Paper' -the point thereof being :

I nunc, dic puero "Versus describe trecentos,"nil agis; in poenam nulla papyrus erit. 'Sirmio' and Christmas Bells' are pleasing examples, taken rather at random, of verses on more general subjects.

For the most part Mr. Ramsay has worked in classical metres, but he gives us one or two songs, and a pretty set of leonine verses.

Though reminiscences and adaptations of ancient Latin poetry inevitably abound, it is noticeable not only how the spirit, the turn of mind of Eton and the present day, vividly pervades the book, but also how good and ready a vehicle for that spirit the Latin proves itself to be. And here we have reached a secondary, but most operative, cause of the pleasure we have taken in this little volume. Why, with such a vehicle in our possession,

and when the world is crying out for an international language, do we not revive Latin? It is the common possession of Western Europe; its vitality is latent, not extinct; it needs but to be revived -a less invidious enterprise than the virtual imposing of some one modern language upon other nations; and, being the fount from which so great a part of modern speech has taken its rise, it offers a wealth of opportunity for the development of language, which would be more happily exploited if it were not left merely to the ingeniousness of the learned. A dead language is of no use-be it granted: but Latin is not in any sense dead, and Mr. Ramsay's lively book will, we trust, carry a fresh proof of its vitality home to many readers.

ST. PANCRAS-HEAL COLLECTION. THE collection of books, MSS., prints, drawings, water colours and cuttings relating to the Borough of St. Pancras, which was bequeathed to the borough in 1913 by the late Ambrose Heal, is now available for consultation at the St. Pancras Public Library, Chester Road, Highgate. Among Nabbs's Totenham-Court; a pleasant comedy,' the works of peculiar interest are a copy of Thomas first edition, 1639, second edition, 1709, and a copy of William' Blake's Ladies Charity School at Highgate, and Silver Drops or Serious Things,' and a quaint pamphlet entitled The History of Mother Shipton,' with curious old woodcuts, printed by W. Morgan, and published at Lichfield. There is Queen's, previously known as the Royal West also a complete set of play-bills relating to the ham Street Theatre, from 1760 to 1886. To this London, Regency, Royal Fitzrov, New, or Tottencollection the Council have added some of the MSS. and drawings of the late Frederick Teague Cansick, compiler of the Epitaphs of Middlesex.'

arramst our correspondents to note that the
Repliement for sending advance copies of
discontinoon payment of a shilling will be
is once mo. now that 'Notes and Queries '
ublished weekly.
EDITORIAL Comb

to "The Editor of cations should be addressed
tisements and Businiotes and Queries '"-Adver-
lishers"-at the Offic Letters to "The Pub-
London, E.C.4.
Printing House Square,

COR)

THE REV. JOHN STONGENDA. REV. W. F. J. TIMBRER. (See ante, p. 66.)—The stated that the Rev.writes: "I erroneously Stoak and rector of Cohn Stones was vicar of vicar of Stoak (1756–1781 ington. James Stones, the antiquary rector of Ccwas son of John Stones WAR AND PAPER-SUPPlington (1710–1766) MR. J. PAUL DE CASTRO WT (See ante, p. 62.)— has kindly drawn attentions: "A correspondent ment that Edmund Gibson) my erroneous state Gibson in fact died as Bishcame Primate. Dr. although the Archbishoprig of London in 1748, been offered to him in 1747 o of Canterbury had | I much regret making this nthe death of Potter fear was suggested by the my-statement, which I ition of Lambeth."

GENERAL

"When fonnd, make a note of."-CAPTAIN CUTTLE.

NEW CATALOGUE NOW READY;