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Notes and Queries, Number 17, February 23, 1850 by Various
page 2 of 66 (03%)

REPLIES:--
Etymology of Armagh, by Rev. Dr. Todd 264
William Hasse and his Poems, by E.F. Rimbault, LL.D. 265
Beaver Hats--Pisan, by T. Hudson Turner 266
Replies to Minor Queries:--Norman Pedigrees--Translation of Ælian--Ave
Trici--Daysman--Saveguard--Calamity--Zero--Complutensian
Polyglot--Sir W. Rider--Pokership--Havior, Heavier or Hever--Sir W.
Hamilton--Dr. Johnson's Library 266

MISCELLANIES:--
Etymology of News--The Golden Age 270

MISCELLANEOUS:--
Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 270
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 271
Notices to Correspondents 271
Advertisements 271

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KING ALFRED'S GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE.

The sketch of Europe, which our illustrious Alfred has inserted in his
translation of _Orosius_, is justly considered, both here and on the
Continent, as a valuable fragment of antiquity[1]; and I am sorry that
I can commend little more than the pains taken by his translators,
the celebrated Daines Barrington and Dr. Ingram, to make it available
to ordinary readers. The learned judge had very good intentions, but
his knowledge of Anglo-Saxon was not equal to the task. Dr. Ingram
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