"'--All must to their cold graves;
But the religious actions of the just
Smell sweet in death, and blossom in the dust.'"

Altered from a dirge written by Shirley, attached {158} to his
_Contention of Ajax and Ulysses for the Armour of Achilles_, Lond. 1659,
8vo. See Percy's _Reliques of English Poetry_, vol. i. p. 284.

J.M.G.

Worcester, July 22.

_Lord Delamere_ (Vol. ii., p. 104.).--In Mr. Thomas Lyte's _Ancient
Ballads and Songs_, 12mo. 1827, is a ballad, taken down from tradition,
entitled _Lord Delamere_. It begins as follows, and though different
from the opening lines given by Mr. Peacock, I am inclined to think that
it is another version of the same ballad:

In the parliament house,
A great rout has been there,
Betwixt our good king
And the Lord Delamere;
Says Lord Delamere
To his Majesty full soon,
Will it please you, my liege,
To grant me a boon?

After nine more stanzas, the editor remarks,

"We have not, as yet, been able to trace out the historical