very much abused them."

I will conclude this communication, whose length will I hope be excused
for the newness of the subject, {427} by an amusing passage of a speech
of Governor Johnstone in a debate in the House of Commons on the
Mosquito country in 1777:--

"I see the noble lord [Lord North] now collects his knowledge by
piecemeal from those about him. While my hon. friend [some one
was whispering Lord North] now whispers the noble lord, will he
also tell him, and the more aged gentlemen of the House, before
we yield up our right to the Mosquito shore, that it is from
thence we receive the greatest part of our delicious turtle? May
I tell the younger part, before they give their consent, that it
is from thence comes the sarsaparilla to purify our
blood?"--_Parl. Hist._ vol. xix. p. 54.

C.

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NOTES ON BACON AND JEREMY TAYLOR.

In his essay "On Delays," Bacon quotes a "common verse" to this
effect:--"Occasion turneth a bald noddle after she hath presented her
locks in front, and no hold taken." As no reference is given, some
readers may be glad to see the original, which occurs in an epigram on
[Greek: Kairos] (Brunck's _Analecta_, ii. 49.; Posidippi Epigr. 13. in
Jacob's _Anthol._ ii. 49.).