"_M. or N._"--Of what words are "M. or N." the initials? Vide the
answers to be given in the Church Catechism, and some of the occasional
offices in he liturgy.

J.C.

[It has been suggested that "M. or N." originated in a
misreading of "NOM," a contraction for "_nomen_." This is
certainly an ingenious explanation, though not a satisfactory
one.]


_Song of the Bees._--Who was the author of the lines under this title
beginning,

"We watch for the light of the moon to break
and colour the grey eastern sky
With its blended hues of saffron and lake," &c.

I have always understood them to be Dr. Aikin's, but latterly that has
been contradicted.

Buriensis.


_William Godwin._--Can any of your correspondents tell me where I can
find an account of the leading events of the life of William Godwin,
author of _Caleb Williams, St. Leon, Mandeville_ &c., or any reference
to his last hours? His sentiments, political and religious, are said to
have been _peculiar_.