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h Kingdomes happifie But a blesst Posteritie? This, this Realme, Earth's Goshen faire, Europe's Garden, makes most rare, Whose most royall Princely stemme (To adorne theire Diadem) Two sweet May-flowers did produce, Sprung from Rose and Flower-de-Luce." [Greek: Phi]. Richmond, Surrey. _Key to Dibdin's "Bibliomania_" (Vol. vii., p. 151.).--There are some inaccuracies in the list of names {339} furnished by W. P., which may be corrected on the best authority, namely, that of Dr. Dibdin himself, as put forth in his "new and improved edition" of the _Bibliomania_, with a supplement, "including a key to the assumed characters in the drama," 8vo., 1842. According to this supplement we are to interpret as follows: Alfonso Mr. Morell. Gonzalo Mr. Jessop. Narcottus William Templeman, Esq., of Hare Hatch, Berkshire. Nicas Mr. Shaclewell. Philemon Mr. Jacobs? Pontevallo John Dent, Esq. A complete "key" is not furnished; but there is reason, I think, to doubt a few of the other names in W. P.'s list. Moreover, in the edition of 1842, several other pseudonymes are introduced, which do not appear in the list; namely, that of Florizel, for Joseph Haslewood; Antigonus; Baptista; Camillo; Dion; Ferdinand; Gonsalvo; Marcus; and Philander; respecting whom some of your readers may possibly enlighten us further. As to the more obvious characters of Atticus, Prospero, &c., see the _Literary Reminiscences_, vol. i. p. 294. [Greek: Mu]. _High Spirits a Presage of Evil_ ("N. & Q." _passim_).--In a case lately detailed in the newspapers, a circumstance is mentioned which appears to me to come under the above heading. In the inquiry at the coroner's inquest, on Feb. 10, 1853, concerning the death of Eliza Lee, who was supposed to have been murdered by being thrown into the Regent's Canal, on the evening of the 31st of January, by her paramour, Thomas Mackett,--one of the witnesses, Sarah Hermitage, having deposed that the deceased left her house in company with the accused at a quarter-past ten o'clock in the evening of the 31st, said as follows: "Deceased appeared in particularly good spirits, and wanted to sing. Witness's husband objected; but she would insist upon having her way, and she sang 'I've wander'd by the Brook-side.'" The deceased met with her death within half an hour after this. CUTHBERT
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