NOTES OF MR. BUCKINGHAM^ LECTURES. 179 



has imbibed sixteen cups during the evening ; at last 

 he has recourse to his mull, and while he feels the in- 

 fluence of the immortal herb fling new life through his 

 limbs and brain, he mentally ejaculates in the words of 

 our merry songster, 



" Let those snuff now who never snuffed before, 



" And those who always snuffed now snuff the more. " 



TENTATUS. 



Liskeard. 



NOTES OF MR. BUCKINGHAM'S 

 LECTURES ON THE EASTERN WORLD. 



MR. EDITOR, 



About four years ago I was much gratified by hear- 

 ing Mr. Buckingham, the well known Eastern Travel- 

 ler, deliver several lectures descriptive of the countries 

 through which he had travelled. I took some brief 

 notes of those lectures, and shall most readily send you 

 some of them, if you think that they will be at all in- 

 teresting to your readers. I may perhaps be tempted 

 to add a few notes from other sources, which you can 

 either omit or insert as you think desirable. 



W. W. 

 NINEVEH. 



Nineveh was situated on the banks of the Tigris. * 

 It is mentioned in the Scriptures (Jonah III. 3.) as 



* Diodorus says that this city was on the Euphrates, which is 

 not correct. It may, however, have been the mistake of a transcriber. 

 He also says that the walls of the city of Nineveh or Ninus were 

 100 feet high, and so broad that three chariots could go on them 

 abreast, and that they were defended by 1500 towers, each of which 

 was 200 feet high. But many learned men are of opinion that 

 there is much of what Diodorus tells us that is not worthy of 

 credit. See the Abbe Millot's Ancient History, Vol. I. p. 66. 



