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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[No. 291. 



History of Biddeford, Scripture Biography^ Life 

 of Sheridan, &c. &c., and, what is far better known, 

 ■the Universal Biographical Dictionary, large 8vo., 

 first issued in 1800, the third edition in 1806, and 

 again (perhaps the last, at least which the writer 

 iias seen) in 1825, by internal evidence, in want of 

 ■date, and for many years the highest authority in 

 this department, unless Lempriere be thought by 

 any to qualify that statement ; 5. John Gorton, 

 whose larger work of the same kind (3 vols. Svo., 

 1833, first edition in 1828) has perhaps superseded 

 Watkins, and may now be the prevailing reference- 

 book of the day ; 6. Caroline Fry, who first came 

 before the public with a History of England in 

 Verse,, 12mo., 1802, and whose book, The Listener, 

 has been popular enough, it would seem, to make 

 its tenth edition in 1847 (2 vols. 12mo.); 7. 

 Richard Warner, a most voluminous writer (on 

 subjects of topography wholly or chiefly), but 

 "whose Literary Recollections (2 vols. 8vo., 1830) 

 ■will suffice to identify him here ; and finally, 8. 

 John Gwynn, the architect, whose title as an author 

 rests on his London and Westminster Improved, 

 illustrated by plans, 4to., 1766, and an Essay on 

 Design, &c. &c., 8vo. Some years earlier Gwynn 

 ■was the rival of Mylne in his day, the familiar and 

 vivacious friend of Dr. Johnson, who wrote for 

 him the dedication to the first-named book alone, 

 and whom Gwynn accompanied in the stagecoach 

 together with JBoswell in the Oxford visit made 

 in 1776; a ride which the architect's company 

 seems to have done much to enliven. Though his 

 ■name is vainly sought for In any Dictionary of 

 Biography — one of a long and inexplicat>le list 

 among your correspondent's memoranda — he ob- 

 tains the highest praise both from Mr. Croker and 

 Mr. D'Israeli, as, beyond dispute, a genius and a 

 master in his own sphere. The latter speaks of 

 him — in reference to opinions expressed even so 

 early as the date of the work just spoken of, and 

 confirmed a full half century after by the voice of 

 the London public — as "having the prophetic eye 

 of taste." 



It may be, the querist presumes too hastily (he 

 is very slow to admit that as yet) the death of all 

 the individuals enumerated in the former para- 

 graph. His mistake, however, would be rather 

 venial, since, unlike the great majority of your 

 readers, his remoteness cuts him off from various 

 means of its correction, constantly at hand to 

 them. The Autobiography, Ijctters, and Remains 

 of Caroline Fry appeared (by the London Book- 

 sellers' Catalogue) in 1848, which would seem to 

 put the question oi her death at rest; and certainly 

 there is no other name in the foregoing series, found 

 by many years so late in the field as an author, 



Harvardiensis. 



Cambridge, New England. 



P.S. — Anonymous Works. Is a renewed Query 

 after the authorship of either of the following 



works hopeless of solution ? — Posthumous Parodies 

 and other Pieces, &c., 12mo., 1814; Adventures in 

 the Moon and other Worlds, 8vo., 1836 ; Lights, 

 Shadows, and Reflections of Whigs and Tories, 

 12mo., 1841. (See "N. & Q.," Vol. Ix., p. 244.) 



[We are enabled to furnish the following notices : — 

 1. George Ensor died Dec. 3, 1843, at Ardress, co. 

 Armagh, aged seventy-four. His last work was post- 

 humous, namely, " Of Property, and of its equal distri- 

 bution, as promoting Virtue, Population, Abundance," 

 Lond., 1844, Svo. For a critical notice of his works, see 

 Qiiarterlt/ Revieiv, vol. xxii. p. 102. — 3. Richard Graves, 

 D.D., was the son of an English clergyman, and younger 

 brother of Dr. Thomas Graves, Dean of Connor. Dr. 

 Richard became a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, and 

 Regius Professor of Divinity. In 1801 he was elected a 

 Prebendary of Christ Church, Dublin. In 1823 he re- 

 signed that stall for the rectory of St. Mary's, Dublin, 

 and was subsequently appointed Dean of Ardagh. He 

 died on March 31, 1829, aged sixty-five, and was buried 

 at Donnybrook, near Dublin. His collected works have 

 been published by his son. Dr. R. H. Graves, a Prebendary 

 of Cloyne, in 4 vols. 8vo., 1840 (Cotton's Fasti Ecclesim 

 HiberniccB, vol. iii. p. 189.). Richard Graves, rector of 

 Ciaverton, died in 1804. See Gent. Mag., vol. Ixxiv. 

 pp. 1083. 11G5. 1214. — 6. Caroline Fry (afterwards 

 Mrs. Wilson) was born at Tunbridge Wells, Dec. 31, 

 1787, and died at that place, Sept. 17, 1846. — 7. Richard 

 Warner, we believe, is still living. See the Clergy List 

 for 1855.] 



Minax CEuerteS. 



" Egypt, a Desc7'iptive Poem," SfC. — 



"Egypt, a Descriptive Poem, with Notes by a Tra- 

 veller. Small 4to. Alexandria, printed for the Author 

 by Alexander Draghi, at the European Press. 1827." 



Who was this traveller ? In a note he says the 

 poem was written to divert his attention while 

 under affliction, as well as to give encouragement 

 to a very worthy man, the printer ; and that its 

 errors are to be excused, seeing that it is the firsfc 

 English book printed at Alexandria by compositors 

 ignorant of the language. J. O. 



Vincent Le Blanc s Travels. — What is the cha- 

 racter for veracity of Vincent Le Blanc, a trans- 

 lation from the French, whose travels were 

 published in London in folio In 1660, under the 

 title of The World Surveyed ? If these travels be 

 genuine, they go far In support of the truthfulness 

 of Pinto, but they have much the appearance of a 

 compilation. ^• 



Parallel Passages. — In the second (apocryphal) 

 book of Esdras, chap. i. vv. 30. 32, 33., we find 

 the following striking parallel to St. Matt, xxili. 

 34—38. : 



"I gathered you together, as a hen gathereth her 

 chickens under her wings: but now, what shall I do unto 

 vou? I Avill cast you out from my face. ... I sent unto 

 you my servants the prophets, whom ye have taken and 

 slain, and torn their bodies in piece? ; who,se blood 1 will 



