2»-i S. IX. Mae. 21. '60.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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can ; and it cost me but little more trouble to 

 identify the coarse little tome in my hands as the 

 second edition of the New England Psalm Book. 

 The title is : 



" The Whole Book of Psalmes, faithfully translated 

 into English Metres : whereunto is prefixed a Discourse 

 declaring, not onley the Lawfulnes.se, but also the Neces- 

 sity of the Heavenley Ordinance of Singing Scripture's 

 Fsalmes in the Church of God," &c. 



Imprinted, 1647. 12mo. Preface six leaves. The 

 Psalmes, pp. 1 — 274. ; on last pages, "An Admo- 

 nition to the Reader, containing directions as to 

 singing and tunes." And thinking my little dis- 

 covery may interest our Transatlantic friends 

 visiting the library, I subjoin* the necessary di- 

 rections to enable them without trouble to see 

 and handle this interesting relic of the " Pilgrim 

 Father?." 



Another word about this old Psalm Book : — 

 Mr. Holland, in his Psalmists of Britain, regrets 

 that he can only incidentally introduce into his 

 work the name of Francis Quarles. When the 

 Bostonians had decided upon a Psalm Book of 

 their own, it would appear that they sought as- 

 sistance from the poets of the mother country ; 

 and the following satisfactory evidence that 

 Quarles responded to the call I extract from a 

 little book in my possession, entitled, An Account 

 of Two Voyages to Neiv England, 1674. The 

 author, John Josselyn, under date 1638, says, on 

 his arrival in Massachuset Bay : 



" Having refreshed myself for a day or two at Noodles' 

 Iabmd, I crossed the Bay in a small boat to Boston, 

 which then was rather a small village than a town, there 

 being not above twenty or thirty houses, and presented 

 myself to Mr. Winthorpe, the Gov, and to Mr. Cotton, 

 the Teacher, of Boston Church : to whom I delivered 

 from Mr. Branca Quarles, the Poet, the translations of the 

 16, 25, 51, 88, 113, and 137 Psalms into English Meeter 

 for his approbation," i e. 



Unless it can be proved to the contrary, it may 

 therefore, be assumed that, to the extent above 

 indicated, this respectable old poet had a hand in 

 the American Psalter. 3. O. 



GODWIN'S CALEB WILLIAMS ANNOTATED BY 

 ANNA SEWARD. 



The following remarks and marginalia are tran- 

 scribed from a copy of Godwin's Caleb Williams 

 (2nd ed. 3 vols. 12mo. 1796), formerly in the 

 possession of Anna Seward, and bearing her auto- 

 graph on the title-page. On the inside of the 

 r is written, " Edward Sneyd, bought at the 

 sale of the late Mis. Anna Seward. May, 1809." 



< >n the lly leaf, in the handwriting of Anna 

 Seward, is the following note : — 



" Header, behold in these volumes three characters of 

 the male sex, each drawn with equal force; each ex- 



* Tress mark, 3131 a. Rous (Francis). Psalms. 1647. 

 2"* S. N« 221.] 



citing strong, and nearly equal interest ; each young, 

 and attractive to women ; yet not one of them appearing 

 as a lover. Their different situations, without natural 

 connection, by fortuitous circumstances, inextricably in- 

 volved with each other to their mutual ruin, excite a 

 solemn order of curiosity which gains in strength what 

 it loses in pathos. 



" Behold here the Terrible Graces in their soul har- 

 rowing power, without supernatural aid ! Apparitions, 

 Witches, Enchanters, Demons, what are the interest your 

 horrors excite, compared to those which here result from 

 a noble mind overthrown by a too intemperate zeal for 

 personal honor, and for immaculate reputation? from the 

 sunshine of a prosperous, a virtuous, and happy life, at 

 once awfully and eternally darkened ? 



" The Virtues border on the Vices. Any one of the 

 former, pushed bej - ond the line of partition, and entering 

 the confines of the latter, acquires their nature and thence 

 is fraught with their mischiefs. Frugality becomes Ava- 

 rice, and shuts the heart to pit}', affection, and all the 

 social delights. Emulation becomes envy, defames merit, 

 and incurably stings its own peace. Generosity becomes 

 Profusion, and Suicide extends her bullet, her bowl, and 

 her knife. Loyalty becomes Servility, and basely dis- 

 dains the just rights of the People. Patriotism becomes 

 Sedition, and increases the evil it opposes. Love de- 

 generates into Dotage or Sensuality, and destroys its own 

 happiness, or that of its object. Honour becomes a mood 

 selfish, revengeful. Jealousy which hardens the heart 

 against the mischiefs of duelling, and the express pro- 

 hibition of God. Religion herself grows bigoted, un- 

 charitable, intolerant, absurd, and contemptible ; the 

 scoff of Infidels, and the disgrace of its own cause. Such 

 is the transforming and fatal power of the Extreme in 

 Propensities, which, in moderation, are the ornament 

 and blessing of our nature. 



" This general moral is admirably enforced in these 

 books by the displayed miseries resulting from excess in 

 two of the originally amiable Passions; Maternal affec- 

 tion in the mother of Tyrrel, and personal honor in the 

 accomplished Falkland." 



The following are marginalia, with the pas- 

 sages to which they refer, prefixed, 



" I contrived to satisfy my love of praise with 

 an unfrecpient apparition at their amusements." — 

 Vol. i. page 3, 



" I do not like the uncommon use of that word in that 

 place. It has long been set apart for a peculiar meaning, 

 and it is a sort of sacrilege to appl}' it in its primeval 

 sense to light subjects." 



" His manner was kind, attentive, and humane. 



His eye was full of animation " — Vol. i. 



p. 5. 



" So far seems the portrait of the Rev. Ch. Buckeridge." 



" He fell into company." — Vol. i. p. 21. 



"The phrase is inelegant, — but the language of this 

 book in general is sufiicientl}' refined, as well as nervous." 



" Mr. Falkland fell in."— Vol. i. p. 23. 



" Again that inelegant idiom ! " 



" At Rome he was received with particular 

 distinction at the house of Marquis Pisani," &c. — 

 Vol. i. p. 24. 



" Here we are strongly reminded of Lady Clementina 

 and the Chevalier Grandison, but the study terminates 

 differently." 



