51 NOTES. 



Note ^, page 29, line 8. 

 Xerita I have gaz\l on thee, 

 'Till thought of suff'ring infancU' 

 Linnaeus describes it as having the lip toothed, and the pillar 

 impressed witli a saflfron spot. It is called the bleeding tooth, 

 because the pillar has the appearance of a bleeding gum, occa- 

 sioned bv the cutting, as it is called, of a child's tooth. There 

 is the appearance of something like a tooth above the gum. 



Note y, page 30, line 11. 



Bright Haliotes ! and a sigh 

 Escapes, per]iaps that she must die. 



Ilaliotis Iris, extremely rare and valuable, shell four and u half 

 inches long, three broad, witli six pervious oiifices, the undersid« 

 reflecting the most beautiful and rich variable colors. — LinrnLns. 



Note *, page 31, line 1 



Patella to the rock adheres, 

 Nor of the raging tempest fears. 



Patella?, are generally found adhering by the base to rocks, 

 stone, fuci, or other marine substances •, it is impossible to move 

 them without considerable force, unless (for it seems their sense 

 of hearing is very acute,) you come upon them unexpectedly. 



Note », page 32, line 9. • 



Belying on another s aid, 



Art thou 7iot, Serpiila ! afraid. 



The Serpula generally adheres to other substances. 



