Some years ago, a learned Welsh scholar, Dr. Owen Pughe, issued proposals to publish the "Mabinogion," accompanied by translations, on the completion of a subscription list sufficient to indemnify the costs of printing.--See Mr. Crofton Croker's interesting work on "Fairy Legends," vol. iii. He appealed in vain to the public, but the whole loss remains with them. Recently a munificent lady [Lady Charlotte Guest] has resumed the task, and has presented us in the most elegant form with two tales such as ladies read. Since this note was written several cheering announcements of some important works have been put forth. [Many have since been published.] [11] See Warton and Ellis. "Poésies de Marie de France" have been published by M. de Roquefort, Paris, 1820. [12] "The translators do the triadist an injustice in rendering _Tri_ by '_The Three_' when he has put no _The_ at all. The number was accounted fortunate, and they took a pleasure in binding up all their ideas into little sheaves or fasciculi of three; but in so doing they did not mean to imply that there were no more such."--"Britannia after the Romans." [13] As these artificial associations, like the topics invented by the Roman rhetoricians, have been ridiculed by those who have probably formed their notions from unskilful versions, I select a few which might enter into the philosophy of the human mind. They denote a literature far advanced in critical refinement, and appear to have been composed from the sixth to the twelfth century. "The three foundations of genius; the gift of God, human exertion, and the events of life." "The three first requisites of genius; an eye to see nature, a heart to feel it, and a resolution that dares follow it." "The three things indispensable to genius; understanding, meditation, and perseverance." "The three things that improve genius; proper exertion, frequent exertion, and successful exertion." "The three qualifications of poetry; endowment of genius, judgment from experience, and felicity of thought." "The three pillars of judgment; bold design, frequent practice, and frequent mistakes." "The three pillars of learning; seeing much, suffering much, and studying much." See Turner's "Vindication of the Ancient British Bards."--Owen's "Dissertation on Bardism, prefixed to the Heroic Elegies of Llywarç Hen." THE NAME OF ENGLAND AND OF THE ENGLISH. Two brothers and adventurers of an obscure Saxon tribe raised their ensign of the White Horse on British land: the visit was opportune, or it was expected--this remains a state secret. Welcomed by the British monarch and his perplexed council amid their intestine dissensions, as friendly allies, they were renowned for their short and crooked swords called _Seax_, which had given the generic name of Saxons to their tribe.