[13] Between May and October, any letters meant for me should be addressed to Brantwood, Coniston; between October and May, to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. They must be very short, and very plainly written, or they will not be read; and they need never ask me to do anything, because I won't do it. And, in general, I cannot answer letters; but for any that come to help me, the writers may be sure that I am grateful. I get a great many from people who "know that I must be good-natured," from my books. I was good-natured once; but I beg to state, in the most positive terms, that I am now old, tired, and very ill-natured. [14] "Type," the actual word in the Greek. [15] "Davantage, ilz se nommoyent Forestiers, non que leur charge et gouvernement fust seulement sur la terre, qui estoit lors occupee et empeschee de la forest Charbonniere, mais la garde de la mer leur estoit aussi commise. Convient ici entendre, que ce terme, forest, en vieil bas Aleman, convenoit aussi bien aux eaux comme aux boys, ainsi qu'il est narré es memoires de Jean du Tillet."--'Les Genealogies des Forestiers et Comtes de Flandres' AntP. 1598. [16] I accept the blame of vanity in printing the end of this letter, for the sake of showing more perfectly the temper of its writer, whom I have answered privately; in case my letter may not reach him, I should be grateful if he would send me again his address. [17] Sismondi: 'History of Italian Republics,' Vol. III., Chap. ii. [18] "Saccone of Pietra-mala." [19] Second Edition, Milan, 1870. (Fratelli Rechiadei), p. 86. [20] "And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig-tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind."--Rev. vi. 13; compare Jerem. xxiv. 8, and Amos viii. 1 and 2. [21] More accurately a rod cloven into three at the top, and so holding the wool. The fruit is a branch of apples; she has golden sandals, and a wreath of myrtle round her hair. [22] The "Mount" is the heap of money in store for lending without interest. You shall have a picture of it in next number, as drawn by a brave landscape painter four hundred years ago; and it will ultimately be one of the crags of our own Mont Rose; and well should be, for it was first raised among the rocks of Italy by a Franciscan monk, for refuge to the poor against the usury of the Lombard merchants who gave name to our Lombard Street, and perished by their usury, as their successors are like enough to do also. But the story goes back to Friedrich II. of Germany again, and is too long for this letter. [23] [If that be so, booksellers are of no use in the world, and ought to be abolished. Am I to give my buyers unnecessary trouble that booksellers may live?] [24] Or of their native towns or villages,--these being recognized as masters, also. [25] Or the use of it, Mr. Emerson should have added. [26] 'English Traits,' (Routledge, 1856), p. 95. [27] Provost, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.