Il Malatesti aveva regalato una copia di questi graziosissimi sonetti al celebre inglese Gio. Milton, nell' anno in cui egli visitava l'Italia. Dopo la morte del Milton pervennero in mano del sig. Brant, gentiluomo inglese, il quale una copia ne fece trarre per {238} regalarla a Gio. Marsili, prof. dell' Università di Padova, che nel 1757 si trovava in Londra. Il MS. del Marsili servì a questa ristampa che porta in fronte quella stessa prefazione in inglese che stava nel MS. Marsiliano." The authority alluded to is the fourth edition of the _Serie dei testi di lingua_ of Bartolommeo Gamba, Venezia, 1839, royal 8vo.--one of the best bibliographical compilations ever produced. I was led to suspect, on glancing at the note, that Gamba himself was the editor of the volume, and now consider it as certain, for _La tina_ appears under his name in the index. As copies of the work must have reached England I hope to see the dedication reprinted, and am sure it would be received as a welcome curiosity. I cannot commend Mr. Fellowes as a translator of Milton. _To Carolo_ is a solecism; _Deodati_ should be _Dati_; the period which precedes the extract is entirely omitted; and the five names which follow _Charles_, besides being mis-spelt, have the termination which can only be required in Latin composition! I believe we should read Coltellini, Francini, Frescobaldi, Malatesti, and Clementini. On Coltellini and Malatesti there is much valuable information in Poggiali and Gamba. BOLTON CORNEY. * * * * * "THAT SWINNEY." (_Continued from_ p. 215.) Swinney was the devoted servant of all men in power--of all who had been or were likely to be in power--except, perhaps, the peace-makers, who, curiously enough, did not please this minister of peace--of all, perhaps, who subscribed to his publications, or had the means to subscribe; and who, if they did not, might hereafter. Swinney's volume of _Fugitive Pieces_ was dedicated to the Duke of Grafton. A third edition contains additions which show how Swinney's great zeal outran his little discretion. The following verses appeared originally in _The Public Advertiser_ on the 27th of May, 1768, and are bad enough to be preserved as a curiosity: _"An Extempore Effusion on reading a Scurrilous Invective against the Duke of G----n [Grafton], published in yesterday's Newspapers._