"Lock up, faire liddes, the treasure of my heart, Preserve those beames, this ages onely light: To her sweet sence, sweet sleepe some ease impart, Her sence too weake to beare her spirits might. "And while, O Sleepe, thou closest up her sight, (Her sight where Love did forge his fairest dart) O harbour all her parts in easefull plight: Let no strange dreame make her faire body start. "But yet, O dreame, if thou wilt not depart In this rare subject from thy common right: But wilt thy selfe in such a seate delight, "Then take my shape, and play a lover's part: Kisse her from me, and say unto her sprite, Till her eyes shine, I live in darkest night." The edition I quote from is that "Printed by W. S. for Simon Waterson, London, 1627." I may add, that I wrote to Moore as far back as 1824 to point out this singular coincidence; but although the communication was courteously acknowledged, I do not believe the circumstance has been noticed in any subsequent edition of Sheridan's memoirs. T. C. SMITH. FOLK LORE. _Medical Use of Pigeons_ (Vol. iv., p. 228.).--In my copy of Mr. Alford's very unsatisfactory edition of Donne, I find noted (in addition to R. T.'s quotation from _The Life of Mrs. Godolphin_) references to Pepys's _Diary_, October 19, 1663, and January 21, 1667-8, and the following from Jer. Taylor, ed. Heber, vol. xii. p. 290.: "We cut living pigeons in halves, and apply them to the feet of men in fevers." J. C. R. _Michaelmas Goose--St. Martin's Cock._--In the county of Kilkenny, and indeed all through the S.E. counties of Ireland, the "Michaelmas Goose" is still had in honour. "St. Martin's Bird" (see p. 230. _antè_) is, however, the cock, whose _blood is shed_ in honour of that saint at Martinmas, Nov. 11. The same superstition does not apply, that I am aware of, to the Michaelmas Goose, which is merely looked on as a dish customary on that day, with such as can afford it, and always accompanied by a _mélange_ of vegetables (potatos, parsnips, cabbage, and onions) mashed together, with butter, and forming a dish termed _Kailcannon_. The idea is far different as to St. Martin's Cock, the blood of which is always shed _sacrificially_ in honour of the Saint. Query, 1. The territorial extent of the latter custom? And, 2. What pagan deity has transferred his honours to St. Martin of Tours. JAMES GRAVES. Kilkenny. _Surrey Folk Lore._--A "wise woman" has lately made her appearance not far from Reigate in Surrey. One of the farmers' wives there, on being scalded the other day, sent to the old dame, who sent back a curious doggrel, which the good woman was to repeat at stated times. At the end of a week the scald got well, and the good woman told us that she knew there was no harm in the charm, for "she had heard say as how it was some verse from the Bible."