Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.Various
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Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
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"The tongue of slander has even reproached her with maintaining
her implacability to the hour of death, and refusing her pardon to
the prince, who had humbly requested to receive her blessing. To
this imputation Chesterfield alludes in a copy of verses
circulated at the time:
"'And unforgiving, unforgiven dies.'"
Can any of your readers refer me to the remainder of this copy of
verses?
PROEM.
Minor Queries Answered.
_Kimmeroi, Cimbri, Cymry._--There appears to be a growing belief that
the Gomeridæ of the Bible, the Kimmeroi of the Greeks, the Cimbri of the
Romans, and the Cymry or Kymry of Wales, belong to the same family; the
few words remaining of their language are to all appearance Kymraeg; and
recently there was some likelihood of having more light thrown upon this
subject. Kohl, the German traveller, visited the remnant of the Cimbri
defeated by Marius, and was told that "_sette commune parlano Cimbro_."
Is the language of these Lombard Kimbri like that of the Kymry of Wales?
M. Kohl states that a professor at Padua was about to publish the
remains of their language; but I have not seen any subsequent notice
respecting them. The inquiry is highly interesting, and will I trust be
taken up by some persons who may be in position to obtain further
information; and I hope soon to see a few specimens of their language in
"NOTES AND QUERIES."
Ritson, in the notes to his work on the Celts, has these remarks on the
language of this Cimbric remnant:
"Their language, which was thought to be a corrupt German, was
found upon closer inquiry to be very pure Danish. Signor Marco
Pezzo has written a very learned dissertation on this
subject."--Page 288.
What is the title of this work? I am very desirous to obtain further
information on this subject, and invite attention to this people and
their Kimbro speech.
T. STEPHENS.
Merthyr Tydfil.
[The title of Pezzo's work is, _Dei Cimbri Veronesi, e Vicentini_,
libri ii. Terza edizione. 8vo. Verona, 1763. This edition is in
the British Museum.]
_Dictionary of Musicians._--I have now before me _A Dictionary of
Musicians_, &c., second edition, 2 vols. 8vo., Longman and others, 1827.
I should be glad to know whether there is any more recent edition, or
anybody engaged in preparing one; or whether there is any more recent
and complete work of the kind. This one contains much information, but
might be greatly improved by omissions, corrections, and additions.
AN AMATEUR.
[_The Biographical Dictionary of Musicians_ noticed by our
correspondent is very incorrect in its details. There is another
work of the same kind in preparation, but is not expected to be
published for some months. The latest works on the subject are the
German _Lexicon der Tonkunst_ in several 8vo. volumes, and that by
M. Fetis, which appeared about four years since at Brussels, and
pronounced both comprehensive and correct.]
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