The Rev. Alexander Dyce in his collective edition of the Works of Marlowe, has given Davies' "Epigrams" _in extenso_, with a painstaking collation of the various readings from the other two editions (both undated) together with similar various readings from a Manuscript discovered by him in the Harleian Collection (1836.) Mr. Dyce with reference to his reprint of the 'Epigrams,' and the foregoing MS. says, "I have given them with the text considerably improved by means of one of the Harleian MSS." ('Some Account of Marlowe and his Writings: p. xl: edition 1862.) I must demur to this alleged 'improvement.' The MS. has no authority whatever, the Scribe being an extremely ignorant and blundering one. These nine examples out of many, taken at random, will suffice to prove this: [1] Epigram 1, line first. 'Fly, merry Muse unto that merry towne &c. he actually reads, spite of its heading 'Ad Musam' 'Fly, merry Newes.... [2] Epigram 2, line 14 'And stands, in Presence, stroaking up his haire' he gives, to neglect of the rhyme with 'yeare' '...... stroaking up his heade' [3] Epigram 3, line 5, for 'fry' he stupidly reads 'cry.' [4] Epigram 13, line 9, for 'sectaries' he gives nonsensically 'scituaries.' [5] Epigram 15, line 3. 'Thou with harsh noise the ayre doth rudely breake,' he transmogrifies into '...... horse nor sea the ayre doth.' [6] Epigram 26, line 11, he substitutes 'sweete' for 'hot' oblivious of the rhyme with 'petticoat.' [7] Epigram 36, line 19, for 'rarifie' he reads 'ratiffie'[!] [8] Epigram 41, line 2, 'Paulus, in spite of enuy, fortunate' he gives thus Paulus, in fight of envy'...... [9] Epigram 43, line 3, for 'Paris-garden' he has 'Parish-garden;' and so on ludicrously, with numerous proper names. Any one capable of perpetrating such stupidities as these, ought not in my opinion, to be allowed to displace a text printed for the Author, more especially his cannot for a moment be allowed to over-bear the third edition, our text.