CONCERNING MAGAZINES, AND THE FORMER AND PRESENT RACE OF ALPHABET-MEN. _Altri gli han messo nome Santa Croce, Altri lo chiaman l' A. B. C. guastando La misura, gl' accenti, et la sua voce._ SANSOVINO. CHAPTER CXII.—p. 86. HUNTING IN AN EASY CHAIR. THE DOCTOR'S BOOKS. That place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers; And sometimes for variety I confer With Kings and Emperors, and weigh their counsels, Calling their victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account, and in my fancy Deface their ill placed statues. BEAUMONT and FLETCHER. CHAPTER CXIII.—p. 92. THOMAS GENT AND ALICE GUY, A TRUE TALE, SHOWING THAT A WOMAN'S CONSTANCY WILL NOT ALWAYS HOLD OUT LONGER THAN TROY TOWN, AND YET THE WOMAN MAY NOT BE THE PARTY WHO IS MOST IN FAULT. _Io dico, non dimando Quel che tu vuoi udir, perch' io l'ho visto Ove s' appunta ogni ubi, e ogni quando._ DANTE. CHAPTER CXIV.—p. 112. THE AUTHOR HINTS AT CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE LIFE OF THOMAS GENT ON WHICH HE DOES NOT THINK IT NECESSARY TO DWELL. Round white stones will serve they say, As well as eggs, to make hens lay. BUTLER. CHAPTER CXV.—p. 123. THE READER IS REMINDED OF PRINCE ABINO JASSIMA AND THE FOX-LADY. GENT NOT LIKE JOB, NOR MRS. GENT LIKE JOB'S WIFE. _A me parrebbe a la storia far torto, S' io non aggiungo qualche codicillo; Acciò che ognun chi legge, benedica L' ultimo effetto de la mia fatica._ PULCI. CHAPTER CXVI.—p. 132. DR. SOUTHEY. JOHN BUNYAN. BARTHOLOMÆUS SCHERÆUS. TERTULLIAN. DOMENICO BERNINO. PETRARCH. JEREMY TAYLOR. HARTLEY COLERIDGE. DIEGO DE SAN PEDRO, AND ADAM LITTLETON. Black spirits and white, red spirits and gray; Mingle, mingle, mingle, you that mingle may. Titty, Tiffin, keep it stiff in! Firedrake, Puckey, make it lucky! Liard, Robin, you must bob in! Round, around, around, about, about! All _good_ come running in, all _ill_ keep out. MIDDLETON. CHAPTER CXVII.—p. 145. CONCERNING JOB'S WIFE. This insertion is somewhat long, and utterly impertinent to the principal matter, and makes a great gap in the tale; nevertheless is no disgrace, but rather a beauty and to very good purpose. PUTTENHAM. CHAPTER CXVIII.—p. 159. POINTS OF SIMILITUDE AND DISSIMILITUDE BETWEEN SIR THOMAS BROWN AND DOCTOR DOVE. But in these serious works designed To mend the morals of mankind, We must for ever be disgraced With all the nicer sons of taste, If once the shadow to pursue We let the substance out of view. Our means must uniformly tend In due proportion to their end, And every passage aptly join To bring about the one design. CHURCHILL. INTERCHAPTER XV.—p. 168.