Vulgar words in Notes and Queries, Number 58, December 7, 1850 - A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. (Page 1)

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Mayor 458 Shakspeare and the old English Actors in Germany, by Albert Cohn 459 Ten Children at a Birth 459 George Herbert and Bemerton Church, by H. T. Ellacombe 460 Minor Notes:--Lord Mayor's Show in 1701--Sir Thomas Phillipps's MSS.--Translation from Owen, &c.--Epigram on the late Bull--Bailie Nicol Jarvie--Hogs not Pigs--The Baptized Turk 460 QUERIES:-- Gray--Dryden--Playing Cards 462 Minor Queries:--Pretended Reprint of Ancient Poetry--The Jews' Spring Gardens--Cardinal Allen's Admonition to the Nobility--"Clarum et venerabile Nomen"--Whipping by Women--Lærig--MS. History of Winchester School--Benedicite--The Church History Society--Pope Ganganelli--Sir George Downing--Solemnization of Matrimony--Passage in Bishop Butler--The Duke of Wharton's Poetical Works--Titus Oates--Translations of Erasmus' Colloquies and Apuleius' Golden Ass, &c. 463 REPLIES:-- Holme MSS.--The Cradocks 465 Antiquity of Smoking 465 Antiquitas Sæculi Juventus Mundi 466 Albemarle, Title of, by Lord Braybrooke 466 Replies to Minor Queries:--Cromwell Poisoned--"Never did Cardinal bring Good to England"--Gloves not worn in the Presence of Royalty--Nonjurors' Oratories in London--"Filthy Gingran"--Michael Scott--The Widow of the Wood--Modum Promissionis--End of Easter--First Earl of Roscommon--Dryden's "Absolom and Achitophel"--Cabalistic Author--Becket--Aërostation--Kilt--Bacon Family, &c. 467 Miscellaneous:-- Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 470 Books and Odd Volumes Wanted 470 Notices to Correspondents 470 * * * * * NOTES.

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Moreover, Cuvier is in error as to the statement of Herodotus respecting the animal's size: he says that the animal is equal in size, not to an ass, but to the largest ox.

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_Erasmus' Colloquies--Apuleius' Golden Ass, Translations of._--Will any of your readers be kind enough to enlighten a provincial ignoramus by answering the following Queries:-- 1.

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Is there an English translation of Apuleius' _Golden Ass_?

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