At seven," Time begins to set the world hard to work, the shopmen to 'What lack you,' and every trade to his business." At ten, "preparation is to be made for dinner," and at twelve folks would seem to have been in the midst of dinner. We could wish that the description had been continued for the rest of the day. "Quaint sayings" will attract many readers, and also his poems and letters. His lines on poets and poor writers are especially applicable to the present day, when such a torrent of worthless poetry and worse fiction pours out from the press:Go! Tell the poets that their fiddling rhymes Begin apace to grow out of request; And tell poor writers, stories are so stale That penny ballads make a better sale.

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There is indeed hardly a dull page in this booklet. selections have been made with judgement by Dr. Grosart. The only fault we have to find is with regard to the explanatory words inserted in italics in the text, thus, "repet" does not = repeat but repeated; and it was not worth while to tell us that baulk mean a "bank," or that spring is a "fount;" why add to to the word "bleak"=blay, small water-fish, roaches? It is at least questionable whether "town,' does not mean village rather than, farmstead and certainly "dresser" is hardly an obsolete word, while the explanation-drawered table-is of doubtful accuracy. It is perhaps a small point, but we cannot help thinking that most of these additions would be best away, otherwise we have nothing but praise for this charming little volume. We may add that a facsimile of Breton's handwriting is given. Milestone Guides. Books I to XII., 16°, wrappers. London Milestone Guides Offices, 81 Carter lane, E.C.

These unpretending little hand books will doubtless be found useful, both by cyclists and pedestrians. They contain various routes throughout the country, with the places arranged in column form, opposite to each being the intermediate distances, and the distance from London, given in miles and furlongs, while the opposite pages are left blank for the riders' notes. The series consist of twelve little handbooks suitable for the waistcoat pocket, and it may be added they have the merit of cheapness, costing only a penny apiece. Those concerning our readers are Book V., with direct routes to London, and XI. and XII., with cross country routes from Gloucester and Bristol.

Harrow Octocentenary Tracts. I. Early charters translated into English, with Explanatory Notes by the Rev. W. Done Bushell. Cambridge, Macmillan and Bowes, 1893, 8° pp. 22. In this pamphlet Mr. Bushell has printed three ancient eharters relating to Harrow, and has added an English translation with notes thereon. We have the record of the Council of Clovesho in 825; the testamentary disposition of Werhard, the priest in 832, and the exchange between Werhard and Werenberht the Thegn in 845. Of the first we are given an excellent

autotype reduced facsimile, which adds much to the interest of the tract. Cenulf, the King of Mercia, who died 822, and is referred to in this charter, was the founder of Winchcombe Abbey, and Mr. Bushell, points out that it was from some_probable connection between the Gloucestershire town, that Great and Little Winchcombe in Kent got their names. The notes add much to the value of the tract, but we may point out that the identification of the council at Celhyth in 816 with Chelsea, is open to very grave suspicion. We have only one fault to find with Mr. Bushell's work, and that is the omission of many of the witnesses' names. These are always of interest, and especially so in such early charters as these.

This pamphlet appears to be the first of a series of tracts on the early history of Harrow, projected in commemoration of the eight hundredth anniversary of Harrow church, which will be celebrated next year, and we look forward to other contributions in the series.

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