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_Lines attributed to Charles Yorke_ (Vol. ii., p. 7.).--The editor of Bishop Warburton's _Literary Remains_ is informed, that the lines transcribed by him, "Stript to the naked soul," &c., have been printed lately in a work entitled _The Sussex Garland_, published by James Taylor, formerly an eminent bookseller at Brighton, but now removed to Newick, Sussex. The lines appear to have been written on Mrs. Grace Butler, who died at Rowdel, in Sussex, in the 86th year of her age, by Alexander Pope, but, according to Taylor, not inserted in any edition of Pope's works. The lines will be found in the 9th and 10th Nos. of _The Sussex Garland_, p. 285., under "Warminghurst."

W.S.

Richmond, Surrey.

_Rodolph Gualter_ (Vol. iii., p. 8.).--

"Rodolph Gualter naquit à Zurich en 1519, et y mourut en 1586. Il fit
ses études dans sa ville natale, à Lausanne, à Marbourg, et en
Angleterre. Rodolph, son fils, mort en 1577, avait fait de très bonnes
études à Genève, en Allemagne, et à l'université d'Oxford."

The above I have extracted from the account of him given in the _Biographie Universelle_, which refers as authority to "J.B. Huldrici Gualtherus redivivus seu de vita et morte Rod. Gualtheri oratio, 1723," in the Biblioth. Bremens., viii. p. 635. In this memoir I find it stated:

"quod Gualtherus noster unà cum Nicolao Partrigio Anglo in Angliam iter
suscepit. Quatuor illud mensibus et aliquot diebus finitum est,
inciditque in annum seculi trigesimum."

But neither in this, nor in the account of his life by Melchior Adam, nor in that contained in Rose's _Biographical Dictionary_, can I find any trace of the opinion that he was a Scotchman; and as Huldricus was himself a professor in the Athenæum at Zurich, he would probably be correctly informed on the subject.

TYRO.

Dublin.

_"Annoy" used as a Noun_ (Vol. ii., p. 139.).--Your correspondent CH. will find three good instances of the use of the word _annoy_ as a noun (in addition to the lines cited by him from Wordsworth) by Queen Elizabeth, George Gascoigne, and Mr. Keble:

"The doubt of future woes exiles my present joy,
And wit me warns to shun such snares as threaten mine _annoy_."
See Ellis' _Specimens of Early English Poets_, ii. p. 136.

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"And as they more esteeme that merth
Than dread the night's _annoy_,
So must we deeme our dayes on erth
But hell to heauenly joye."
_Good morrowe_; see Farr's _Select Poetry, &c._, p. 38.

"High heaven, in mercy to your sad _annoy_,
Still greets you with glad tidings of immortal joy."
_Christian year_, "Christmas Day."

H.G.T.

_Culprit, Origin of the Word_ (Vol. ii., p. 475.).--See Stephen's _Commentaries on the Laws of England_, iv. 408. note (_p_).

C.H. COOPER.

Cambridge, Dec. 14. 1850.

Passage in Bishop Butler (Vol. ii., p. 464.).--The "peculiar term" referred to by Bishop Butler is evidently the verb "to Blackguard." It is for this reason that he inserts the condition, "when the person it respects is present." We may abuse, revile, vituperate an absent person; but we can only "blackguard" a man when he is present. The word "blackguard" is not recognised by Johnson. Richardson inserts it as a noun, but not as a verb.