… Natural History and Phenomena. 445 appearance was entirely due to perspective. To this con¬ clusion we were led by noticing, on one favourable occa¬…
… Natural History and Phenomena. 445 appearance was entirely due to perspective. To this con¬ clusion we were led by noticing, on one favourable occa¬ sion, that after passing over our heads they all converged towards the opposite side of our horizon ! which was " too good to be true." Again : after long reading of and re¬ marking on the prevalence of the M Stratus" low down to¬ wards the horizon, whilst there…
… 446 Old Price's Remains. neutral-tinted strato-cumulus-by-stratus (so to speak) had formed much higher up and much nearer, covering a large portion of the sky,…
… 446 Old Price's Remains. neutral-tinted strato-cumulus-by-stratus (so to speak) had formed much higher up and much nearer, covering a large portion of the sky, and altogether so circumstanced, that I should say the near side of it was wholly inaccessible to the sun's rays, whilst its form was so decidedly stratified that any light passing through it must have been exhibi¬ ted horizontally. Besides which, it was easy to see that the sun was…
… Natural History and Phenomena. 447 Don't say, " I know I think;" that spoils the whole; The man that thinks he knows is half…
… Natural History and Phenomena. 447 Don't say, " I know I think;" that spoils the whole; The man that thinks he knows is half a fool. N.B.—A valuable caution against the prevalent super¬ stition—belief in a present state. What will people swallow next ? (To be continued.) Genus Homo (Varieties of). (Continued from Page 431.) Occasional specimens occur which, though not devoid of individual interest, yet, can hardly be depended on as "permanent vanities…
… 448 Old Prices Remains. H. nephelegeretes :—The Cloud-blower. (Habitat^ the leaves of Nicotiana tabacum, rarely visible.) See Virgil, JEn. i. 411. &c. H. Gypaeetus:—The…
… 448 Old Prices Remains. H. nephelegeretes :—The Cloud-blower. (Habitat^ the leaves of Nicotiana tabacum, rarely visible.) See Virgil, JEn. i. 411. &c. H. Gypaeetus:—The Gyp. Facundus, alacris, acer; pedibus-velox, manibus velocior, lingud velocissimus. (Habitat, Cambridge, in and about the Colleges; type, Old Rose.) H. Lectisterna:<—The Bedmaker. Lenta,seeura; lin¬ gud volubili, manibus ambidextris. {Ibid; type, Mrs. Hopper)) H. auriga :—Der Kutscher. II vetturino, the Coachie of old authors; Naso respectabili, rubro; cubitis quadratis ; humeris…
… Classics and Philology. 449 ,, 29—Kinglets or Golden-crested Wrens (misprinted Ringlets ift> Deeside!) common in all quarters round Rah', &°c. „ 30—Snow…
… Classics and Philology. 449 ,, 29—Kinglets or Golden-crested Wrens (misprinted Ringlets ift> Deeside!) common in all quarters round Rah', &°c. „ 30—Snow on Mocl Fammau. The extraordinary flood, noticed in No. IX. sent me, though lame, round by Clatterbridge, after a 2nd reconnoitre of the waves at Raby ; since which, I have hardly seen the countty, but have heard that the Partridges are very wild and are "packing" Nov. 23—After a…
… 450 Old Price's Remains. for introducing specimens of my native language^ an auriferous vein of Celtic, which I only lament that I, in common…
… 450 Old Price's Remains. for introducing specimens of my native language^ an auriferous vein of Celtic, which I only lament that I, in common with most of my countrymen, have worked sadly too little; whilst I condole with those English linguists who, despising such a rich living mine close at hand, almost always " go farther and fare worse," in search of Philological treasures* So I condole with the florist, who is too fond…
… Classics and Philology. 4$* notation is, in its details; (some of which are proposed below), avowedly provisional. My first efforts at reform were still…
… Classics and Philology. 4$* notation is, in its details; (some of which are proposed below), avowedly provisional. My first efforts at reform were still more clumsy; I have kept "blundering on," gladly adopting the inventions of my pupils, and holding" out (now, as much as ever) " Si quid novisti rectius." Some of the devices serve merely, ob differentiam, to dis¬ tinguish one word, or form of word, from another, though the meaning be…
… 452 Old Price's Remains. stricken; Tv<j>8ei<; = astricken; rvireis = ^stricken; rervfifievos = having-been-stricken. There are cases where the bracket and hyphen may¬ be…
… 452 Old Price's Remains. stricken; Tv<j>8ei<; = astricken; rvireis = ^stricken; rervfifievos = having-been-stricken. There are cases where the bracket and hyphen may¬ be jointly used : thus, let honores = (civic)-honors ; inimi- cus = a (personal)-enemy ; because, whilst the adjective in each forms no essential part of the noun's meaning, it is habitually implied. But homunculi = little-men, without brackets. Let Amas = (thou)-lovest: since amas, by ter¬ mination, denotes the…
… Classics and Philology. 453 you been fortunate ? We have caught a pike. Have you caught him with a line ?" we should, in…
… Classics and Philology. 453 you been fortunate ? We have caught a pike. Have you caught him with a line ?" we should, in all three langu¬ ages, understand the fishing to have occurred on that same day. And, you will ask, does not the French equally lead us to think so ? Undoubtedly; as I have quoted it, it could suggest no other idea; but I have purposely omitted the key to my…
… 454 @M Pri^s Remains, mean the original room where the rats' white feet used to. show under the skirting-board, before he and his indulgent…
… 454 @M Pri^s Remains, mean the original room where the rats' white feet used to. show under the skirting-board, before he and his indulgent landlord had indulged each other (?) with the deformation and r-rformaUon of that quaint red brick mansion with steep slate roof,—prominent garret windows^—and a high flight of stone steps--few pf the like now left in North Wales, Q. R. Query—Does Cornis, near Flint, retain its old form I Well, there…
… Classics and Philology. 45$ pile on the lobby floor ; without a shadow of suspicion that there was another like it in the wide…
… Classics and Philology. 45$ pile on the lobby floor ; without a shadow of suspicion that there was another like it in the wide world, and pretty Sure that that one would never be brought to light to plague me withal. Heu spes necquicquam dulces I By the aid of my earliest and dearest friend, W. L., who used to spend his holidays either at Pwllycrochon, or at " Old Evans', of Colwyn," this…
… 456 Old Price's Remains. Hughes the Clerk's wife, had put him in bodily fear; which diverted me exceedingly for years, coupled with his placid,…
… 456 Old Price's Remains. Hughes the Clerk's wife, had put him in bodily fear; which diverted me exceedingly for years, coupled with his placid, handsome, Jewish, but somewhat sickly features, to which her most Christian majesty's bold bearing pre¬ sented a striking contrast. Again, Cadi Sion Emawnt (Ang. John Edmond's daughter Katie) laid a complaint against Sion Swch and Sian his wife, for withholding just wages; a charge which led to a…