Welsh Journals

498 Old Price's Remains. as a substitute till a and b are known in figures, (such as 4 and 5,) which are the only symbols capable of expressing the result of an operation actually performed. a is positive merely : + a is a positive a, required to be added: — a is a positive a, required to be subtracted. LEVIORA. TO RELIEVE THE WEARY. '' Tradidit Fessis—Leviora."—Nor. I'll excuse what, Sir ? Me, Madam, me.* Old Play ? The Hoax.—Canto III. We left the Gyp en route to fetch Jack Abbot; To which sham end he didn't call a cab, but With best leg foremost took to real flight, And ne'er came near St. John's till late that night. I'll tell you why : his master had declared, That if, that day, to shew his face he dared, The sixpences, which at the door he'd pocketed, Should, for such indiscretion, all be forfeited. And so, to make his perquisites secure, He duly kept aloof, you may be sure. What of " those seers ? " they, from the fellow's groans, Concluding it a case of broken bones, Picked him up bit by bit, whilst he ejaculated, A different cry for each limb they manipulated ! Medical students are a knowing class! * Erratum in No. X., p. 463. Unless to turn the tables you prefer, For Sir, read Madam ; and for Madamt Sir.