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Latin tongue itself , as Gallus may represent either a Gaul or a Cock , There is a very good anecdote bearing upon the ambiguity of the word " Gallus . "
" A Ereneh ambassador at Rome during the plenitude of the papal power , was urging some request with unusual earnestness , when the sovereign pontiff , turning to his cardinals , sneeringly exclaimed , ' Grallus cantat ; ' to which the justly-irritated ambassador replied , 4 Utinam ut ad G-alli cantum , Petrus respiceret ; ' an allusive repartee pregnant with the curio w felicit as "
The Arabic word Islam is coeval , Gribbon says , with Mahomet ; but we should like to know when Russia was first termed the Bear-In the fifteenth century Russia was hardly thought of , and certainly it could not have been a great nation , as the art of printing was not introduced until the middle of the sixteenth century . It is not until
a country , or a person , becomes great and well known for some peculiarity , that it is honoured with a nickname which becomes universally accepted . Eor these reasons we doubt the antiquity of the lines copied from an old book at Chard , which we should have imagined to be as old as Dr . Gumming thinks them , had we not investigated the matter and ascertained the fact , that they must be , as we said before ^ the composition of some Chatterfconian genius .
We propose considering , in another chapter , the Bell , which , though not appropriated to ecclesiastical purposes very early , forms , an interesting subject on account of its great antiquity . ( To le continued . )
Travels By A Freemason.
TEAVELS BY A FREEMASON ,
CHAPTER I . BRAZIL .
Some years ago , the means of communication between England and the Brazils were by no means so easy as at present . The mails were then entrusted to old unseaworthy brigs , commanded by
superannuated lieutenants . Any man with enough distinction to get employment , but without sufficient interest to obtain promotion , was generally put in command of a mail packet , and insured his life before goiug to sea . Passengers had their choice between one of these tubs or a merchantman , for which they had frequently to wait long , as there was little trade between the two countries .
In a mail-boat , then , I took my passage to Rio de Janeiro , being consigned to an English merchant there of the name of Darkle , whom I was to serve in the capacity of clerk . My father knew nothing , personally of him , but took his character by the commercial test , having had some dealings with him . I sailed from Ealmouth in his Majesty ' s brig Pump , commanded by Lieutenant Belbcck , an officer old enough for an admiral , and who seemed to have served in every ship , on every station , and in every war within the memory of the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Untitled Article
Latin tongue itself , as Gallus may represent either a Gaul or a Cock , There is a very good anecdote bearing upon the ambiguity of the word " Gallus . "
" A Ereneh ambassador at Rome during the plenitude of the papal power , was urging some request with unusual earnestness , when the sovereign pontiff , turning to his cardinals , sneeringly exclaimed , ' Grallus cantat ; ' to which the justly-irritated ambassador replied , 4 Utinam ut ad G-alli cantum , Petrus respiceret ; ' an allusive repartee pregnant with the curio w felicit as "
The Arabic word Islam is coeval , Gribbon says , with Mahomet ; but we should like to know when Russia was first termed the Bear-In the fifteenth century Russia was hardly thought of , and certainly it could not have been a great nation , as the art of printing was not introduced until the middle of the sixteenth century . It is not until
a country , or a person , becomes great and well known for some peculiarity , that it is honoured with a nickname which becomes universally accepted . Eor these reasons we doubt the antiquity of the lines copied from an old book at Chard , which we should have imagined to be as old as Dr . Gumming thinks them , had we not investigated the matter and ascertained the fact , that they must be , as we said before ^ the composition of some Chatterfconian genius .
We propose considering , in another chapter , the Bell , which , though not appropriated to ecclesiastical purposes very early , forms , an interesting subject on account of its great antiquity . ( To le continued . )
Travels By A Freemason.
TEAVELS BY A FREEMASON ,
CHAPTER I . BRAZIL .
Some years ago , the means of communication between England and the Brazils were by no means so easy as at present . The mails were then entrusted to old unseaworthy brigs , commanded by
superannuated lieutenants . Any man with enough distinction to get employment , but without sufficient interest to obtain promotion , was generally put in command of a mail packet , and insured his life before goiug to sea . Passengers had their choice between one of these tubs or a merchantman , for which they had frequently to wait long , as there was little trade between the two countries .
In a mail-boat , then , I took my passage to Rio de Janeiro , being consigned to an English merchant there of the name of Darkle , whom I was to serve in the capacity of clerk . My father knew nothing , personally of him , but took his character by the commercial test , having had some dealings with him . I sailed from Ealmouth in his Majesty ' s brig Pump , commanded by Lieutenant Belbcck , an officer old enough for an admiral , and who seemed to have served in every ship , on every station , and in every war within the memory of the