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plain every word of the text which can need explanation,

are commend- ably terse, and are placed at the bottom of the page in a form in which the eye can catch them in a moment. This is just what is wanted, and his preface on Chancer's metre is sound ; but his criticism of Dr. Nott's contention that Chancer's verse was rhythmical is unjustifiable in its 'virulence, and ridiculous too. The poor Doctor wrote half a century ago. The Schooling of Life. By the Rev. R. St. John Tyrwhitt, M.A. (Macmillan and Co.)—A tiny volume of sermons printed, after the