traditionary proverbs of all countries, alliteration is continually found, and where it falls on the key-words of a proverb it adds considerably to its force: thus we have Out of debt, out of danger,' No cross, no crown,' Frost and fraud both end in foul,' 'Do in hill as you would do in hall,' and 'Who swims in sin must sink in sorrow.' Alliteration is, in fact, one of the most important of all the artificial means which a proverb employs for obtaining currency among men, and for rivetting its words on the memory, so that no force of time can shake them from their resting place. But the longest day has its evening, the longest article must come to its conclusion. I trust however that I have said enough to lead some few at least to appreciate more than ever the form of words in which the poetry of the past and the present has found utterance. For the length of my quotations I shall make no apology; some of them I have set down by way of a horrible example,' as beacons to tell of the shoals where the small and great have suffered shipwreck: the rest I have adduced in sure confidence that among them may be found some of the most expressive and graceful lines that have lent beauty and energy to the poetry of the world. They will be enough to remind us that the same laws of poetic harmony have prevailed from the beginning, that time and place cannot fetter the impulse of poetic genius, and that the same adornment which gave new vigour to the goodly words of Lucretius and other master spirits of the olden time, has in these later ages, embellished and strengthened the lines of Spenser and Shakspeare, Milton and Pope, Gray and Tennyson. S. OUR CHRONICLE. IN every kind of manufactory there is allotted to each workman his peculiar work, and rapidity and excellence in each department is the result. As supervisors of the food with which Aquila our domesticated bird claims to be satisfied, we cannot but think it unreasonable that we should be expected also to provide the same. And though she has now been regularly supported for seven years, and thriven under her terminal change of diet, and shown no symptoms whatever of any desire to return to the native wilds whence we reclaimed her, yet we cannot but tremble for the future unless she obtain more generous support. Seriously, we would beg our Subscribers, both present and late Members of the College, while congratulating them on the completion of the Fourth Volume of our Magazine, to come forward more liberally with their literary contributions. At present, the greater number of the articles are contributed by the Editors themselves. The Members' Prizes, open to Middle and Commencing Bachelors, have been adjudged as follows: 1 F. W. H. Myers, B.A., Trinity. 2 H. Lee Warner, B.A. St. John's. The Porson Prize and the Browne Medal for the Greek Ode, have been awarded to J. E. Sandys. The following additional Donations and Subscriptions towards the Chapel Window Fund have been promised: Altogether a little more than £1000 has been promised, of which £285 has been paid. The Fellowships lately held by the following gentlemen, have become vacant since the publication of our last number: Rev. J. J. Beresford, B.D., Rev. A. V. Hadley, M.A., and C. E. Graves, M.A. The living of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. C. Sharpe, B.D., has been filled up by the presentation of the Rev. G. G. Holmes, B.D. The following have been elected to Minor Scholarships and Open Exhibitions: Minor Scholars and Hare-Boutflower and Hallam. Somerset and Hereford-Benson and Hewison. Hare-Cotterill, Hart, and Routh. The following obtained a first class in the Voluntary Classical Examination: Burrow, J. B. Haslam, H. G. Hart, Hewitt, Massie, Sandys, and W. F. Smith. The following obtained a second class: Beaumont, Brayshaw, Brogden, Brown, Cotterill, Cox, Jamblin, Marsden, Rowsell, Souper, Warren, and A. W. Watson. The following gentlemen have obtained a first class in the College Examination : The following gentlemen were elected Scholars of the College on the 15th of June, 1865: The under-mentioned have been appointed Proper Sizars: Thornley, Robson, T. G. B. Poole, Wilkins, Lester, Ellis, Gannon. Exhibitions have been awarded to the following gentlemen: Third Year-Cotterill, Genge, H. G. Hart, J. B. Haslam, Hewitt, Hill, Jamblin, Marrack, Marsden, Massie, W. F. Smith, Stevens. Second Year-Beaumont, Blunn, Carpmael, Chaplin, Charnley, Cox, Groome, Gwatkin, Hope, Humphreys, Landon, Sandys. First Year-Griffith, Lester, Lloyd, F. Marshall, Moss, Moulton, Obbard, Smales, Sparkes, Verdon, A. M. Watson, F. Watson, Wilkins. The officers of the Lady Margaret Boat Club for the present Term are: President, E. W. Bowling, M.A. Secretary, M. H. L. Beebee, B.A. The crews of the boats in the race were: |