Notes and Queries, Number 67, February 8, 1851

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Errata.—No. 65. p.62. l. 25. for "Sullustius" read "Sallustius." No. 66. p. 87. l. 3., for "in 8vo." read "in eights"; l. 55., erase the comma after "tzelete,"; and for "M.CCCC." read "mcccc." In the same column for "And" and "For" read "and" and "for." A similar correction may be made in the preceding column, in which remove the comma after "style," and put a small a in "Apostoli." and a period at "Paris." P. 92. l. 24. for "humble" read "durable."