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Gilbert Abbott a Beclett, in the London
Times " and "Morning Herald/'
Petre, Dr. Olinthus. William Ma- gmn. Letter from ... to Christopher North, signed Trinity College, Dublin, Nov. 10, 1820, in "Blaekwood's Maga- zine," Vol VIII, pp. 207-209.
Philalethes. Dr. Edward Young em- ployed this pseudonym in his contribu- tions to periodicals, 1718-20.
Philalethes Rev Thomas Staclhouse, author of "The History of the Bible," employed this pseudonym in several of his minor works.
Philalethes. Arthur Ashley Sykes. Moral philosophy. 1715.
Phileleutherus Devoniensis. Thom- as Northmore. Memoirs of Planetes , or, a sketch of the laws and manners of Makar. By ... L. 1795.
Phileleutherus Dubliniensis. Pat- rick Delany. Reflections upon polygamy ... L. 1739.
Phileleutherus, tiondinensis. John Burton, D.D.
It is understood that John Burton, D D., was the author of a woik under the title of " Pbileleutherus Londinensis," which work was "Remarks on Dr. King's Speech before the University of Oxford at the Dedication of Dr. Radcliff,on the 13th of April, 1749." -"Illustra- tions of the Literary History of ISth Century," NICHOLS, Vol II , p. 223
The above was answered by Dr. William King himself, in "Elogium Famae inscrviens Jacci Etomensls, sive G-igantis," under the name of A Master of Arts."
" Jacci Etoniensis," namely, John Burton, of Eton, commonly called "Dr Jack."
Philo-Cato. Matthew L. Davis. The celebrated letters of ... with an intro- duction to them. By Aristides. 3ST.Y. 1811.
Piece of an Antiquary, A. Philip Thicknesse, in the "Gent. Mag/' 1790.
Pipes, Thomas. William Maginn. Ancient national melodies ... in " Black- wood's Magazine," Vol. X , pp. 56^557.
Ploughman, A. Tristam Surges (*). What . . . said about the "Hints to farmers" made last April by men of trade." Kingston, K.I., 1829.
Polyxena. Phihp Thickn&se, Esq.
In 1785, Mr. Thicknesse published "A letter to the Earl of Coventry," 8vo, and in that year commenced his correspondence with Mr. Urban, under the signature of " Polyxena/* which he continued under that of "A Wanderer," his own initials, and other designations, till nearly the day of his death. See Nichols* " Literary Anecdotes of the 18th Century," Vol. IX., p. 267.
Porcustus. Henry Swinburne. A letter of Mr Swinburne, under the as- eumed name of " Porcustus," in answer to some
remarks on his tiavels, and describing a Roman
nltar then in his possession, is punted in ' G-ent.
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Positive, Paul. James Montgomery. Prison amusements, by ... L. 1797.
President, The. Thomas San den, M.D. Three discourses . . . delivered at the anniversary meetings of the Li- brary Society at Chichester, January, 1800, 1801, 1802. By ... L 1802.
Protestant Nonconformist, A. Ed- ward Ash. Thoughts on the State- Church Question. By ... 2d ed. L. 1861.
Queerqulll. Mis. Mary T. Wagga- mon, in contributions to the " Weekly " (N.Y.).
Quongti, Richard. Thomas Babing- ton Macaulay. A prophetic account of a grand national poem, to be entitled "The Wellingtoniad," and to be pub- lished, A.D. 2824. Knight's " Quarterly Magazine," 1824.
In the introductory account of Quongti, no^ ticmg his travels "to the United States of America," he sajs, "That tiemendous war, which will be fatal to American liberty, will, at that time [2824], be raging through the whole federation. At New York the travellers will heai of the final defeat and death of the illustri- ous champion of freedom, Jonathan Higginbot- tom, and of the elevation of Ebenezer Hogaflesh to the perpetual presidency.'*
B. F. P. William Maginn. "Bac- chus ; or, the pirates " [a short Homeric hymn, in the metre of Sir Walter Scott], in " Blackwood's Magazine," Vol. IS , pp. 264-266.
B, J. B. J. R. Randall, author of "My Maryland," 1839.
Randolph, J. Thornton. Charles J. Peterson. " Cabin and Parlor" ... P. 1852.
Begryph. Rev. Henri/ G. Pern/, of Chicago, in his contributions to various periodicals.
Betlaw. Walter S. Waldie, in his contributions to the "Journal of Com- merce (Chic. 1876-77), et al
Richards, Henry. Richard Henry Stoddard, in his contributions to the "Aldine(N.Y.).
Bigby. John Wilson Croker, In Dis- raeli's " Coningsby."
Mr. Charles Knight says, " I think . . . the 1 Rigby * of * Coningsby ' is an ebullition of per- sonal spite."
Rosamond. Sophia Edna Thomson. 1883. Rustlcus. John Duncombe.
" JoTin Duncombe was also the author of a letter signed * Rusticus* in the "World,' Vol. I M No. 30, and of several letters in the * Connois- seur/ being the Gentleman of Cambridge, A.B. ' mentioned." "Literary Anecdotes of the 18th
