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Heroic Women.—­Browella heide or heath, is a plain in the province of Smaland, in Sweden, celebrated for being the place where the Danes were totally routed by the heroine, Blenda, who commanded the Smaland women, in defence of their husbands, who were engaged in another expedition.  As a recompense for their bravery, the women of Smaland were honoured with extraordinary privileges, and wore a kind of martial head-dress; and they have still an equal share of inheritance with the men.

P.T.W.

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Ancient Roundelaye for Foure Personnes.

  1st.  Sing we the goodfellowes roundelaye,
       And I the cittern will blithele playe.
  2nd.  I’ll sing tenor.
  3rd.  The treble for me.
  1st.  And what shalle the bass of our music be?
  4th.  The wintry winde as it rushes and roars
       At the windowes and roofe, and the welle fast’ned doore.
  2nd.  But the wine and the sack, and the canary are bright,
       They’re the good fellowes starres that shine out thro’ the nighte. 
       You’re a knave if you quit them till morning.
  1st. to 2nd.  You’re a knave.
  4th. to 3rd.  You’re a knave.
  3rd. to 1st.  You’re a knave.
       Omnes. He’s a knave who forsakes them till morn.

P.S.  The point of this song consists in each singer being called a knave in turn.

M.L.E.

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Ecstacy of Michael Angelo.—­When the bronze gates of the baptistry of the church of Florence were produced, Michael Angelo cried out with emotion, at the sight of them, “that they deserved to be the gates of Paradise.”  Casts of these gates may be seen in the Royal Academy, London.

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