i., p. 336.), I read:
"I had long sought for a representation of Sickingen, and at
length found a medal represented in the _Sylloge Numismatum
Elegantiorum of Luckius_," &c.
I now hope that in S.W.S. I have found the man who is to solve an
obstinate doubt that has long possessed my mind: Is the figure of the
knight in Durer's well-known print of "The Knight, Death, and the
Devil," a portrait? If it be a portrait, is it a portrait of Franz von
Sickingen, as Kugler supposes? The print is said to bear the date 1513.
I have it, but have failed to discover any date at all.
H.J.H.
Sheffield.
_Blackguard._--When did this word Come into use, and from what?
Beaumont and Fletcher, in the _Elder Brother_, use it thus:--
"It is a Faith
That we will die in, since from the _blackguard_
To the grim sir in office, there are few
Hold other tenets."
Thomas Hobbes, in his _Microcosmus_, says,--
"Since my lady's decay I am degraded from a cook and I fear the
devil himself will entertain me but for one of his _blackguard_,
and he shall be sure to have his roast burnt."
JARLTZBERG.
_Meaning of "Pension."_--The following announcement appeared lately in
the London newspapers:--
"GRAY'S INN.--At a _Pension_ of the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn,
holden this day, Henry Wm. Vincent, Esq.
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