Star.
London, England, 1830-08-16 00:00:00

SURREY THEATRE.

PH IS EVENING will be revived the Romantic Drama
entitled THE LADY OF THE LAKE. Fltzjames, Mr.
C. Hill, (from the Theatre Royal, Rath, his second appearance on
this stage ;) Roderick Dhu, Mr. T. P. Cooke. Ellen, Miss
Scott; Blanche of Devon, Miss Somerville; Lady Margaret,
Madams Simon.

After which, (first time at half-price.) THE PRESS-GANG.
Archibald, Mr. Osbaldiston ; Arthur Bryght, Mr. T. P. Cooke.
To conclude with (2d time) an entirely new and original Drama.
(by the Author of " The Brigand," " Montralto," Etc.) entitled
ME LA LI BERTE; or. The French Revolution of 1850.
Henri de Fl.r•ille, Mr. Osbaldiron ; Laborde, Mr. Dibdin Pitt;
Jacqueline, Mrs. Egerton ; Matilda, Miss Somerville.
To-morrow, under the immediate patronage of Lieut.-Gen. Sir
Robert Thomas Wilson, M.P. and J. R. Harris, Rag. M.P. The
Press-Gang, with the Brigand, and the Irishman in London. On
Wednesday, the Press-Gang, with The Forest of Bondy, and Vive
la Liberte; or, The French Revolution of 1830. On Thursday,
by Express Desire, Black-Ertl Susan, with The Press-Gang, and
Vive 1a Liberte. On Friday, Black-Ey'd Susan, with The Press-
Gaag, and Vive la Liberte. On Saturday, The Lady of the Lake,
with The Preen-Gang, and Vive la Liberte.

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BARKER v. DENMAN.

LETTER FROM THE " GAZETTE OF VARIETY."

Sta—As your correspondent. Mr. J. DENHAM, (in your Ist No.
July 18,) invites communications on the subjects which he has
handled with ingenuity and learning, I hasten to contribute my
mite of information for his satisfaction, and the amusement of your
readers.

As the Editor of Dr. Witasvga's Saylists Dictionary, (now in
the course of publication,) to which I would direct the attention of
your correspondent, being, u it is, a vast storehouse of etymological
lore in which ingenuity, perspicacity, and judgment, are happily
blended, I take much interest in what relates to the origin of pro-
verbial expressions, such as those noticed by Mr. J. DENMAN.
lie considers quire of paper to be derived from the old Engl.
word queir, GAVIN DOUGLAS; quair, LINDSAY, king's quair
of JAMES 1; qualm, CHAUCER, quayer, CAXTON. I =OM the
following from Dr. Wzarrga
• Qc tax, ts. [Fr. choeur ; It. core; L. chorus; dr. vest.]
1. A body of singers; a chorus. [See chorus and choir.]
Milton.

2. The part of a church, where the service is sung.
QUIRK, n. Van. from the root-of chorus, or from Fr. valuer, a
sheet of paper, or rather a book of loose sheets.]
A collection of paper consisting of 24 sheets, each having a
single fold."
Dr. WEDSTZII.I3 BuyMt Dictionary.

Whether colder be identical with the old Engl. word pair*, I can.
not at present undertake to decide ; but it should seem that Dr.
WEverx a was not acquainted with the existence of the old English
word, which Is still a provincial term, or with the old French word
quayer, from which it is undoubtedly descended:—
" QUEER, a quire, as of paper; old Eng. qualm ; old Fr.
quaYer."
BROCKSTVI Glossary qf North-Country-Words, p. 239.
" QUAIItE, s. A quire of paper; old Fr. prayer."
FORBY'II Vocabulary of East-41494a, 2, 267.

Mr. J. DENHAM represents Sir WALTER SCOTT Al having, in
the notes to his edition of Mr Tristram, explained the phrase to
yet a lesson by role: " to have had its origin in learning to repeat
any poem or song, accompanied by the old musical instrument
called the !rota or rote, which Mr. DENHAM thinks Sir WALT so
I says, (though he speaks only from memory,) was the same instru.
went, or nearly so, as the hurdy-gurdy, which is so common in
I oar streets, but much more so in Holland, and other parts of the
Continent."

I have not seen the note of Sir 'WALTER referred to ; and I have
no opportunity of consulting the book containing it. But, if Sir
WALTER has given any authority for his explanation, let the
authority be examined ; and if be has hazarded the explanation
without authority, then it is reduced to vague conjecture, which
may be entitled to no respect, and is only calculated to mislead.—
If a licence be allowed to conjecture, (and it is dangerous to indulge
pure conjecture,) one might suppose rote to be derived from voluble,
a volume, or roll of paper.' To learn a Wens by rote, would in
this ease be equivalent to the expression, to learn it by book 5..-
" Scapum chartarum, h. e. charms in volumen corrotundatas, in.
fime Latinitatis anctores rottdur: dims. Rendus autem non est
pro rottda ; nihil enim habent simile charm sic convolute cum
rondo ; sed rottdm at rutulus. Mantas et scups, idem. Maxims
erat baculum rutundum, quo cumulus measure datum: et extrqua.
tur. (flour rules/um exponunt iirepiern. Corippus 'Et coat
In rutilum.' A similitutline rutult, swum chartarum etiam rue:.
/um vocarunt, charism in rutulum convolutam scilicet ; charism
enim sic in volumen complicatam etiam regales, ab eadan cause
Gruel appellazunt. Mamba vel readsto est quad vulgo dicimus
un rouleau ; Graaf recendores amode.e, Let. Women. Eaarae...
igitur volt:man chartarum sive membrananam in rutulum
tarum : quad in idioinate nostro diceremua, Ake en an vouleou.
Ab Ills voce ruttdua edam vox nostra roolte." SALXASIUS ad
&rivet. H. 4.449.
But the phrase, ' to get or learns lemon by rote,' Is used in a very
different manner. The following, is the account given by Dr.
WEBSTER 3••• _

"Horn, n. [a contraction of crowd, W. mods, Ir. @real A
kind of violin or harp.—Obs.
"ROSE, n. [L. rota, a wheel, whence Fr. routinol Properly,
a round of words; frequent repetititien of words or sounds, without
attending to the signification, or to principles and rules; a practice, that
impresses worth in the memory without an effort of the understand.
ing, and without theaid of rules. Thus children learn to speak by rote;
they often repeat what they hear, till it becomes familiar to them. So
we learn to sing by rote, as we hear notes repeated, and soon learn to
repeat them ourselves."
DR. W EBSTER9S English Dictionary.

Da. WEssrEn has role in the sense of a verb transitive, and
refers to Susxsrzeas. A certain proverbial expression, which I
have often heard, at once justifies and illustrates the definition of
Dr. WIPSTiII,--" To learn by rote like a parrot ;" foe birds can.
not be taught the signification of words, the principles of grammar,
or the rules of syntax.
Dr. WItiIITZP, then, evidently considers role to be derived from
rota, " a wheel," instep& " a round of words."
The analogy between the revolutions of a wheel, and the volubi.
lily of speech, was observed by the classical writers. " Sermo
?Walla at cello brevis, expedite, et volubilis, JuvErria.,

out cerium sertnone teak
Torytkat enasynserse.' "
Fonciu.txus's Lexicon.
"OVID. tie 4.4.1. 40 propoelta materia et argument* operis,
6 Ilk epodes, hac nostro *nailer area curra,
Hat erit admissa mesa terenda rota.'
Hine forte invitatus, pro edwhilitete et eeleritate yuadam lta.
gnat, et eimpastia adeo videtur posuisse Ausox. Profess. 4, 16.
p. 156. Toll.
Doctrine; mill tank in ilk tempers,
Cursusque Sol fandi et "
(issues's Thee. L. L.
Sermons rotate is interpreted by him,
" Celerity, 'Faso, et inetarteli vibrato."
" R•encx-aorx, a repetition of a loot round-about story, a
rigmarole, or tale of • tub. Laws."
(l=oss's Profilist's! Glossary.
The word rabble-rote will at once determine the rational etyma
login to reject the explanation of Sir WALTII/1 SCOT', :111111111 it
be supported by adequate authority independent of mere conjec-
ture • for rote in rabble-rots evidently refers to rota, a wheel,'
meta Ph. a round of words.'
But a fanciful etymologist might explain the pluses ' to pet or
learn a lesson by role,' by referring to the Latin weed raga, used
by PLAUTUS, Capt. 2,3, 9
Ad se attw ad ilium pro rots me sat heel;
Vet ego hut vet Win gorier, gun itisperabitia'
The wheel is a mere machine, which men turns at his plenums ;
and if boys or parrots are taught by role, they are so far tittle
better than machines without reason or intethet.
hlr. J. Densest is not comet in viewing the pintas le gel or
kern by rote es analogous to, synonymous with,or equivalent to,tht
phrase ' togtit or learn by heart.' They are essentially different.
A child without ideas, or a parrot without reason, may be taught
by role; but a parrot cannot teach itself to get by heart, while a
child, capable dreading, may voluntarily get by heart; and in the
case of the child so getting by heart without aid, Weikel is car.
tainly exerted,--mised is displayed In the very edifice to learn, in
the mere unprompted act of teaching one's self, though the Men-
1111D of what ow thus mochas one's self Delany to memory, which
faculty brides have in comma with men.
" To get or learn by heart, to commit to memory;t to learn so
perfectly as to be abk to repeat without a copy.'
Dr. WIDIITZIeII Raffish Dintismary.
The phrase 'to get er lams by heart, is eery smelly amounted fen
Heart is put for mired, and memory is a faculty of the astnal, sad
often identified and interchanged with It in commas conversation.
So our is used by Latin writers for aniiits, and is thence frequently
made to represent the memory. " In so teams boanuM anted
midi" style isles sapient!" eassill, soiertiar, prudtmir, et sou-
'minis collocarunt, Mate Cie. de Dk. 1, 42 et Time. I, 5. Allis
nor ipsum animus videtur ex quo eavordes, moor& s, eamoordesque
dieuntur, et Nasica ills prudence his caned, etweideas. et memle
cordata; hens cams, hones ifeedus,' been 4, 41- 4.1122.
Phut. AlostelL I, 3. Atqas in moo cards. si geed est mild
nor, tam rem volutavi, ct diu disport.' Cordl Won est Wanes
pectori et memorise tenet. ornate, diligent', amemteri. 12.7.
' Cum roe quoque, pbilossphonun illustrisarmi, Whit jam ailed
quam verbs auctontatesque verborum eerdi beheads ? 2, 29. ' Duo

postrerni bid •enus, qua habere cordi ei rumo►ia, opera prettum
case hercle puto e 17, 19."

" Recordari, proprie eat rursus in cor revocare, ut alt Vaasa de
L. L. 5, 6. h. e. in mente agitare, et cogitando repetere, reputare,
cogitate, venue, quod certe memoria tit."
FORCE LL I WWI'S Leliooll.
Karlin is so used in the New Testament, as the reader will dis.
cover by consulting Scutsusiena's Lesicon.
Thus in French :

"Memory, attar, as to get by heart,' appreare par mar."
DELZTIMVILLE'S Dieamary.

Mr. J. DENHAM " mentions a curious coincidence between this
phrase by heart, and the French phrase par caur—a phrase which
he rather thinks does cwt mean precisely the same with by hotel."
If the phrases differ in the meaning, the curiosity' of the coin.
cidence' vanishes; but, in point of fact. they do not differ, and the
curious coincidence' extends to the words kaeXis in Greek, and eor
In Latin.

This fact proves, beyond all doubt, that the conjecture of Mr. J.
DENHAM, which identifies the phrase of GAVIN DOUGLAS per
queir by book, with exactness,' with par your, as a mere corrup-
tion for per park, and considers by heart as a mere translation of
par eanr. is ill-founded.
The references to the Ureek, Latin, and French languages de.
monstrate the logical unsoundness of Mr. J. DENHAM'S explana-
tion of the phrase, 'to get anything by heart.' Although to get
anything by heart may be explained •to fix it in the memory
through the medium of the heart, inclinations, or affections,' yet it
is perhaps, an idea a little too metaphysical to have been the ori-
ginal meaning of the phrase. The supposed "metaphysics" are
the pure invention of the ingenious philologist ; the only philosophy
concerned is that simple philosophy, by which the heart first bleu-
tifies itself with the min*, and then calls itself memory.
I am, Sir, your respectful servant,
E. H. BARKER.
Thetford, Aug. 4.