10. The Papal legate who attended the trial of an English Queen.
11. A Swedish Queen who, having abdicated, abjured Lutheranism, and was pensioned by the Pope.
12. A Lord of the Treasury, Secretary for Colonies, Master of the Mint, President of Board of Trade, Chancellor of Exchequer, Premier, author, &c.
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A LOVER OF POETRY would like to know where the following line occurs, and by whom it was written:--
"The league long roller thund'ring on the reef."
RAGS AND TATTERS wishes to know where the following lines are taken from, and who is the author:--
"Till the day break and shadows flee away In that far future dawn that knows not death."
ETHEL writes, in answer to LITTLE MAID OF ARCADIE, that the quotation--
"Evil is wrought by want of thought, As well as want of heart"--
is from a poem by Thomas Hood, entitled "The Lady's Dream." Answers also received from several other readers.
NELLY asks if any one could tell her how to make a pretty and simple lace collar.
RUBY AND A STRAWBERRY are informed that full directions for making toffee appear on page 335 of this number.
PANSY and M. E. would be glad if any one would tell her how to press flowers, as those she has done have gone brown.
GUMMY would be very pleased if any one could give him a few hints on satin-painting; has the satin to be prepared before it can be painted on? if so, how?
VERUS would like to know of a very simple way of making an Æolian harp, if any one could tell her.--[The method was described in the May, 1882, number of LITTLE FOLKS, Vol. XV., p. 319.--ED.]
THE SHAMROCK OF FREILING would be glad to know if any of the readers of LITTLE FOLKS could tell them how to bleach grass for making Markart bouquets.