In the Göchhausen manuscript of Faust Margarethe concludes the vision of her own execution as follows: “Es zuckt in iedem Nacken die Schärfe die nach meinem zuckt!” . . . Motley's description of the execution of Egmont contains the words: “A moment of shuddering silence succeeded the stroke. The whole vast assembly seemed to have felt it in their own hearts.” The source of this statement was found, after some search, in Hooft's Neederlandsche Histoorien, Amsterdam, 1642.

An interesting chapter might be written on the interrelations of Spanish and English literatures in the early part of the nineteenth century, and it might aid materially in dispelling the prevalent delusions as to Spanish ‘aloofness’ in matters of general culture. The present paper, which is not offered as by any means exhaustive of the subject, is intended to present in brief outline an account of English influence upon Spanish literature during the period indicated, that is, the first forty years of the century.

The Heliand is generally called an Old Saxon epic. Its language, however, is not a pure Saxon dialect but presents a peculiar mixture of Saxon with Frisian and Low Franconian forms, for which as yet no sufficient explanation has been offered.