distance, and Bouillaud's proposed substitution of the inverse square of the distance, are things which Newton knew better than his modern readers. I discovered two anagrams on his name, which are quite conclusive: the notion of gravitation was not new; but Newton went on. Some wandering spirit, probably, whose business it was to resent any liberty taken with Newton's name, put into the head of a friend of mine eighty-one anagrams on my own pair, some of which hit harder than any apple.
This friend, whom I must not name, has since made it up to about 800 anagrams on my name, of which I have seen about 650. Two of them I have joined in the title-page: the reader may find the sense. A few of the others are personal remarks.
is a sneer at my pursuits: but,
is more dignified.
is happy as applied to one of whom it may be said:
But duly sends his family and wife.
is addressed to a student who continues talking after the lecture has commenced: oh! the rascal!
applies to one who declined to subscribe for an M.A. degree.
symbolises a person of very fixed habits.
August man! sure, god!
And Gus must argue, O!
Snug as mud to argue,
Must argue on gauds.
A mad rogue stung us.
Gag a numerous stud.
Go! turn us! damage us!
Tug us! O drag us! Amen.
Grudge us! moan at us!
Daunt us! gag us more!
Dog-ear us, man! gut us!
D us! a rogue tugs!
