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Tapia 4to. 1580 * Garces 4to. 1591 * Gill 8vo. 1818 He has also translated some of the Rimas. * Italian. Paggi 12mo. 1658 * Do. another edition 12mo. 1659 * Anonymo 12mo. 1772 * Nervi 12mo. 1814 * Do. another edition 8vo. 1821 * Briccolani 18mo. 1826 * French. Castera 8vo. 1735 * La Harpe 8vo. 1776 * Millie 8vo. 1825 * Gaubier de Barault MS. Only part, and not known if published. * German. Kuhn and Winkler 8vo. 1807 * Heise 12mo. * Anonymo 12mo. Only one canto. * Donner 8vo. 1833 * Danish. Lundbye 8vo. 1828-1830 * English. Fanshaw Folio. 1655 * Mickle 4to. 1776 Many subsequent editions. * Musgrave 8vo. 1826 * Strangford 8vo. Only specimen. _N.B._ There are several translations of portions of the _Lusiad_, and of the smaller poems, both in French and English. * * * * * FOLK LORE. _May Cats._--In Wilts, and also in Devon, it is believed that cats born in the month of May will catch no mice nor rats, but will, contrary to the wont of all other cats, bring in snakes and slow-worms. Such cats are called "May cats," and are held in contempt. H.G.T. _Folk Lore of Wales_: _Shewri-while._--There is a legend connected with one of the Monmouthshire mountains (_Mynydd Llanhilleth_), that was, until very recently, implicitly believed by most of the residents in that neighbourhood. They stated that the mountain was haunted by a spirit in the form of a woman, and known by the name of "Shewri-while." Her principal employment appears to have been misleading those whose business or inclination led them across the mountain; and so powerful was her influence, that few, even of those who resided in the neighbourhood, could cross the mountain without losing their way. If some unlucky wanderer hesitated in wh
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