Anfwer, by J. Hannaford, of Ashburton, to J. Quant's Question, inferted June 30. LET A be the place of the firft ftation, B the fecond, C the top of the tower, and D the bottom. Then, in the right-angled triangle BCD, is given the angles and one fide to find the hypothenufe and perpendicular. Thus, Ass 500: 30,64 yards :: s40°: 25,71 yards, the height of the tower. And, As s. 500: 30,64 yards :: radius: BC, the hypothenufe 40 yards, which is alfo the breadth of the garden, (20 Euclid, 3) confequently the content of the garden is 1600 fquare yards=52 perches, 27 fquare yards. Anfwer, by Thomas Sleeman, of Newton-Abbot, to J. Quant's Question, inferted July 7. FOR the day of the month put x; then, per question, I get this equation 10x÷24+4x-10. The value of x I find to be 24, the day of the month, which was required. Anfwer, by Taffo, of Bristol, to J. Whitcombe's Question, inferted July 21, . PUT a=812.4116 (not 812.2116, as printed) and b= 390.5825; then multiply the first given equation by y, and the fecond by x; fubtracting these we have bx= ay, where x=2.08y. This value cubed and fubstituted in the laft given equation, gives 10y+b..y b÷10 =39.05825, and y=2.5; confequently x=5 2. Anfwer, by J. S. of Shepton-Mallet, to W. Weftcott's Rebus, inferted Auguft 4. I 'VE cemented the parts which your rebus directed, We We have received the like answer from E. Hathway, of Pensford; Taffo, of Briftol; B. Shepherd, junior, of Plymouth; John Browning, of Bickington; and T. Rennel. A QUESTION, by Tasso, of Bristol. T is required to find two numbers, fuch that the fum of their Ifquares fhall be 84.25; and their product added to the greater 44, A QUESTION, by T. C. of Chard. F late, at a table replete with good fare, One difh was prefented amongst the reft there, T A REBUS, by Tycho. WO numbers I've in contemplation, Both Both facred held, and fo containing Those numbers added fhew my age, An ENIGMA, by J. Geft. YOME ye ladies! you, I know, COM You I grace at ball or play, And am with you every day In the fields and meadows ranging; Had incurr'd our misery, When they both their guilt lamented, Was much improv'd, none will deny; Birds which fkim aloft in air, And trees which deck the garden fair; Enough-there's nothing more, I vow; ERRAT A. In the third of Taffo's enigmatical expreffions, inferted in the Entertainer for September 1, page 211, for a Turkish attendant, read HALF a Turkish attendant. In the fame Entertainer, page 216, line 23, for Jove, read JOB. POETRY. POETRY. FAIR ELLEN: An ANCIENT BALLAD. Written by Mrs. COWLEY, the prefent Dramatic Writer, imme diately after a Conversation on the cruel Gift which Sigifmunda received from her Father. But Ellen's woes no bard has fung, Deck'd was the maid with every grace Her modeft mind improv'd those hues, Earl Walter mark'd the peerlefs maid, Short Short was the time the youth delay'd, "High is my birth, proud are my kin!" Thus fpoke the fraudful youth; They deem my humble love a fin; "Yet, truft my plighted truth. "Fair Ellen, to the wars I'm bid; "My king reproves my stay: "Too long my youth thefe fhades have hid; 68 Inglorious my delay! Nay, weep not Ellen, for 'tis vain; "Too long I've fhunn'd the martial plain, "The victim of thy charms. "Hafte, little page, my beaver bring; The little page the armour brought, Sad Ellen wept not-all was paft! Her |