_Donkey_ (Vol. v., p. 78.).--C. W. G. asks, "What is the origin of
_donkey_?" Perhaps he may consider the following (from the great
authority) as satisfactory. Porson was introduced to a _Danish_
archæologist of celebrity, who, thinking it necessary to say something
to Porson, rather abruptly addressed him thus: "I dink, Mr. Porson, that
you vil agree wid me, that asses is derived from Asia." Porson eyed the
learned Dane, and observed: "Yes, Sir, about as much as that _donkey_ is
derived from Denmark: and that is a thought that never struck me till
now."