E. G. R.

_Aches._--I am aware that there is abundant proof of "aches" being a

dissyllable when Shakspeare wrote, and long after; but I wish to know

whether there is any _rhyme_ earlier than that in Butler, which fixes the

pronunciation as _artches_.

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