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12 B. i. MAY ao, 1916.]

NOTES AND QUERIES.

403 2. 'Tis a fate, Sir, Which I must stand, though it come dress'd in flames, Killing as circular fire. III. i. 319.

Would he were here, and arm'd with sulphurous clouds,

Like Jove imbracing Semele in fire, This hand should snatch thee from his circular 'Argalus and Parthenia,' II. ii. 24.

3. 'Twil bring death with't Sure as stifling dampe. 111. i. ^19.

White truth Flies from the ranckorous poyson of your breath, As from a stifling dampe

'The Hollander,' I. 91.

4. Methinks the horror of the sound should fright To everlasting ruine the whole world, Start nature's Genius. III. i. 321.

And with unusuall harshnesse of the sound Deafen the genius of the world. 'The Ladies Priviledge,' I. 102.

What rumor's this, that on the tongue of fame

Flies like a prodigy? as if it came To fright the Genius of the world with feares. 'Anniversary on the Death of Mrs. Anne Kirk,' vol. ii. p. 256.

sooner thinke To charm the Genius of the world to peace When earthquakes have affrighted it. 'Argalus and Parthenia,' V. i. 63.

5. I know the love thou bear'st Prince Abilqualit Makes thy big heart swell as 't had drunk the fome Of angry Dragons. IV. i. 336.

And with a juyce, more poysonous than the fome Of angry Dragons 'Argalus and Parthenia,' II. ii. 29.

6. You're a Tyrant, One that delights to feed on your own bowels. IV. i. 336.

you are such, So merciless a tyrant, as doe love To feede on your owne bowels. 'Albertus Wallenstein,' IV. i. 61.

7. (Abrahen to Caropia.)

Sing put, Angel, And charm the world (were it at mortal diff'rence) To peace with thine inchantments.

(Albertus to Isabel.)

There's not an accent issuing from your lips, But has the power, should thunder speak, to charm To peacefull quiet the affrighted world. 'Wallenstein,' I. iii. 26.

8. as precious As the prime virgins of the Spring, the violets. V. ii. 351.

The early Violets are not alone The Spring's prime Virgins. 'The Hollander,' I. 91.

9. No, she shall not; Nor you, until this body be one wound, Lay a rude hand upon me! V. ii. 353.

Even when his body seem'd but all one wound, 'Wallenstein,' I. i. 14.

The Iron Souldier that i' th' rage of warre Nere wept, when all his body was one scarre. Lines 'On the Death of Francis, Earl of Bedford,' vol. ii. p. 251.

The following characteristic words and expressions of Glapthorne's may also be noted:—

Masculine. This is an adjective for which Glapthorne shows a marked partiality. In ' Revenge for Honour ' we have " masculine honour" (301, 329), "masculine temper" (322), " masculine perfections " (348), " mas- culine courage " (354). Elsewhere in his

works we find masculine temper courage

fancy virtue wit rage.

Riot on = assault, use violence to :

His violent wrath, breaking through his allegiance^. May riot on your person.

4 Revenge for Honour,' III. i. 318. But pray declare, my lord, Why you thus riot on my guiltless self.

' Argalus and Parthenia,' II. ii. 24. . . . .should your fury riot on my life, 'Twould not affright me.

' Wallenstein,' IV. i. 60. Marble= grave, tombstone :

.... we will have him shortly, 't shall go hard else* - A tenant to his marble.

' Revenge for Honour,' III. i. 324. When you in peace are shrowded in your marble

Ibid., IV. i. 331. Why then should death, (If I were now creeping into my Marble) To me be terrible ?

' Wallenstein,' V. ii. 79. . . . .my Ancestors, whose dust Would 'a broke through the [? their} Marbles, to

revenge To me this fa tall injury.

'The Ladies Priviledge,' IV. 141.

... .a brave Epitaph Grav'd on thy marble.

' Wit in a Constable,' IV. i. 211. Heavie as thy cold Marble.

' Elegy on Sir Robert Aytou,' vol. ii. p. 208.

Whiteness = purity, chastity. This occurs three times in ' Revenge for Honour ' :

.... the truth. He owes his own affection and your whiteness.

III. i. 320.

And now I would not but this devil Prince Had done this act upon Caropia 's whiteness.

III. i. 323-4. .... 'twas a rape Upon my honour, more then on her whitenesse.,

IV. i. 331. and in ' Wallenstein ' :

I have no other but my Virgin whitenesse Left to uphold my fame. I. iii. 26.