Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 by Various
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"The soft sweet moss shall be thy bed
With crawling woodbine overspread." Herrick's _Hesperides_, p. 223. On l. 554 (G.):-- "And flattery to his sinne _close curtain_ draws." Ph. Fletcher's _Purple Island_, p. 112. ed. 1633. On l. 635. (G.):-- "_His clouted shoon_ were nailed for fear of wasting." Ph. Fletcher's _Purple Island_, p. 113. On l. 707. (G.) A passage in the Spanish Tragedy confirms Mr. Warton's reasoning-- "After them doth Hymen hie as fast, _Clothed in sable_ and a saffron robe." _Old Plays_, vol. iii. p. 214. ed. 1780. On l. 734. (G.):-- "Saw you not a lady come this way on a sable horse _studded with stars_ of white?" |
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