RobertMontgomery’slogic。Heinformsusthatlightningisdesignlessandself—created。Ifhecanbelievethis,wecannotconceivewhyhemaynotbelievethatthewholeuniverseisdesignlessandself—created。Afewlinesbefore,hetellsusthatitistheDeitywhobids"thunderrattlefromtheskieydeep。"
Histheoryisthereforethis,thatGodmadethethunder,butthatthelightningmadeitself。
ButMr。RobertMontgomery’smetaphysicsarenotatpresentourgame。HeproceedstosetforththefearfuleffectsofAtheism"Then,blood—stain`dMurder,barethyhideousarmAndthou,Rebellion,welterinthystorm:
Awake,yespiritsofavengingcrime;
Burstfromyourbonds,andbattlewiththetime!"
Mr。RobertMontgomeryisfondofpersonification,andbelongs,weneednotsay,tothatschoolofpoetswhoholdthatnothingmoreisnecessarytoapersonificationinpoetrythantobeginawordwithacapitalletter。Murdermay,withoutimpropriety,bareherarm,asshedidlongago,inMr。Campbell’sPleasuresofHope。
ButwhatpossiblemotiveRebellioncanhaveforwelteringinherstorm,whatavengingcrimemaybe,whoitsspiritsmaybe,whytheyshouldbeburstfromtheirbonds,whattheirbondsmaybe,whytheyshouldbattlewiththetime,whatthetimemaybe,andwhatabattlebetweenthetimeandthespiritsofavengingcrimewouldresemble,wemustconfessourselvesquiteunabletounderstand。
"AndhereletMemoryturnhertearfulglanceOnthedarkhorrorsoftumultuousFrance,Whenbloodandblasphemydefiledherland,AndfierceRebellionshookhersavagehand。"
WhetherRebellionshakesherownhand,shakesthehandofMemory,orshakesthehandofFrance,orwhatanyoneofthesethreemetaphorswouldmean,we,knownomorethanweknowwhatisthesenseofthefollowingpassage"LetthefoulorgiesofinfuriatecrimePicturetheraginghavocofthattime,WhenleaguedRebellionmarch’dtokindleman,Frightinherrear,andMurderinhervan。
Andthou,sweetflowerofAustria,slaughter’dQueen,Whodropp’dnotearuponthedreadfulscene,Whengush’dthelife—bloodfromthineangelform,Andmartyr’dbeautyperish’dinthestorm,Onceworshipp’dparagonofallwhosaw,Thylookobedience,andthysmilealaw。"
Whatisthedistinctionbetweenthefoulorgiesandtheraginghavocwhichthefoulorgiesaretopicture?WhydoesFrightgobehindRebellion,andMurderbefore?WhyshouldnotMurderfallbehindFright?Orwhyshouldnotallthethreewalkabreast?Wehavereadofaherowhohad"Amazementinhisvan,withflightcombined,AndSorrow’sfadedform,andSolitudebehind。"
Gray,wesuspect,couldhavegivenareasonfordisposingtheallegoricalattendantsofEdwardthus。Buttoproceed,"FlowerofAustria"isstolenfromByron。"Dropp’d"isfalseEnglish。
"Perish’dinthestorm"meansnothingatall;and"thylookobedience"meanstheveryreverseofwhatMr。RobertMontgomeryintendstosay。
Ourpoetthenproceedstodemonstratetheimmortalityofthesoul:
"Andshallthesoul,thefountofreason,die,Whendustanddarknessrounditstemplelie?
DidGodbreatheinitnoetherealfire。
Dimlessandquenchless,thoughthebreathexpire?"
Thesoulisafountain;andthereforeitisnottodie,thoughdustanddarknesslierounditstemple,becauseanetherealfirehasbeenbreathedintoit,whichcannotbequenchedthoughitsbreathexpire。Isitthefountain,orthetemple,thatbreathes,andhasfirebreathedintoit?
Mr。Montgomeryapostrophisesthe"Immortalbeacons,——spiritsofthejust,"——
anddescribestheiremploymentsinanotherworld,whicharetobe,itseems,bathinginlight,hearingfierystreamsflow,andridingonlivingcarsoflightning。Thedeathbedofthescepticisdescribedwithwhatwesupposeismeantforenergy。WethenhavethedeathbedofaChristianmadeasridiculousasfalseimageryandfalseEnglishcanmakeit。Butthisisnotenough。
TheDayofJudgmentistobedescribed,andaroaringcataractofnonsenseispouredforthuponthistremendoussubject。Earth,wearetold,isdashedintoEternity。Furnaceblazeswheelroundthehorizon,andburstintobrightwizardphantoms。Racinghurricanesunrollandwhirlquiveringfire—clouds。Thewhitewavesgallop。
Shadowyworldscareeraround。TheredandragingeyeofImaginationisthenforbiddentopryfurther。ButfurtherMr。
RobertMontgomerypersistsinprying。Thestarsboundthroughtheairyroar。Theunbosomeddeepyawnsontheruin。ThebillowsofEternitythenbegintoadvance。Theworldglaresinfieryslumber。Acarcomesforwarddrivenbylivingthunder,"Creationshudderswithsublimedismay,Andinablazingtempestwhirlsaway。"
Andthisisfinepoetry!Thisiswhatranksitswriterwiththemaster—spiritsoftheage!Thisiswhathasbeendescribed,overandoveragain,intermswhichwouldrequiresomequalificationifusedrespectingParadiseLost!Itistoomuchthatthispatchwork,madebystitchingtogetheroldoddsandendsofwhat,whennew,wasbuttawdryfrippery,istobepickedoffthedunghillonwhichitoughttorot,andtobehelduptoadmirationasaninestimablespecimenofart。Andwhatmustwethinkofasystembymeansofwhichverseslikethosewhichwehavequoted,versesfitonlyforthepoet’scorneroftheMorningPost,canproduceemolumentandfame?Thecirculationofthiswriter’spoetryhasbeengreaterthanthatofSouthey’sRoderick,andbeyondallcomparisongreaterthanthatofCary’sDanteorofthebestworksofColeridge。Thusencouraged,Mr。RobertMontgomeryhasfavouredthepublicwithvolumeaftervolume。WehavegivensomuchspacetotheexaminationofhisfirstandmostpopularperformancethatwehavenonetospareforhisUniversalPrayer,andhissmallerpoems,which,asthepuffingjournalstellus,wouldaloneconstituteasufficienttitletoliteraryimmortality。Weshallpassatoncetohislastpublication,entitledSatan。
Thispoemwasusheredintotheworldwiththeusualroarofacclamation。Butthethingwasnowpastajoke。Pretensionssounfounded,soimpudent,andsosuccessful,hadarousedaspiritofresistance。Inseveralmagazinesandreviews,accordingly,Satanhasbeenhandledsomewhatroughly,andtheartsofthepuffershavebeenexposedwithgoodsenseandspirit。Weshall,therefore,beveryconcise。
OfthetwopoemsweratherpreferthatontheOmnipresenceoftheDeity,forthesamereasonwhichinducedSirThomasMoretorankonebadbookaboveanother。"Marry,thisissomewhat。Thisisrhyme。Buttheotherisneitherrhymenorreason。"Satanisalongsoliloquy,whichtheDevilpronouncesinfiveorsixthousandlinesofbadblankverse,concerninggeography,politics,newspapers,fashionablesociety,theatricalamusements,SirWalterScott’snovels,LordByron’spoetry,andMr。Martin’spictures。ThenewdesignsforMiltonhave,aswasnatural,particularlyattractedtheattentionofapersonagewhooccupiessoconspicuousaplaceinthem。Mr。Martinmustbepleasedtolearnthat,whatevermaybethoughtofthoseperformancesonearth,theygivefullsatisfactioninPandaemonium,andthatheistherethoughttohavehitoffthelikenessesofthevariousThronesandDominationsveryhappily。
ThemottotothepoemofSatanistakenfromtheBookofJob:
"Whencecomestthou?Fromgoingtoandfrointheearth,andwalkingupanddowninit。"AndcertainlyMr。RobertMontgomeryhasnotfailedtomakehisherogotoandfro,andwalkupanddown。Withtheexception,however,ofthispropensitytolocomotion,SatanhasnotoneSatanicquality。MadTomhadtoldusthat"theprinceofdarknessisagentleman";butwehadyettolearnthatheisarespectableandpiousgentleman,whoseprincipalfaultisthatheissomethingofatwaddleandfartooliberalofhisgoodadvice。ThathappychangeinhischaracterwhichOrigenanticipated,andofwhichTillotsondidnotdespair,seemstoberapidlytakingplace。Badhabitsarenoteradicatedinamoment。Itisnotstrange,therefore,thatsooldanoffendershouldnowandthenrelapseforashorttimeintowrongdispositions。Buttogivehimhisdue,astheproverbrecommends,wemustsaythathealwaysreturns,aftertwoorthreelinesofimpiety,tohispreachingstyle。WewouldseriouslyadviseMr。
Montgomerytoomitoralteraboutahundredlinesindifferentpartsofthislargevolume,andtorepublishitunderthenameofGabriel。Thereflectionsofwhichitconsistswouldcomelessabsurdly,asfarasthereisamoreandalessinextremeabsurdity,fromagoodthanfromabadangel。
Wecanaffordroomonlyforasinglequotation。Wegiveonetakenatrandom,neitherworsenorbetter,asfaraswecanperceive,thananyotherequalnumberoflinesinthebook。TheDevilgoestotheplay,andmoralisesthereonasfollows:
"MusicandPomptheirminglingspiritshedAroundme:beautiesintheircloud—likerobesShineforth,——ascenicparadise,itglaresIntoxicationthroughthereelingsenseOfflush’denjoyment。InthemotleyhostThreeprimegradationsmayberank’d:thefirst,TomountuponthewingsofShakspeare’smind,AndwinaflashofhisPrometheanthought,Tosmileandweep,toshudder,andachieveAroundofpassionateomnipotence,Attend:thesecond,areasensualtribe,Convenedtohearromanticharlotssing,Onformstobanquetalasciviousgaze,WhilethebrightperfidyofwantoneyesThroughbrainandspiritdartsdeliciousfireThelast,athrongmostpitiful!whoseem,Withtheircorrodedfigures,raylessglance,Anddeath—likestruggleofdecayingage,LikepaintedskeletonsincharnelpompSetforthtosatirisethehumankind!
Howfineaprospectfordemoniacview!
’Creatureswhosesoulsoutbalanceworldsawake!’
MethinksIhearapityingangelcry。"
Hereweconclude。IfourremarksgivepaintoMr。RobertMontgomery,wearesorryforit。But,atwhatevercostofpaintoindividuals,literaturemustbepurifiedfromthistaint。And,toshowthatwearenotactuatedbyanyfeelingofpersonalenmitytowardshim,weherebygivenoticethat,assoonasanybookshall,bymeansofpuffing,reachasecondedition,ourintentionistodountothewriterofitaswehavedoneuntoMr。RobertMontgomery。
INDEXANDGLOSSARYOFALLUSIONS
ABSOLUTE,SirAnthony,aleadingcharacterinSheridan’splayofTheRivalsAdarkerandfiercerspirit,JonathanSwift,thegreatTorywriter(1667—1745)
AgbarusorAbgarus,theallegedauthorofaspuriouslettertoJesusChrist。EdessaisinMesopotamia。
Alboin,KingoftheLombards,561—573,heinvadedItalyasfarastheTiberAlcina,thepersonificationofcarnalpleasureintheOrlandoFuriosoAldus,thefamousVenetianprinter(1447—1515),whoissuedtheAldineeditionsoftheclassicsandinventeditalictypeAlfieri,Italiandramatist,andoneofthepioneersoftherevoltagainsteighteenth—centuryliteraryandsocietymodels(1749—
1803)
Algarotti,Francesco,alitterateur,friendofVoltaire。Fredericmadehimacount(1764)
Alnaschar,see"TheHistoryoftheBarber’sFifthBrother,"
intheArabianNightsAlva,Dukeof,theinfamousgovernoroftheNetherlands(1508—
82)
Amadeus,Victor,"thefaithlessrulerofSavoy,"whoforabribedesertedAustria,whosetroopshewascommander—inchiefofforFrance,in1692
Arbuthnot,Dr。,authoroftheHistoryofJohnBull,friendofSwiftandPope(1679—1735)
Arminius,aGermanwho,asahostage,enteredtheRomanarmy,butafterwardsrevoltedandledhiscountrymenagainstRome(d。23
A。D。)
Armorica,FrancebetweentheSeineandtheLoire,BrittanyArtevelde,Von。,Jacobv。A。andPhilip,hisson,ledthepeopleofFlandersintheirrevoltagainstCountLouisandhisFrenchsupporters(fourteenthcentury)
Ascham,Roger,andAylmer,John,tutorsofQueenElizabethandLadyJaneGreyrespectivelyAthalie,Saul,Cinna,dramasbyRacineAlfieri,andCorneillerespectivelyAtticus,Sporus,i。e。AddisonandLordJohnHervey,satirizedinPope’sEpistletoDr。ArbuthnotAttila,KingoftheHuns,the"ScourgeofGod"whooverrantheRomanEmpirebutwasfinallybeatenbythealliedGothsandRomans(d。453)
Aubrey,John,aneminentantiquarywholostanumberofinheritedestatesbylawsuitsandbadmanagement(1624—97)
BADAJOZandSt。Sebastian,townsinSpaincapturedfromtheFrenchduringthePeninsularWarBastiani,wasatfirstoneofthebigPotsdamgrenadiers;
FredericmadehimAbbotofSilesiaBayes,Miss,withreferencetothenameusedinTheRehearsal,byGeorgeVilliers,DukeofBuckingham,tosatirizeDryden,thepoet—laureateBayle,Pierre,authorofthefamousDictionnaireHistoriqueetCritique;professorofphilosophyatPaduaandatRotterdam(1647—1706)
Beauclerk,Topham,Johnson’sfriend,"thechivalrousT。B。,withhissharpwitandgallant,courtlyways"(Carlyle),(1739—80)
Beaumarchais,seeCarlyle’sFrenchRevolution。AsacomicdramatistherankssecondonlytoMoliere。HesupportedtheRevolutionwithhismoneyandhisversatilepowersofspeechandwriting。HeeditedaneditiondeluxeofVoltaire’sworks(1732—
99)
Behn,Afra,thelicentiousnovelistandmistressofCharles11。
(1640—89),who,asaspyinHolland,discoveredtheDutchplansforburningtheThamesshippingBelle—Isle,Frenchmarshal;foughtintheAustriancampaignof1740andrepelledtheAustrianinvasionof1744(d。1761)
BeloeWilliam,amiscellaneouswriter,whoseversionofHerodotus,sofarfrombeingflat,is,while"infinitelybelowthemodernstandardinpointofaccuracy,muchabovemodernperformanceinpointofreadableness"(Dr。Garnett),(1756—1817)
Bender,80milesN。W。fromOdessa,inS。RussiaBentley,Richard,masterofTrinityCollege,Cambridge,andaneminentphilologist(1662—1742)
Bettesworth,anIrishman,lampoonedinSwift’sMiscellaniesBettyCareless,oneofMacaulay’sinventionswhichsufficientlyexplainsitselfBetty,Master,aboy—actor,knownastheInfantRoscius。Havingacquiredafortunehelivedinretirement(1791—1874)
BlackFrank,Johnson’snegroservant,FrankBarberBlackmore,SirRichard,awordypoetaster(d。1729),whowasthebuttofallcontemporarywitsBlair,Dr。Hugh,Scotchdivineancritic,encouragedMacphersontopublishtheOssianpoetry(1718—1800)
Blatantcast,the,doesnotreallydie。SeetheendofFaeryQueenvi。
BobadilandBeseus,PistolandParolles,braggartcharactersinJonson’sEveryManinHisHumour,BeaumontandFletcher’sKingandnoKing,Shakespeare’sHenryV。,andAll’sWellthatEndsWell,respectivelyBoileau,Nicholas,thegreatFrenchcritic,whoseArtofPoetrylongconstitutedthecanonsofFrenchandEnglishliteraryart(1636—1711)
BoltCourt,ontheN。sideofFleetStreet。JohnsonlivedatNo。
8from1777tillhisdeathin1784
Borodino,70mileswestfromMoscow,wheretheRussiansmadeastandagainstNapoleon,1812
Boscan,aSpanishimitatorofPetrarchAlva’stutor;servedinItaly(1485—1533)
Bourne,Vincent,anusheratWestminsterSchool,mentionedearlyinthe"EssayonWarrenHastings,"
Boyle,Hon。Charles,editedtheLettersofPhalariswhichgaverisetothefamouscontroversywithBentley,forwhich,seetheessayonSirWilliamTemple(vol。iii。ofthisedition)
Bradamante,inAriosto’sOrlandoFurioso,aChristianladywholovestheSaracenknight,RuggieroBrothers,Richard,afanaticwhoheldthattheEnglishwerethelosttentribesofIsrael(1757—1824)
Brownrigg,Mrs。,executedatTyburn(1767)forabusingandmurderingherapprenticesBruhl,Count,thefavouriteofAugustusIII。ofSaxonywhoenrichedhimselfattheriskofruininghismasterandhiscountry。
Bucer,Martin,aGermanreformerwhomediatedbetweenLutherandZwingli,andbecameProfessorofDivinityatCambridge(1491~1551)
Buchanan,George,Scottishscholarandhumanist;tutortoMaryQueenofScotsandJamesVI。(1506—82)
Burn,Richard,anEnglishvicarcompiledseverallawdigestsamongthemtheJusticeofthePeace,(1709—85)
Burnet,Gilbert,bishopofSalisbury,supportedtheclaimsofWilliamofOrangetotheEnglishthrone,andwrotetheHistoryofmyOwnTimes(1643—1715)
Button’s,onthesouthsideofRussellStreet,CovertGardensucceededWill’sasthewits’resortButts,Dr。physician—in—ordinarytoHenryVIII。(d。1545)andoneofthecharactersinShakespeare’sHenryVIII。
CACUS,themythologicalgiantwhostoletheoxenofHerculesCamaldoli,Orderof,foundedbySt。Romauld,aBenedictine(eleventhcentury)intheValeofCamaldoliamongtheTuscanApenninesCambray,Confederatesof,thepope,theemperor。FranceandSpainwhobytheLeagueofCambraycombinedtoattackVeniceCampbell,Dr。John,amiscellaneouspoliticalandhistoricalwriter(1708~75)
Capreae,orCapri,asmallislandnineteenmilessouthfromNaples,thefavouriteresidenceofAugustusandTiberius,andthesceneofthelatter’slicentiousorgiesCapuchins,abranchofthemonasticorderoftheFranciscansCarlile,Richard,adiscipleofTomPaine’swhowasrepeatedlyimprisonedforhisradicalism。HeworkedespeciallyforthefreedomofthePress(1790—1843)
Carter,Mrs。,adistinguishedlinguistandtranslatorofEpictetusCasaubon,Isaac,ProfessorofGreekatGenevaCuratoroftheRoyalLibraryatParis,PrebendaryofCanterbury:afamoussixteenth—centuryscholar(1559—1614),Catinat,Frenchmarshalinchargeofthe1701ItaliancampaignagainstMarlborough’sally,PrinceEugeneofSavoyCave,Edward,printer,editor,publisher,andproprietoroftheGentleman’sMagazine(1691—1754)
Chatelet,Madamedu,Voltaire’smistress,c1733—47(d。1749)
Chaulieu,Guillaume,awittybutnegligentpoetaster(1639—1720)
Chaumette,Pierre,aviolentextremistintheFrenchRevolutionwhoprovokedevenRobespierre’sdisgust;guillotined,1794
Childs,theclergycoffee—houseinSt。Paul’s。St。James’s(ib。)
inthestreetofthatname,wastheresortofbeauxandstatesmenandanotoriousgamblinghouseChillingworth,William,anableEnglishcontroversialdivine;
sufferedatthehandsofthePuritansasanadherentofCharlesI。(1602—43)
Churchill,Charles,aclergymanandsatiricalPoetwhoattackedJohnsoninTheGhost(1731—64)
Clootz,aFrenchRevolutionaryandoneofthefoundersofthe"WorshipofReason:"guillotined1794
Colburn,(Zerah),b。atVermont,U。S。A。,in1804,andnotedinyouthforhisextraordinarypowersofcalculation(d。1840)
Coligni,Gaspardde,FrenchadmiralandleaderoftheHuguenots;
massacredonSt。Bartholomew’sEve,1572
Colle,Charles,dramatistandsong—writer(d。1777);youngCrebillon(d。1777)wrotefictionCondorcet,aFrenchMarquis(1743—94)ofmoderateRevolutionarytendencies,whofellavictimtotheExtremistsHewroteextensivelyandclearly,butwithoutgeniusConstituentAssembly,theNationalAssemblyofFrancefrom1789
to1792
Corderius,afamoussixteenth—centuryteacher——Calvinwasapupilofhis——inFranceandSwitzerland(d。1564)whopublishedseveralschool—booksCortes,conquerorofMexico(1485—1547);theSpanishParliamentCotta,Caius,afamousRomanorator,partlycontemporarywithCicero,whomentionshimwithhonourCourland,aprovinceontheBalticoncebelongingtoPolandsince1795toRussiaCoventry,Solicitor—GeneralofEnglandin1616,Attorney—Generalin1620andLordKeeperin1625
Cradock,Joseph,aversatilewriterandactorwhoseramblingLiteraryandMiscellaneousMemoirscontainseveralanecdotesofJohnsonandhiscircle(1742—1826)
CurllandOsborne,twonotoriousbooksellerswhoowetheirimmortalitytoPope’sDunciadCurtius,thenobleRomanyouthwholeapedintothechasmintheForumandsocloseditbythesacrificeofRome’smostpreciouspossession——agoodcitizenDACIER,Andrew,aFrenchscholarwhoeditedthe"Delphin"editionoftheclassicsfortheDauphin,andtranslatedmanyofthem(1651—1722)
Dangerfield,Thomas,Popishplotdiscovererandfalsewitness(1650?—1685)
Davies,Tom,theactor—booksellerwhowrotetheMemoirsofDavidGarrick,andwasoneofJohnson’scircle(1712—85)。"Thefamousdogmaoftheoldphysiologists"is"corruptiouniusgeneratioestalterius"(NotesandQueries,Ser。8,vol。ix。,p。56)
Davila,afamousFrenchsoldierandhistorianwhoservedunderHenryofNavarre;wrotethefamousHistoryoftheCivilWarinFrance(1576—1631)
DellaCrusca,thesignatureofRobertMerry(1755—98),theleaderofamutual—admirationbandofpoetasters,whohadtheirhead—
quartersatFlorence,andhencecalledthemselvestheDellaCruscans。Gifford(q。v。)pulverisedtheminhisBaviadandMerviadDentatus,theold—typeRomanwho,aftermanyvictoriesandtakingimmensebooty,retiredtoasmallfarmwhichhehimselftilledDesfontaines,aJesuitwhoputoutapiratededitionofVoltaire’sLaLigueDessaix,adistinguished,upright,andchivalrousFrenchgeneralunderNapoleon,whofellatMarengo(1800)
Diafoirus,thenameoftwopedanticcharactersinMoliere’sMaladeImaginaireDiatessaron,aharmonyofthegospels,theearliestexamplebeingthatcompiledbyTatianc。170A。D。
Digby,Lord,oneoftheRoyalistleadersandatypicalCavalierDiodorusauthorofauniversalhistoryofwhichfifteenbooksstillremain(50B。C。—13A。D。)
DistressedMother,byAmbrosePhillipps,modelledonRacine’sAndromaqueDomdaniel,ahallundertherootsoftheocean,wheregnomesmagicians,andevilspiritsholdcouncil(seeSouthey’sThalaba)
Domenichino,acelebratedItalianpainterofsacredsubjects;
persecutedandpossiblypoisonedbyhisrivals(1581—1641)
Douw,Gerard,distinguishedDutchpainter,oneofRembrandt’spupils;hisworksarefamedfortheirperfectfinishanddelicacy(1613—75)
Dubois,Guillaume,cardinalandprimeministerofFrance,notedforhisabilityandhisdebauchery(1656—1723)
D’Urfey,Tom,afacetiouscomedianandsong—writer,favouredbyCharlesII。Knownforhiscollectionofsonnets,PillstoPurgeMelancholy(1628—1703)
ECLIPSE,afamouschestnutrace—horsewhobetween3rdMay,1769
and4thOctober,1770,hadamostsuccessfulrecordEncyclopaedia,thefamousworkwhich,editedbyD’AlembertandDiderot,andcontributedtobythemosteminentsavantsofFrance,wasissued1751—77,andcontributednotalittletofantheflameofRevolution。ThePhilosophicalDictionarywasasimilarproductionEssex,QueenElizabeth’sfavouritecourtierwhotookCadizin1596
EupheliaandRhodoclea……Comelia……Tranquilla,signaturestolettersintheRambler(Nos。42,46;62;51;10,119)
Exons,i。e。"ExemptsoftheGuards,""officerswhocommandedwhenthelieutenantorensignwasabsent,andwhohadchargeofthenightwatch,"
Eylau,20milessouthfromKonigsbergvictoryofNapoleon,1807
FAIRFAX,Edward,oneofthe"improvers"ofEnglishversification。
TranslatedTassointhesamestanzasastheoriginal,andwroteonDemonology(d。c。1632)
Farnese,Alexander,DukeofParma,GovernoroftheNetherlandsunderPhilipII。andthefirstcommanderofhisageFaunus,grandsonofSaturnandgodoffieldsandshepherds,lateridentifiedwiththeGreekPanFaustina,Empress,(i)wifeofAntoninusPius;(ii)daughterof(i)
andwifeofMarcusAurelius。BothwereequallylicentiousFavorinus,arhetoricianandsophist,whoflourishedinGaul,c。
125A。D。
Felton,John,whoassassinatedtheDukeofBuckinghamin1628
Ferguson,SirAdam,M。P。forAyrshire,1774—80
Filmer,SirRobert,advocatedthedoctrineofabsoluteregalpowerinhisPatriarcha,1680,FlecknoeandSettle,synonymsforvilenessinpoetry(cp。MoeviusandBairusamongtheRomans)。FlecknoewasanIrishpriestwhoprintedahostofworthlessmatter。Settlewasaplaywright,whodegeneratedintoa"city—poetandapuppet—show"keeper;bothweresatirizedbyDrydenFleury,Frenchcardinalandstatesman,tutorandadviserofLouisXV。(1653—1743)
Florimel。(seeSpenser’sFaeryQueen,booksiii。andiv。)
Fox,George,andNaylor,James,contemporariesofBunyan,andearlyleadersoftheSocietyofFriendsor"Quakers,"
Fracastorius,Italianphilosopher,mathematician,andpoetrankedbyScaligerasnexttoVirgilFraguier,Pere,aneminentmanofletters,sometimeaJesuit。AnelegantLatinversifier,especiallyonphilosophicalthemes(1666—1728)
FrancdePompignan,Advocate—GeneralofFrance,anAcademicianandanopponentofEncyclopaedists,inconsequenceofwhichVoltairelampoonedhim(1709—84)
FrancheComte,thatpartofFrancewhichliessouthofLorraineandwestofSwitzerlandFreron,tooksideswiththeChurchagainsttheattacksofVoltaire;hadsomereputationasacritic(d。1776)
GALLIENUSandHonorius,lateRomanemperorswhosufferedfrombarbaricinvasionsGalt,JohnScotchcustom—houseofficerandnovelist,wroteTheAyrshireLegatees,TheProvost,SirAndrewWylie,etc。
Galway,Lord(MacaulayisnotquitesosevereonhiminhisHistoryofEngland)
Ganganelli,whoasClementXIV。heldthepapacy,1769—74,andsuppressedtheJesuitsGeorgeofTrebizond,acelebratedhumanist(1396—1486),professorofGreekatVenicein1428andpapalsecretaryatRome,C。1450
Gibby,Sir,SirGilbertHeathcoteGifford,editoroftheAnti—JacobinandafterwardsoftheQuarterlyReview,inwhichheattackedWordsworth,Shelley,andKeats。Hissatires,theBaviadandtheMaviad,hadsomereputationintheirday(1757—1826)
Gilpin,Rev。JoshuaG。,rectorofWrockwardine,whosenewandcorrectededitionofthePilgrim’sProgressappearedin1811
GodfreyofBouillon,aleaderoftheFirstCrusade;hetookJerusalemin1099
Goldoni,"thefounderofItalianComedy"(1707—93),whosepiecessupplantedtheolderItalianfarcesandburlesquesGondomar,Countof,theSpanishambassadoratthecourtofJamesI。whoruinedRaleigh,andnegotiatedtheproposedmarriageofCharlesI。withtheInfantaGonsalvodeCordova,thegreatcaptainwhotookGranadafromtheMoors,ZantefromtheTurks,andNaplesfromtheFrench(1443—
1515)
Grecian,the,theresortofthelearnedinDevereuxStreetStrandGrotius,acelebratedDutchscholar,equallyfamedforhisknowledgeoftheology,history,andlaw(d。1645)
Gwynn,Nell,anorangegirlwhobecamemistressofCharlesII。
andtheancestressoftheDukesofSt。AlbansHAILES,Lord,DavidDalrymple,authoroftheAnnalsofScotland(1726—92)
Hale,SirMatthew,ChiefJusticeoftheKing’sBenchunderCharlesII,andauthorofseveralreligiousandmoralworksHalford,SirHenry,oneoftheleadingphysiciansinMacaulay’sday(1766—1844)
Hamilton,Gerard,M。P。forPetersfield,andofasomewhatdespicablecharacter。Thenicknamewas"Single—speechHamilton,"
Harpagon,themiserinMoliere’sL’AvareHawkins,SirJohn。aclubcompanionofJohnson’s(d。1780),whoseLifeandWorksofJohnson(IIvols。,1787—89)wasacarelesspieceofwork,soonsupersededbyBoswell’sHayley,William,Cowper’sfriendandbiographer(1745—1820)。
ByronridiculedhisTriumphsofTemperandTriumphsofMusic,andSoutheysaideverythingwasgoodabouthimexcepthispoetryHenriade,Voltaire’sLaLigue,ouHenrileGrandHierocles,aneo—Platonicphilosopher(c。450A。D。),whoafterlonglabourcollectedabookoftwenty—eightjests,atranslationofwhich(Gentleman’sMagazine,1741)hasbeenattributedtoJohnsonHill,Aaron,playwright,stage—manager,andprojectorofbubbleschemes(1685—1750)。SeePope’sDunciad,ii。295ff。
Hippocrene,"thefountainoftheMuses,formedbythehoofofPegasus"
Holbach,Baron,aFrench"philosophe"whoentertainedathishospitableboardinParisalltheEncyclopaedia(q。v。)writers;amaterialist,butaphilanthropist(1723—89)
Holofernes,thepedanticschool—masterinLove’sLabour’sLastHome,John,aministeroftheScottishChurch(1724—1808),whosetragedyofDouglaswasproducedinEdinburghin1756
Hoole,John,aclerkintheIndiaHouse,whoworkedattranslations,e。g。ofTassoandAriosto,andoriginalliteratureinhissparehoursHotelofRambouillet,theintellectualsalonwhichcentredroundtheItalianMarquisedeR。(1588—1665),anddegeneratedintothepedantrywhichMolieresatirizedinLesPreceiusesRidiculesHughes,John,apoetandessayist,whocontributedfrequentlytotheTatler,andGuardian(1677—1720)
Hume,Mr。Joseph,Englishpolitician,reformer,andphilanthropist(1777—1855)
Hurd,Richard,BishopinsuccessionofLichfield,Coventry,andWorcester;editedin1798withfulsomepraisetheworksofhisfellowbishopWarburtonofGloucesterHutchinson,Mrs。,wifeofColonelHutchinson,thegovernorofNottinghamCastleintheCivilWar,whoseMemoirs(published1806)shewroteHutten,Ulrichvon,Germanhumanistandreformer(1488—1523)
IMLAC(seeJohnson’sRasselas,Ch。viiixii。)
Ireland’sVortigern,aplayrepresentedbyW。H。IrelandasShakespeare’sautograph;failedwhenSheridanproduceditin1796,andafterwardsadmittedaforgeryIvimey,Mr。,Baptistdivineandhistorianoftheearlynineteenthcentury,whocompiledalifeofBunyanJANSENIANCONTROVERSY,aroseearlyintheseventeenthcenturyovertheAugustinianprincipleofthesovereignandtheirresistiblenatureofdivinegrace,deniedbytheJesuits。InconnectionwiththiscontroversyPascalwrotehisProvincialLettersJeanieDeans(seeScott’sTheHeartOfMidlothian)
Jedwoodjustice;thelittletownofJedburghwasprominentinborder—warfare,anditsjusticewasproverbiallysummary,theexecutionoftheaccusedusuallyprecedinghistrialJonathan’sandGarraway’s,Coffee—housesinCornhillandExchangeAlleyrespectively,speciallyresortedtobybrokersandmerchantsJortin,John,aneminentandscholarlydivine,whowroteontheTruth,ChristianReligionandonHistory(1698—1770)
Julius,thesecondpope(1502—13)ofthatname,whosemilitaryzealoutranhispriestlyinclination。HefoughtagainsttheVenetians,andtheFrenchJustiza,MMayor,"amagistrateappointedbyKingandtheCorteswhoactedasmediatorbetweentheKingandthepeople。"PhilipII。abolishedtheoffice)
KENRICK,William,ahackwriter,whointheMonthlyReviewin1765,attackedJohnson’sShakespearewith"acertaincoarsesmartness"(1725?—79)
KitcatClub,foundedc。1700bythirty—nineHanoverianstatesmenandauthorsonthebasisofanearliersociety(seeSpectatorNo。9)
LABRUYERE,Johnde,tutortotheDukeofBurgundyandamemberoftheAcademy;authorofCharactersafterthemannerofTheophrastus(1644~96)
LaClos,authorofLiaisonsDangereuses,amasterpieceofimmorality(1741—1803)
Lambert,Daniel,weighed739lbs。,andmeasured3yds。4ins。
roundthewaist(1770—1809)
Langton,Bennet,aclassicalscholarandcontributortoTheIdler。EnteredJohnson’scirclein1752(1737—1801)
LeagueofCambray,theunionin1508ofAustria,France,SpainandthePapacyagainstVeniceLeagueofPilnitz,betweenAustria,Prussia,andothers(1791)
fortherestorationofLouisXVI。
Lee,Nathaniel,aplay—writerwhohelpedDrydeninhisDukeofGuise(1655—92)
LemanLake,LakeofGenevaLopedeVega,Spain’sgreatest,andtheworld’smostprolificdramatist。SecretarytotheInquisition(1562—1635)
Lunsford,anotoriousbullyandprofligate;aspecimenoftheworsttypeoftheroyalistcaptainsMACLEOD,Colonel(seeTourtotheHebrides,Sept。23)
Mainwaring,Arthur,editoroftheMedley,andWhigpamphleteer(1668—1712)
Malbranche,Nicholas,triedtoadoptandexplainthephilosophyofDescartesintheinterestsoftheology(d。1715)
Mallet,David,aliteraryadventurerwhocollaboratedwithThomsoninwritingthemasqueAlfredinwhichthesong"RuleBritannia"wasproduced(1703—65)
Malone,Edmund,aneminentShakesperianscholar,whoalsowroteaLifeofReynoldsandaLifeofDryden(1741—1812)
Manfred,KingoftheTwoSicilieswhostruggledforhisbirthrightagainstthreepopes,whoexcommunicatedhimandgavehiskingdomtoCharlesofAnjou,fightingagainstwhomhefellin1266
Manichees,thesectfoundedbyMani(whodeclaredhimselftobetheParaclete)whichheldablendofMagian,Buddhist,andChristianprinciplesManlius,theRomanherowhoinB。C。390savedRomefromtheGauls,andwhowaslaterputtodeathonachargeoftreasonMarat,JeanPaul,afanaticaldemocratwhoseonefixedideawaswholesaleslaughterofthearistocracy;assassinatedbyCharlotteCorday(1743—93)
Markland,Jeremiahafamousclassicalscholarandcritic(1693—
1776)
Marli,aroyal(nowpresidential)country—housetenmileswestfromParisMarsilioFicino,aneminentItalianPlatonist,notedforhispurityoflifeandforhisaidtotheRenaissance(1433—99)
MasonWilliam,friendandbiographerofGray;wroteCaractacusandsomeodes(1725—97)
Massillon,JeanBaptiste,famousFrenchpreacher,BishopofClermont,amasterofstyleandpersuasiveeloquence。(1663—
1742)
MasteroftheSentences,PeterLombard,adiscipleofAbelardandoneofthemostfamousofthe"Schoolmen"ofthetwelfthcenturyMaximin,surnamedThrax——"theTracian。"RomanEmperor,235—38。
HiscrueltyrannyledtoarevoltinwhichhewasmurderedbyhisownsoldiersMeillerie,ontheLakeofGeneva,immortalisedbyJ。J。RousseauMerovingians,adynastyofFrankishkingsinthesixthandseventhcenturiesA。D。
Metastasio,PietroTrapassi,anItalianpoet(1698—1782)
Mina,afamousguerillachiefinthePeninsularwar,and(in1834)againstDonCarlo(1781—1834)。Empecinado(="coveredwithpitch")anick—namegiventoJuanMatinDiaz,anearlycomradeofMinaMirabelandMillamont,theBenedickandBeatriceofBeaumontandFletcher’sWildgooseChaseMithridates,kingofPontus(B。C。120—63),famousforhisstruggleagainstRome,andthegeneralvigourandabilityofhisintellectMoliere’sdoctors(seeL’AmourMedecin(II。iii。),LeMaladeImaginaire,andLeMedicinmalgrelui)
Mompesson,SirGiles,oneoftheCommissionersforthegrantingofmonopolylicensesMonksandGiants,"ThesestanzasarefromapoembyHookhamFrere,reallyentitledProspectusandspecimenofanintenedednationalWork……relatingtoKingArthurandhisRoundTable,"
MonmouthStreet,nowcalledDudleyStreetMorganteMaggiore,aserio—comicromanceinverse,byPulciofFlorence(1494)
Morone,anItaliancardinalanddiplomatist(1509—80)
Murillo,Spain’sgreatestpainter(1618—82)
Murphy,Arthur,anactor—author,who,besideswritingsomeplays,editedFielding,andpublishedanEssayontheLifeandGeniusofSamuelJohnson(1727—1815)
Murray,Lindley,thePennsylvaniagrammarian(1745—1826),whosettlednearYork,andthereproducedhisGrammaroftheEnglishLanguageNARSEStheRomangeneral(d。573)whodrovetheGothsoutofRome。InhisyouthhehadbeenaslaveNephelococcygia,i。e。"Cuckootowninthecloud"——afictitiouscityreferredtointheBirdsofAristophanes,NewdigateandSeatonianpoetry,versewrittenincompetitionforprizesfoundedbySirR……NewdigateandRev。Thos。SeatonatOxfordandCambridgerespectively,Dodsley(ib。)wasanhonestpublisherandauthorwhobroughtoutPoemsbySeveralHandsin1748,Nugent,Dr。,oneoftheoriginalmembersandaregularattendantatthemeetingsoftheLiteraryClubOCTOBERCLUB,aHighChurchToryClubofQueenAnne’stime,whichmetattheBellTavern,WestminsteroDaphnisK。T。L。,"Daphniswentintothewaters;theeddiesswirledoverthemanwhomtheMuseslovedandthenymphshelddear"(Theocritus,Idylls,i。)。AnallusiontoShelley’sdeathOdoacer,aHun,whobecameemperor,andwasassassinatedbyhiscolleagueTheodorictheOstrogothin493
Oldmixon,John,adullandinsipidhistorian(1673—1742),roughlyhandledbyPopeintheDunciad(ii。283)
OrlandoFurioso,Ariosto’s(1471—1533)greatpoemofchivalrysuggestedbytheOrlandoInnamoratoofBoiardo(c。1430—94)。
AlcinaisakindofCirceintheOrlandoFuriosoOrtiz,eighteenth—centuryhistorian,authorofCompendiodelaHistoriadeEspanaOsborn,John,anotoriousbooksellerwho"sweated"PopeandJohnsonamongotherauthors(d。1767)
Otho,Romanemperor(69A。D。)Theonlybrasscoinsbearinghisnamewerestruckintheprovinces,andareveryrarePADALON,theHinduabodeofdepartedSpiritsPaestum,ancientPosidonia,mod。Pesto,22milesS。E。fromSalerno,471
Pantheon,acirculartempleinRome,erectedbyAgrippa,son—in—
lawofAugustus,anddedicatedtothegodsingeneral:nowachurchandplaceofburialfortheillustriousItaliandeadPaoli,theCorsicangeneral(1796—1807)who,failingagainstthemightofFrance,madehishomeinEngland,andwaschaperonedbyBoswellParnell,Thomas,ArchdeaconofClogher,satiristandtranslator。
Hewasasweetandeasypoetwithahighmoraltone;friendofAddisonandSwift(1679—1718)
ParsonBarnabas,ParsonTrulliber(seeFielding’sJosephAndrews)
Pasquin,Antony,afifteenth—centuryItaliantailor,notedforhiscausticwitPaulicianTheologyoriginatedinArmenia,andflourishedc。660—
970A。D。BesidescertainManicheeelementsitdeniedthedeityofJesusandabjuredMariolatryandthesacramentsPescara,Marquisof,anItaliangeneralwhobetrayedtotheemperor,CharlesV。,theplotofFrancescoSforzafordrivingtheSpaniardsandGermansoutofItalyPeterMartyr,anamebornebythreepersonages。ThereferencehereistotheItalianProtestantreformerwhomadehishomesuccessivelyinSwitzerland,England,Strasburg,andZurich(d。
1562)
Phidias,Athens’sgreatestsculptor。AcontemporaryofPericles(d。432B。C。)
Philips,John,bestrememberedbyTheSplendidShilling,agoodburlesqueinimitationofMilton(1676—1708)
Pilpay,theIndianAesop。ForthepedigreeofthePilpayliterature,seeJacobs:FablesofBidpai(1888),641
PisistratusandGelon,twoableGreciantyrantswhoruledbeneficiallyatAthens(541—527B。C。),andatSyracuse(484—473
B。C。),respectivelyPococurante,onewhocareslittleandknowsless:adabblerPorridgeIsland,theslangnameofanalleynearSt。Martin’s—in—
the—Fields,whichwaspulleddownc。1830
Politian,adistinguishedpoetandscholarinthetimeoftheItalianRenaissance;professorofGreekandLatinatFlorence(1454—94)
Pompadour,Madamede,mistressofLouisXV。,andvirtuallyrulerofFrancefrom1745tillherdeathin1764
Prior,Matthew,awitandpoetoftheearlyeighteenthcenturywhoselyricswerepronouncedbyThackeraytobe"amongsttheeasiest,therichest,themostcharminglyhumorous"intheEnglishlanguage,Pudding,Jack,aclownwhoswallowsblackpuddings,etc。Cp。
Germ。HansWorst,Fr。Jean—potagePulci,aFlorentinepoet(notedforhishumorousSonnets),andfriendofLorenzode’Medici(1432—84)
Pye——theimmediate——Cibber——moreremote——predecessorofSoutheyintheLaureateshipPyrgopolynices,abraggartcharacterinPlautus’sMilesGloriosusPyrrho,"thefatheroftheGreeksceptics,"contemporarywithAristotle。Like,Carneades(ib。),hedeniedthattherewasanycriterionofcertaintyinthenaturalorthemoralworldQUEDLINBURGH,anoldtowninSaxonyatthefootoftheHarz,longafavouriteresidenceofthemediaevalemperorsRALPHO,theclerkandsquireofHudibrasinSamuelButler’ssatireofthatnameRambouillet,themarchionessofthisnamewasawealthypatronofartandliterature,andgatheredroundheraselectsalonofintellectualpeople,whichdegeneratedintopedantry,wasridiculed,anddissolvedatherdeathin1665