RICHARD WESTE’S SCHOOL OF VIRTUE
This was printed in 1619, and about fifty years later was added to an edition of Seager, revised and extended by Robert Crowley; hence, the sub-title, “the Second Part.” Weste’s treatise is believed to be unique. Of its contents, Dr. Furnivall published only Demeanour in Serving at the Table, from Bensley’s reprint, 1817.
p. [161]. Gellius. Flourished in the second century A.D., and wrote the famous commonplace book, Noctes Atticæ.
p. [163]. Serve God, &c., alludes perhaps to serving at table.
p. [164]. Glumly. Text: glouting.
p. [164]. Hedgehogs’ right, i.e., be not bristling with frowns.
p. [164]. Nor imitate with Socrates. From this it would seem that Socrates, like Vergil, was roughly handled in the Middle Ages.
p. [165]. Stork ... elephant. The idea seems to be: don’t make outlandish noises.
p. [166]. Like an image pictured, &c. Sixteenth-century pictures of the winds are commonly so drawn.
p. [167]. The lips set close, &c. The idea seems to be merely that pouting lips are not mannerly.
p. [168]. Clitipho. A comic character in Heautontimoroumenos.
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