THE MAIN-CHANCE
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[78]. ‘Search then,’ etc. Pope, Moral Essays, III. 174–179. [82]. ‘Sown,’ etc. Cf. Middleton, The Witch, Act I. Sc. 2. [83]. Mr. F. Beckford sold Fonthill to John Farquhar in 1822. [86]. Note. ‘Men act from calculation,’ etc. Cf. Principles of Morals and Legislation, Ch. XIV. Sec. xxviii. Note. ‘A Mad World.’ etc. John Taylor, Wandering to see the Wonders of the West (1649). [88]. ‘Now all ye ladies,’ etc. These lines by Scott form the motto of chap. xii. of The Betrothed, where they are entitled ‘Family Quarrels.’ Note. ‘Have I not seen,’ etc. The Betrothed, chap. XII. Note. ‘I would take,’ etc. Hamlet, Act III. Sc. II. Note. Dr. Jamieson. John Jamieson (1759–1838), whose Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language appeared in 1808. [90]. ‘Some trick,’ etc. Coriolanus, Act IV. Sc. 4. [91]. Mr. Bartholine Saddletree. In The Heart of Midlothian. Peter Peebles. In Redgauntlet. The Baron of Bradwardine, etc. In Waverley. ‘The age of chivalry,’ etc. Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France (Select Works, ed. Payne, II. 89). ‘Smack of honour.’ Macbeth, Act I. Sc. 2. [93]. ‘An ounce,’ etc. Cf. The Faerie Queene, I. iii. 30. [95]. ‘Masterless passion,’ etc. Cf. The Merchant of Venice, Act IV. Sc. 1.