Mononia, when nature embellished the tint
Of thy fields and thy mountains so fair,
Did she ever intend that a tyrant should print
The footstep of slavery there?
T. Moore, Irish Melodies, i. (“War Song,” 1814).
Monsieur, Philippe, Duc d’Orléans, brother of Louis XIV. (1674-1723).
*** Other gentlemen were Mons. A or Mons. B, but the regent was Mons. without any adjunct.
Similarly, the daughter of the duc de Chartres (the regent’s grandson) was Mademoiselle.
Monsieur le Coadjuteur, Paul de Gondi, afterwards Cardinal de Retz (1614-1679).
Monsieur le duc, Louis Henri de Bourbon, eldest son of the prince de Condé (1692-1740).
Monsieur Thomas, a drama by Beaumont and Fletcher (1619).
Monsieur Tonson, a farce by Moncrieff. Jack Ardourly fails in love with Adolphine de Courcy in the street, and gets Tom King to assist in ferreting her out. Tom King discovers that his sweeting lives in the house of a French refugee, a barber, named Mons. Morbleu; but not knowing the name of the young lady, he inquires for Mr. Thompson, hoping to pick up information. Mons. Morbleu says no Mons. Tonson lives in the house, but only Mde. Bellegarde and Mdlle. Adolphine de Courcy. The old Frenchman is driven almost crazy by different persons inquiring for Mons. Tonson; but ultimately Jack Ardourly marries Adolphine, whose mother is Mrs. Thompson after all.
Taylor wrote a drama of the same title in 1767.
Monster (The), Renwick Williams, a wretch who used to prowl about London by night, armed with a double-edged knife, with which he mutilated women. He was condemned July 8, 1790.