Zadoc Pine, man who makes a good living by attending to his own business and disregarding the admonitions of “Trades Unions” and officious wiseacres. “Man must earn his bread in the sweat of his brow; but some men sweat inside o’ their heads, an’ some outside. I’m workin’ my brain.”--H. C. Bunner, Zadoc Pine (1891).
Zaïde (2 syl.), a young slave who pretends to have been ill-treated by Adraste (2 syl.), and runs to Don Pèdre for protection. Don Pèdre sends her into the house while he expostulates with Adraste “for his brutality.” Now, Adraste is in love with Isidore, a Greek slave kept by Don Pèdre, and when Zaïde is called forth, Isidore appears, dressed in Zaïde’s clothes. “There,” says Don Pèdre, “take her home and use her well.” “I will,” says Adraste, and leads off Isidore.--Molière, Le Sicilien ou L’Amour Peintre (1667).
Zaira, the mother of Eva Wentworth. She is a brilliant Italian, courted by de Courcy. When deceived by him she meditates suicide, but forbears, and sees Eva die tranquilly, and the faithless de Courcy perish of remorse.--Rev. C. R. Maturin, Women (a novel, 1822).
Zambullo (Don Cleophas Leandro Perez), the person carried through the air by Asmodēus to the steeple of St. Salvādor, and shown, in a moment of time, the interior of every private dwelling around.--Lesage, The Devil on Two Sticks (1707).
Cleaving the air at a greater rate than Don Cleophas Leandro Perez Zambullo and his familiar.--C. Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop (1840).
Zam´ora, youngest of the three daughters of Balthazar. She is in love with Rolando, a young soldier, who fancies himself a woman-hater, and, in order to win him she dresses in boy’s clothes and becomes his page, under the name of Eugenio. In this character Zamōra wins the heart of the young soldier by her fidelity, tenderness and affection. When the proper moment arrives she assumes her female attire, and Rolando, declaring she is no woman, but an angel, marries her.--J. Tobin, The Honeymoon (1804).
Zamti, the Chinese mandarin. His wife was Mandănê, and his son Hamet. The emperor of China, when he was about to be put to death by Ti´murkan´, the Tartar, committed to Zamti’s charge his infant son, Zaphimri, and Zamti brought up this “orphan of China” as his own son, under the name of Etan. Twenty years afterwards Zamti was put to the rack by Timurkan, and died soon afterwards.--Murphy, The Orphan of China (1761).
Zanga, the revengeful Moor, the servant of Don Alonzo. The Moor hates Alonzo for two reasons: (1) because he killed his father, and (2) because he struck him on the cheek; and, although Alonzo has used every endeavor to conciliate Zanga, the revengeful Moor nurses his hate and keeps it warm. The revenge he wreaks is: (1) to poison the friendship which existed between Alonzo and Don Carlos by accusations against the don, and (2) to embitter the love of Alonzo for Leonora, his wife. Alonzo, out of jealousy, has his friend killed, and Leonora makes away with herself. Having thus lost his best beloved, Zanga tells his dupe he has been imposed upon, and Alonzo, mad with grief, stabs himself. Zanga, content with the mischief he has done, is taken away to execution.--Edward Young, The Revenge (1721).
⁂ “Zanga” was the great character of Henry Mossop (1729-1773). It was also a favorite part with J. Kemble (1757-1823).
Zanoné, Jepththa’s daughter, doomed by her father’s rash vow, to perpetual celibacy.--Margaret J. Preston, Old Song and New (1870).