Macbeth.—Lighted fools the way to dusty death.—V. 5.
Thou hast brought me into the dust of death.—Ps. xxii.
Othello.—I took him by the throat, the circumcised dog,
and smote him.—V. 2.
I smote him, I caught him by his beard and smote him,
and slew him.—1 Sam. xvii. 35.
Macbeth.—We will die with harness on our back.—V. 5.
Nicanor lay dead in his harness.—Maccabees xv. 28.
Curious Play Bill.
The following remarkable theatrical announcement is worthy of preservation for its effusion of vanity and poverty, in the shape of an appeal to the inhabitants of a town in Sussex:—
"At the old theatre in East Grimstead, on Saturday, May 5th, 1758, will be represented (by particular desire, and for the benefit of Mrs. P.) the deep and affecting tragedy of Theodosius; or, the Force of Love, with magnificent dresses, scenery, &c.
"Varanes, by Mr. P., who will strive, as far as possible, to support the character of this fiery Persian Prince, in which he was so much admired and applauded at Hastings, Arundel, Petworth, Lewes, &c.