[597] The Tatler.
[598] “He looked intently at the seal, observing the impression left by the gold, and spoke these words to himself, ‘How beautifully and distinctly does this impression render the words,’ and he proved his useful discovery in exact books.”
[599] Gay’s Trivia, book i., p. 221.
CHAPTER XIII.
GEOGRAPHY AND TOPOGRAPHY.
Foremost in this division stands the Globe,—“the great Globe itself,” a trade emblem common to publicans, outfitters, and others, who rely upon cosmopolitan customers. One of the theatres, where Shakespeare used to perform, was called The Globe, from its sign representing Atlas supporting the world. It was accompanied by the motto, Totus Mundus agit Histrionem; upon which Ben Jonson made the following epigram:—
“If but stage actors all the world displays,
Where shall we find spectators to their plays?”
To which Shakespeare is said to have returned this answer:—