Master and servant, relation of, in comedy, [353]. See Slaves.

Mélinaud, C., [8] note.

Menander, [361], [374] note.

Meredith, G., [4], [99], [109], [297], [300], [310], [347], [364] note, [371] note, [376] note, [379], [415], [417].

Merry England, mirth of, [429].

Mill, J. S., [280].

Milton, J., [39], [425].

Minto, W., [386] note.

Mirthfulness, persistence of, [25], [73], [223]–226; effect of temperament on, [80]; expression of, as element in the laughable, [116], [149], [211]–213, [348]; decline of, [428] ff.

Misfortunes, small, as laughable, [96].