ENTER TYRRELL.
"Tyr.—The tyrannous and bloody act is done:
The most arch deed of piteous massacre
That ever yet this land was guilty of.
Dighton and Forrest whom I did suborn
To do this piece of ruthless butchery,
Albeit they were flesh'd villains, bloody dogs,
Melting with tenderness and mild compassion,
Wept like two children in their death's sad story.
O thus, quoth Dighton, lay the gentle babes,
Which once, quoth Forrest, girdling one another
Within their alabaster innocent arms;
Their lips were four red roses on a stalk,
Which in their summer beauty, kiss'd each other.
A book of prayers on their pillow lay:
Which once, quoth Forrest, almost changed my mind:
But O, the Devil,—there the villain stopp'd."
(Reed Collection.)
(New York Gallery of Fine Arts.)
49. Miniature. (3X2½.) Dutch Enamel. A. B. Durand.
(Reed Collection.)
(New York Gallery of Fine Arts.)
50. Boors Gambling. (10X7.) After Teniers.
(Reed Collection.)
(New York Gallery of Fine Arts.)
51. Wreath of Flowers, encircling Holy Family—Antique. (11X12.) Italian School.
(Reed Collection.)
(New York Gallery of Fine Arts.)
52. The Old Fiddler. (10X8.) After Teniers.