Ray, in his "Travels," vol. i. p. 64, says: "Next we came to Baccarach, a walled town on the right hand, having many towers, subject to the Prince Elector Palatine, famous for the goodness of its wine, as is also Rhincow, a town not far from Mentz."—Reed.
[188] See note to "The Ordinary" [xii., 227.]
[189] [A sort of playful parody on the exordium to Ovid's "Metamorphoses.">[
[190] The citizens of Charles I.'s time, and earlier, were as famous for the brightness of their shoes as some particular professions at present. In "Every Man in his Humour," act ii. sc. 1, Kitely says—
"Whilst they, sir, to relieve him in the fable,
Make their loose comments upon every word,
Gesture, or look, I use; mock me all over,
From my flat cap unto my shining shoes."
[191] [Bruises or contusions occasioned by assaults.]
[192] [Probably some strong, coarse sort of substance like corduroy.]
[193] [Apparently this word means the secret pigeon-holes in a desk or secretary.]