‘Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies.’
Majestic, though in ruins. Paradise Lost, II. 300.
Giuseppe Ribera. Josef Ribera (1588–1656), of San Felipe, near Valencia, a pupil of Caravaggio and leader of the realist school of his time.
[71]. Lucid mirror. Cowper, The Task, I. 701.
And fast by hanging in a golden chain. Paradise Lost, II. 1051.
In form resembling a goose pie. Cf. ‘A thing resembling a goose-pie,’ Swift, Vanburgh’s House, l. 104.
The old Duchess of Marlborough. Sarah Churchill, née Jennings (1660–1744), wife of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
[72]. Leave stings. Cf. ‘Would leave a sting within a brother’s heart.’
Young, Love of Fame, Sat. II. 113.
[73]. Sure never were seen. Sheridan, The School for Scandal, Act II. Sc. 2. [Other horses are clowns.] See vol. I. The Round Table, p. 150.