Dictionary of English literature, being a comprehensive guide to English authors and their works / [William Davenport Adams].

  • William Davenport Adams
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[1879?]
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    • 349). The first book contains two main ques- ions, the second four, the third one, and the ourth eight. Each main question heads a col- ection of subordinate questions, the object of vhich is, less tho explanation than tho settle- Qent of faith. It is asked, for instance, whether xod foreknew that ho should produce tho world ? it .Vhether the devils fell by their own will P I kYhether tho Son of God could become incarnate ? J| ind so on to the last question—Whether eternal H lappiness is the reward of the good wayfarer | dirough life ? Holcot’s works were printed at Strasburg in three volumes, and include single woks, on The Seven Mortal Sins; The Origin, End, znd Remedy of Sin; The Immortality of the Soul; The Rook of Wisdom; The Song of Songs, &c. Superannuated Man, The. One of the Last Essays of Elia, by Charles Lamr (1775— 1834), in the course of which he describes his own sensations when he was asked to accept as a pension for life the amount of two-thirds of his accustomed salary—“ a magnificent offer.” “ Superfluous lags the veteran on the stage.”—John sox, The Vanity of Human Wishes. Superiority. A comedy by Anthony Brewer (b. circa 1580), produced in 1607; of note from the circumstance that Oliver Cromwell, as a student at Cambridge, is said to have performed in it the : part of Iactus. Supernatural Philosopher, The : “ or, I: the Mysteries of Magick,” by William Boxd (d. ] 1735); published in 1728. It is apparently an : audacious piracy from Defoe’s Life of Duncan < Campbell. “Supped full of horrors; I have.” —Macbeth, act v., scene 5. Supplement to Lord Anson’s Voyage | round the World; “containing a Discovery of the Island of Frivola.” A satirical romance in which the French nation (Frivola) is severely ridiculed; published in 1752. See Axsox, Lord George. Supplication to Queen Elizabeth, A. Published by Robert Southwell (1560—1595) in 1593. Supposes, The. A play produced at Gray’s Inn in 1566, and translated by George Gascoigne from Gli Suppositi of Ariosto; the only existing specimen of a play in English prose acted, either in public or private, up to that date. It is included in Hawkins’s Origin of the English Drama. Surface, Charles. A young rake in Sheri- dan’s comedy of The School for Scandal (q.v.). Surface, Joseph, in Sheridan’s comedy of The School for Scandal (q.v.), is brother of tho forc- oing. He is a consummate hypocrite, and noted ’or his “ sentiments.” Ho pretends to admire Lady Teazle, and pursues Maria (q.v.) for her fortune. See Sheridan*. I Surface, Sir Oliver, in Sheridan’s comedy of The School for Scandal (q.v.), is the uncle of Charles and Joseph Surface. Surgeon’s Daughter, The. A tale by Sir Walter Scott (q.v.), published in 1827. “ Surgical operation (It requires a) to get a joke well into a Scotch understanding.”— Sydney Smith’s Memoir, by Lady Holland. Surly. A character in Ben Jonson’s comedy of The Alchemist (q.v.). Surrebutter, John, Esq. The pseudonym under which John Anstey, son of the author of The New Rath Guide, published his Pleader's Guide: a Didactic Poem (q.v.). Surrey, Earl of. See Howard, Henry. Surtees, Robert, historian (b. 1779, d. 1834), wrote The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham (1816—23), and a ballad entitled The Death of Fcatherstonhaugh (q.v.). His Life was written by the Rev. G. Taylor in 1839. See also Dr. J. H. Burton’s Rook Hunter. The Surtees Society was established in 1834 for the publication of inedited MSS., illustrating the his- tory of the region lying between the Humber and the Forth, flie Mersey and the Clyde. Surtees Society, The. See Surtees, Robert. Susanna: “or, the Arraignment of the Two Elders.” A poem by Dr. R. Aylett, published in 1622. “ Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.” King Henry VI., act v., scene 6, part iii. Suspicious Husband, The. A comedy by Benjamin Hoadley (1706—1757), produced in 1747. See Ranger. Swain, Charles, poet (b. 1803, d. 1874), pro- duced Metrical Essays (1827); The Mind, and other Poems (1831); Dramatic Chapters, Poems, and Songs (1847); English Melodies (1849); Art and Fashion (1863); and Songs and Rallads (1868). See Man- chester Poet, The. “ Swan of Avon, Sweet.” See Ben Jon- son’s verses To the Memory of Shakespeare. Sw an of Lichfield, T he. A title sometimes given to Miss Anna Seward, tho poetess (q.v.). “ Swan-like, let me sing and die.”— Byron, Don Juan, canto iii., stanza 86. “Swashing and a martial outside, A.” —As You Like It, act i., sceno 3. “ Swear not by the moon, the incon- stant moon.”—Romeo and Juliet, act ii., scene 2. “ Swear to the truth of a song ? Must one.”—Prior, A Rotter Answer.