"made of wool, or flax, which the Flamines "wore in hot weather: but, according to "others, the word came from a linen fillet they "ufed to bind round their heads. Hence, fay "they, came the word Filamen, and by con"traction Flamen." See Roman Hiftory, &c. done into English, from the original French of the Reverend Father's Catrou and Rouille, vol. 1. p. 51. note. A&t ii. fc. vi. p. 475. Com. I shall lack voice; the deeds of Coriolanus Should not be utter'd feebly. At fixteen years, When Tarquin made a head for Rome, he fought Beyond the mark of others. He beftrid An o'er-preft Roman, and in the Conful's view and, for his meed, Was brow-bound with the oak.] "The first time (fays Plutarch, Life of Corio"lanus, p. 85.) he went out to the wars, be ing yet a ftripling, when Tarquinius Superbus "did enter upon his last effort, to regain the "city of Rome, (from whence he had been ex pelled), the two armies being met, and en66 gaged in a decifive battle, which had diverse 66 turns, Marcius fighting bravely in the Dicta"tor's prefence, faw a Roman foldier struck down at a little distance, whom he did not abandon M 4 ❝ in "in that posture, but immediately stept in, "and stood before the man, and made fo vigo"rous a defence, that he flew the aggreffor."The General having got the victory, did not 66 forget how bravely he had behaved himself, "whom he therefore crowned one of the firft, "with a garland of oaken branches; for it was "then the Roman cuftom thus to adorn thofe who "had protected a citizen." Sc. vii. p. 479. 3 Cit. Nay, your wit will not fo foon out as another man's will; 'tis ftrongly wedg'd up in a blockhead, but if it were at liberty, it would fure fouthward.] I think our author muft write, would foar, as he makes the fame citizen fay just before, "I think, if all our wits were to iffue out of our "Sculls, they would fly east, weft, north, fouth." Sc. viii. And Cenforinus, darling of the people, (And nobly named fo, for being twice-cenfor), Was his great ancestor.] "And Cenforinus, darling of the people." This line wanting in folios of 1623, and 1632. Act iii. fc. i. p. 492. Coriolanus of Cicinius. Cor. Hear you this triton of the minnows? Mark you his abfolute shall?] We have in English, a proverbial phrafe, to the fame purpose." “You are a man among the geefe, when the gander is away.' Ray's Proverbial phrafes, p. 246. Sc. ii. Marcius is worthy of present Sc. ii. p. 497. Brutus. death. Sicin. Therefore lay hold on him; Bear him to the rock Tarpeian, and from thence Plutarch fays, (Life, p. 121.), That Marcius was condemned by the Tribunes of the people; and, without more ado, they bid the Ediles hurry him up to the Tarpeian rock, and prefently throw him headlong from that precipice. But fome of the Patricians ftanding in his defence, it was agreed, that he fhould be tried in form of law, the third term of judicature, which fhould next enfue; which he was, and adjudg'd by the people to perpetual banishment. A&t iv. fc. i. p. 514,. Cor. Believe't not bigbly, (tho' I go alone, Spenfer indeed, Fairy Queen, book i. canto vii. 16. fpeaking of Orgoglio, has the following lines. "From that day forth, Dueffa was his dear, "And highly honour'd in his haughty eye. "He gave her gold, and purple pall to wear, "And triple crown fet on her head full high, "And her endow'd with Royal Majefty. "Then for to make her dreaded more of men, And people's hearts with awful terror tie, "A "A monstrous beast, ybred in filthy fen, Sc. v. p. 527. Third Servant of Coriolanus. Of Rome's gates by th' ears.] A metaphor from dogs lugging, or, in the northern dialect, fowling the ears of swine. Sc. vii. p. 534. 1 Cit. The Gods be good to us! Come, masters, let's home; I ever said we were i' th' wrong, when we banish'd him.] Of the like difpofition with this citizen, was the old knight, in the time of the rebellion in 1641, who, in the space of one battle, changed his opinion twice, and that with fo much zeal and vehemency, as to cry out, when his clerk brought him news, that Prince Rupert had beat his enemies, O the goodness of God, (fays he), that will not fuffer traitors to profper; those that fight against the King, muft have God for their enemy, & and a poffet must be made to cherish up the spirits of the meffenger. But scarce had he finished his course against the wickedness of rebellion, when, being truly affured of the mistake of his former information, and that the parliament remained victorious, he alters his note, and bawls out, O the gospel! the gospel! bleffed be God, who has thus put to fhame the enemies of the reformation. O! had the malignants got the better, we should have had Popery restored again; again; but ob the goodness of Good, the members and rags of Antichrift, &c. Foulis's Hiftory of the wicked plots, &c. of the pretended faints, book iii. chap. i. Act v. fc. ii. p. 551. Coriol. O, my mother! mother! ob! You've won a happy victory to Rome.] See in proof of the truth of this whole scene, Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus, p. 161. Sc. vi. p. 559. The Confpirators all draw, and kill Marcius, who falls, and Aufidius ftands on him.] The boldest of their faction (fays Plutarch, Life, p. 197.) upon Marcius's haranguing the Volfcians in his own defence, cry'd out, that they ought not to liften to a traitor, and then fell upon Marcius in a body, and flew him, none that were present fo much as offering to defend him. But it foon appeared, that this base and unworthy action was in no wife approved by the majority of the Volfcians, who came running out of their several cities, to fhew refpect unto his corps, which they did by an honourable interment of it, adorning his fepulchre with arms and trophies, as the monument of a noble hero, and famous General. Id. ib. Aufidius to the Soldiers, after they had affaffinated Coriolanus. Auf. My rage is gone, And I am ftruck with forrow; take him up. Beat |