_Fortunio’s Sisters_. Whatever gifts Fortunio sent her sisters their touch rendered them immediately worthless. Thus the coffers of jewels and gold “became only cut glass and false pistoles” the moment the jealous sisters touched them. _Fortunio’s Turkey-leather Trunk_, full of suits of all sorts, swords, jewels, and gold. The fairy told Fortunio “she needed but to stamp with her foot, and call for the Turkey-leather trunk, and it would always come to her, full of money and jewels, fine linen and laces.”—Comtesse D’Aunoy, _Fairy Tales_, (1682). =Forty Thieves=, also called the tale of “Ali Baba.” These thieves lived in a vast cave, the door of which opened and shut at the words, “Open, Sesamê!” “Shut, Sesamê!” One day, Ali Baba, a wood-monger, accidentally discovered the secret, and made himself rich by carrying off gold from the stolen hoards. The captain tried several schemes to discover the thief, but was always outwitted by Morgia´na, the wood-cutter’s female slave, who, with boiling oil, killed the whole band, and at length stabbed the captain himself with his own dagger.—_Arabian Nights_ (“Ali Baba or the Forty Thieves”). =Forwards= (_Marshal_). Blucher is so called for his dash and readiness to attack in the campaign of 1813 (1742-1819). Fosca´ri (_Francis_), doge of Venice for thirty-five years. He saw three of his sons die, and the fourth, named Jac´opo, was banished by the Council of Ten for taking bribes from his country’s enemies. The old doge also was deposed at the age of 84. As he was descending the “Giant Staircase” to take leave of his son, he heard the bell announce the election of his successor, and he dropped down dead. _Jac´opo Foscari_, the fourth and only surviving son of Francis Foscari, the doge of Venice. He was banished for taking bribes of foreign princes. Jacopo had been several times tortured, and died soon after his banishment to Candia.—Byron, _The Two Foscari_ (1820). =Fosco= (_Count_), the airy, witty, unconscionable villain of Wilkie Collins’ _Woman in White_. Gallant, audacious and fat. =Foss= (_Corporal_), a disabled soldier, who served many years under Lieutenant Worthington, and remained his ordinary when the lieutenant retired from the service. Corporal Foss loved his master and Miss Emily, the lieutenant’s daughter, and he gloried in his profession. Though brusque in manner, he was tender-hearted as a child.—G. Colman, _The Poor Gentleman_ (1812). ⁂ Corporal Foss is modelled from “Corporal Trim,” in Sterne’s _Tristram Shandy_ (1759). =Foster= (_Captain_), on guard at Tully Veolan ruin.—Sir W. Scott, _Waverley_ (time, George II.). _Foster_, the English champion.—Sir W. Scott, _The Laird’s Jock_ (time, Elizabeth). _Foster_ (_Anthony_) or “Tony-fire-the-Faggot,” agent of the earl of Leicester at Cumnor Place.—Sir W. Scott, _Kenilworth_ (time, Elizabeth). _Foster_ (_Sir John_), the English warden.—Sir W. Scott, _The Monastery_ (time Elizabeth).