⁂ Tennyson, in his version of this beautiful allegory, has fallen into several grave errors, the worst of which is his making Gareth marry Linet instead of the true bride. This is like landing his Pilgrim in the City of Destruction, after having finished his journey and passed the flood. Gareth’s _brother_ was wedded to the world (_i.e._ Linet), but Gareth himself was married to the “true Bride,” who dwelt in Castle Perilous. Another grave error is making Death crave of Gareth not to kill him, as what he did he was compelled to do by his elder brothers. I must confess that this to me is quite past understanding.—See _Notes and Queries_, January 19, February 16, March 16, 1878. =Gar´gamelle= (3 _syl._), wife of Grangousier and daughter of the Parpaillons. On the day that she gave birth to Gargantua, she ate 16 qrs. 2 bush. 3 pecks and a pipkin of dirt, the mere remains left in the tripe which she had for supper, although the tripe had been cleaned with the utmost care.—Rabelais, _Gargantua_, i. 4 (1533). ⁂ Gargamelle is an allegorical skit on the extravagance of queens, and the dirt is their pin-money. =Gargan´tua=, son of Grangousier and Gargamelle. It needed 17,913 cows to supply the babe with milk. Like Garagantua (_q.v._), he ate in his salad lettuces as big as walnut trees, in which were lurking six pilgrims from Sebastian. He founded and endowed the abbey of Theleme (2 _syl._), in remembrance of his victory over Picrochole (3 _syl._).—Rabelais, _Gargantua_, i. 7 (1533). ⁂ Of course, Gargantua is an allegorical skit on the allowance accorded to princes for their maintenance. _Gargantua’s Mare._ This mare was as big as six elephants, and had feet with fingers. On one occasion, going to school, the “boy” hung the bells of Notre Dame de Paris on his mare’s neck, as jingles; but when the Parisians promised to feed his beast for nothing, he restored the peal. This mare had a terrible tail “every whit as big as the steeple of St. Mark’s,” and on one occasion being annoyed by wasps, she switched it about so vigorously that she knocked down all the trees in the vicinity. Gargantua roared with laughter, and cried, “Je trouve beau ce!” where upon the locality was called “Beauce.”—Rabelais, _Gargantua_, i. 16 (1533). ⁂ Of course this “mare” is an allegorical skit on the extravagance of court mistresses, and the “tail” is the suite in attendance on them. =Gargan´tuan Curriculum=, a course of studies including all languages, all sciences, all the fine arts, with all athletic sports and calisthenic exercises.—Grangousier wrote to his son, saying: