241 II., 7. _ 242 Unnatural Combat_, III., 2, 13. 243 IV., 3. 244 III., 3, 91-2. 245 IV., 1. 246 IV., 5. 247 III., 4. 248 II., 2, 93. _ 249 Othello_, III., 3. 250 V., 1, 376. _Cf._ also Security in prison in _Eastward Ho_ (Act V.); Grimaldi in _The Renegado_ (IV., 1, 4). 251 III., 4, 148. On the other hand, Paulo in _A Very Woman_ (III., 3, 5) observes: To choke up his spirits in a dark room, Is far more dangerous. 252 II., 3. 253 V., 2. 254 V., 1. 255 I., 3, 49. Rowley uses the metaphor in the dedication of _A Fair Quarrel_. 256 II., 7. 257 III., 1, 49. 258 IV., 1. The language of Ding’em in _The City Madam_ (IV.; 1, 15) takes us back to Pistol: Thy word’s a law, And I obey. Live, scrape-shoe, and be thankful, Thou man of muck and money, for as such I now salute thee; the suburbian gamesters Have heard thy fortunes, and I am, in person, Sent to congratulate. _Cf._ also _A New Way_, I., 2, 59: FURNACE. “I am appeased, and Furnace now grows cool.” 259 I., 2, 318. _Cf._ _Prophetess_, I., 2, 31: I presently, inspired with holy fire, And my prophetic spirit burning in me, Gave answer from the gods. _Double Marriage_, II., 4, 30: Who stole her? Oh! my prophetic soul! 260 I., 5, 40. 261 IV., 2, 39. _ 262 Virgin Martyr_, III., 3, 46. 263 III., 1, 118. 264 V., 1, 170. 265 II., 1, 99. _Cf._ also _Roman Actor_, III., 2, 35. 266 IV., 1, 1. 267 III., 2, 18. _ 268 Coriolanus_, I., 1, 99. 269 I., 2, 40. _Cf._ also _A New Way_, I., 3, 88, and _Emperor of the East_, V., 2, 83: I am flesh and blood, as you are, sensible Of heat and cold, as much a slave unto The tyranny of my passions as the meanest Of my poor subjects. 270 III., 1. 271 IV., 1, 103. 272 II., 1, 54. 273 II., 5. 274 IV., 3, 131-137. 275 II., 1, 38. _Cf._ Bradley, _Shakspearean Tragedy_, p. 268. 276 Thus, to take an instance at random, the madness of the Englishman is referred to in Webster’s _Malcontent_ (III. 1). _ 277 Cf._ also Appendix IV. 278 IV., 1. 279 IV., 1, 1. The last line shows how prosaic Massinger could on occasion be. In judging our older writers, however, it is important to remember that words change their poetical value with time; it is clear, for example, that in James I.’s age, “undertaker,” “proceedings,” “punctually,” “aunt,” were regarded as legitimate in poetry. 280 V., 2, 49-54. 281 II., 2, 23. _ 282 A Very Woman_, II., 2, 96. 283 IV., 4. 284 V., 2. 285 II., 1. 286 II., 2, 84-98; _cf._ also _A Very Woman_, II., 2, 2; _Bondman_, I., 3, 216; _Emperor of the East_, III., 2, 54; _Guardian_, III., 1, 23; _Parliament of Love_, I., 4, 23; _Believe as You List_, V., 1, 69; _Unnatural Combat_, IV., 1, 131 and 231. 287 III., 1, 12-16.