τόνων θ᾽ ὕμνου συνεργάταιν δυοῖν ἔριν Μοῦσαι φιλοῦσι κραίειν. It is clear that the early death of Beaumont was a disaster to Fletcher. 412 Massinger’s only attempt at burlesque—Hilario in _The Picture_—though ludicrous, is dramatically impossible. 413 It is generally believed now that Marston wrote this play. He was an author of surprising vigour, and a master of strong English, but his taste is bad, and all his work lacks finish. _ 414 D. N. B._, _s.v._ 415 Dorothea’s story of the King of Egypt (_Virgin Martyr_, III., 1, 163-182) reminds us of an expedient familiar in Webster. 416 IV., 8. _ 417 Epicoene_, IV., 2. 418 II., 3. _ 419 The Devil is an Ass_, IV., 1. _Cf._ the light touch of Massinger when dealing with the toilet of a lady in _A Very Woman_, I., 1, 30-59. _ 420 Staple of News_, I., 1; III., 1—_Emperor of the East_, I., 1, 118; III., 2, 58. _ 421 Ibid._, I., 2—_Fatal Dowry_, II., 1, 51. _ 422 Ibid._, II., 1—_Roman Actor_, IV., 2, 103. _Cf._ _The Alchemist_, IV., 2. _ 423 Ibid._, IV., 1—_passim_ in Massinger. _ 424 Ibid._, IV., 1—_passim_ in Massinger. _ 425 Ibid._, IV., 1—_Parliament of Love_, IV., 5, 12. _ 426 Ibid._, IV., 1—_Renegado_, I., 1, 31. _ 427 Ibid._, IV., 1—_New Way_, I., 2, 25. (_Cf._ also Prologue to _A Wife for a Month_.) 428 IV., 5—_A Very Woman_, IV., 1, 155; _Believe as You List_, V., 2, 17. 429 III., 2—_Roman Actor_, I., 3, 95. _ 430 Sejanus_, V., 7—_Roman Actor_, V., 2, 61. 431 Courthope lays far too much stress on Massinger’s imitation of the Morality (_History of English Poetry_, vol. iv., p. 352). It only appears in _The Virgin Martyr_. 432 There are no signs in Massinger of literary or other private quarrels. One or two passages seem to be inspired by sarcasm directed on the gossip of the day—_e.g._, _Duke of Milan_, III., 2, 18-55.