and the whole play is then on a supposed desert island, which turns out to be strangely peopled. There is the monster _Achilles_, who in many respects remembers _Caliban_, and is even addressed as _Señor monstruo_: ’_Monsieur Monster_.’ There is _Thetis_, who is to her nymphs as _Prospero_ to his spirits; with musical enchantments, and voices in the air, and even a _fantastico bajél_. _Calderon_ has moreover hit upon the same device of imitative fancy as tempted _Dryden_ in like sad case, and pictured a man who had never seen a woman. The island is wandered on by the prince and his suite, and one of them says of it _Republica es entera_, &c. A curious reader might find more than I have here noticed: but _Calderon_ is as far from sympathy with _Shakespeare_, as he is from the Greek story, with his drums and trumpets and _El gran Sofí_. There is a passage in my _Achilles_ (_l. 518 and foll._) which is copied from _Calderon_: but this is after _Muley’s_ well-known speech in the _Principe Constante_ (see note to _The Christian Captives_); which is quoted in most books on _Calderon_. In my short play, which runs on without change of scene or necessary pause, I have had the act and scene divisions indicated by greater and lesser spaces in the printing.[A] R. B., 1890. [A] Not followed in this edition. 1901. * * * * * Transcriber’s Notes Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged. Italics are represented thus _italic_. Line 1374/5 of The First Part of Nero “Now may some god of mischief Dare set me in the roll of puny spirits.” Roll could be a misprint for role but has not been changed. The varied ellipses remain unchanged. The titles have various decorative borders. These have not been shown. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges (Volume 3), by Robert Bridges