_Breve processo escrive, aunque el sucesso Significar quexosa determina, Pero en tan breve causa, en tal processo La perdicion de España se fulmina._ Jerusalen Conquistada, l. 6. ff. 138. I remember but one of the old poets who has spoken with compassion of Florinda: It is the Portugueze Bras Garcia Mascarenhas, a writer who, with many odd things in his poem, has some fine ones. _Refresca em Covilham a gente aflita, Nam se sabe que nome entam a honrava; Muyto deposis foy Cava Julia dita, Por nascer nella a desditada Cava. Nam a deslustra, antes a acredita Filha que a honra mais que hum Rey presava; Hespanha culpe a força sem desculpa, Nam culpe a bella, que nam teve culpa._ Viriato Tragico, Canto ii. St. 118. * * * * * _Wamba’s wars._—XII. p. 110. In the valuable history of this king by a contemporary writer, the following character of the French is given:— “_Hujus igitur gloriosis temporibus, Galliarum terra altrix perfidiæ infami denotatur elogio, quæ utique inæstimabili infidelitatis febre vexata, genita a se infidelium depasceret membra. Quid enim non in illa crudele vel lubricum? ubi conjuratorum conciliabulum, perfidiæ signum, obscœnitas operum, fraus negotiorum, vænale judicium, et quod pejus his omnibus est, contra ipsum Salvatorem nostrum et Dominum, Judæorum blasphemantium prostibulum habebatur. Hæc enim terra suo, ut ita dixerim, partu, perditionis suæ sibimet præparavit excidium, et ex ventris sui generatione viperea eversionis suæ nutrivit decipulam. Etenim dum multo jam tempore his febrium diversitatibus ageretur, subito in ea unius nefandi capitis prolapsione turbo infidelitatis adsurgit, et conscensio perfidiæ per unum ad plurimos transit._”—S. Julian, Hist. Wambæ, § 5.—Espana Sagrada, 6. 544. * * * * * _The bath, the bed, The vigil._—XII. p. 111. The Partidas have some curious matter upon this subject.