[297] "Satiro-mastix or the untrussing of the humorous poet," 1602. "Dramatic Works" vol. i. p. 186. This is the play Dekker wrote as a revenge for Ben Jonson's "Poetaster," 1601, in which he was himself ridiculed under the name of Demetrius. [298] _I.e._, Gabriel Harvey, Nash's obstinate adversary. [299] "Newes from Hell," "Non-Dramatic Works," vol. ii. pp. 102-103. [300] "Newes from Hell," "Non-Dramatic Works," vol. ii. p. 101. [301] "Non-Dramatic Works," vol. i. _Cf._ Defoe's "Journal of the plague year ... 1665," London, 1722. [302] "Non-Dramatic Works," vol. i. pp. 138 _et seq._ [303] "Grobianus. De morum simplicitate, libri duo. In gratiam omnium rusticitatem amantium conscripti," Francfort, 1549, 8vo. It was translated into English by "R. F.," a little before Dekker adapted it: "The schoole of slovenrie: or Cato turned wrong side outward ... to the use of all English Christendome," London, 1605, 4to. In the same category of works may be placed Erasmus's famous: "Moriae Encomium," Antwerp, 1512, 4to, translated by Sir T. Chaloner: "The Praise of Folie," London, 1549, 4to. Many scenes in the comedies of the period are written in a style akin to Grobianism. They are especially to be found in Ben Jonson; see, for example, his satire of courtiers in "Cynthia's revels," act iii. sc. 1 and 3, &c.; note how their elegancies of speech are mostly derived from plays and novels. [304] "The Bachelars banquet ... pleasantly discoursing the various humours of women," 1603; "The Guls Horne-booke," 1609; "Non-Dramatic Works," vols. i. and ii. [305] "Non-Dramatic Works," vol. ii. pp. 246 _et seq._ [306] 1603; with Chettle and Haughton. [307] A scene at court. "_Amorphus_ (to the prentice courtier Asotus): If you had but so far gathered your spirits to you as to have taken up a rush when you were out, and wagged it thus, or cleansed your teeth with it; or but turn'd aside ..." &c. Ben Jonson, "Cynthia's Revels," act iii. sc. 1. [308] _Cf._ Ben Jonson: "Why, throw yourself in state on the stage, as other gentlemen use, sir."--"Away, wag; what, would'st thou make an implement of me? 'Slid, the boy takes me for a piece of perspective, I hold my life, or some silk curtain, come to hang the stage here" ("Cynthia's Revels," Induction). [309] "Les Facheux," act i. sc. 1 (Van Laun's translation, vol. ii. p. 97); _cf._ "Critique de l'Ecole des Femmes," sc. vi. [310] The connection of Swift with Grobianism was noticed in his time, and a new translation of Dedekind's poem, "Grobianus or the compleat Booby," 1739, was dedicated by Roger Bull "to the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift, ... who first introduced into these kingdoms ... an ironical manner of writing, to the discouragement of vice, ill-manners and folly." To come to even nearer times, Flaubert's "Bouvart et Pecuchet" may be taken as a branch of Grobianism. [311] "The fifteen comforts of rash and inconsiderate marriage ... done out of French," London, 1694, 12mo, fourth edition.