42 SOME REMARKS ON THE PHILOSOPHY AND 



The anecdote of Dominie Sampson's wearing apparel strikingly 

 coincides with the following speech of Gonzalo, and was probably 

 suggested by it : — 



* The only remark he (Dominie Sampson) was ever known to 

 make upon the subject, was, that the air of a town like Kipple- 

 tringan, seemed favourable unto wearing apparel, for he thought 

 his coat looked almost as new as the first day he put it on.'' 



u Gonzalo. — That our garments, being, as they were, drenched in the sea, 

 hold, notwithstanding their freshness and glosses ; being rather new dyed, 

 than stained with salt-water. 



Antonio. — If but one of his pockets could speak, would it not say, he lies ? 



Sebastian — Ay, or very falsely pocket up his report. 



Gon — Methinks our garments are now as fresh as when we put them on 

 in Afric." 



The old courtier, again, asks — 



■ Is not, Sir, my doublet 



As fresh as the first day I wore it." 



The images of one of the most exquisite verses of Byron conform 

 nicely to the following passage relating to the loss of Ferdinand — . 

 they are both real and powerfully true. The masculine strength 

 displayed in Ferdinand's exertions is most exciting.* 



** Francisco. — Sir, he may live ; 

 I saw him beat the surges under him, 

 And ride upon their backs ; he trod the water, 

 Whose enmity he flung aside, and breasted 

 The surge most swoln that met him : his bold head 

 'JBove the contentious waves he kept, and oar'd 

 Himself with his good arms in lusty stroke 

 To the shore, that o'er his wave-worn basis bow'd, 

 As stooping to relieve him." 



Foscari, looking from his dungeon on the fresh waves of the blue 

 Adriatic, breaks out, with all the delighted eloquence of a young 

 unbow'd heart, 



" How many a time have I 

 Cloven with arm still lustier, breast more daring, 

 The wave all roughen'd ; with a swimmer's stroke 

 Flinging the billows back from my drench'd hair, 

 And laughing from my lip the audacious brine, 



* Shakspeare's heroes are genuine flesh and blood, the very opposite of 

 the sickly sentimental offspring of " a modern gentleman." The same pe- 

 culiar excellence belongs to Fielding, Smollett, and Scott. 



