. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. to cUmb up has Alinda murdered to prevent thedeception being known, and accuses theprincess of inchastity—a crime in Lom-bardy punished by death. As the princessis led to execution, Paladore challenges theduke, and kills him. The villainy is fully H Harvey Birch^ the Peddler-Spy ARVEY BIRCH, the peddler, brings his pack of goods to thehouse and displays its contents. In person the peddler was a man above the middle height. Spare,but full of bone and muscle. On entering the room, he relieved himself of hisburden, which, as it sto
. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. to cUmb up has Alinda murdered to prevent thedeception being known, and accuses theprincess of inchastity—a crime in Lom-bardy punished by death. As the princessis led to execution, Paladore challenges theduke, and kills him. The villainy is fully H Harvey Birch^ the Peddler-Spy ARVEY BIRCH, the peddler, brings his pack of goods to thehouse and displays its contents. In person the peddler was a man above the middle height. Spare,but full of bone and muscle. On entering the room, he relieved himself of hisburden, which, as it stood on the floor, reached nearly to his shoulders, andsaluted the family with modest civility. . Sarah gave but little time forthe usual salutations, before she commenced her survey of the contents of thesack, and, for several minutes, the two were engaged in bringing to lightthe various articles it contained. The tables, chairs, and floor were sooncovered with silks, crapes, gloves, muslins, and all the stock of an itinerantpeddler. Coopers HARVEY BIRCH, THE PEDDLER-SPY. BIRENO 135 BISHOP MIDDLEHAM revealed, and tlie princess is married to theman of her choice, who had twice savedher hfe.—Robert Jephson, The Law ofLombardy (1779). Birmmghaiii Poet {The), John Freeth,the wit, poet, and publican, who wiote hisown songs, set them to music, and sangthem (1730-1808). Biron, a merry mad-cap young lord, inattendance on Ferdinand king of promises to spend three years withthe king in study, during which time nowoman is to approach his court; but nosooner has he signed the compact, than hefalls in love with Rosahne. Rosaline de-fer^ his suit for twelve months and a day,saying, If you my favor mean to get,for twelve months seek the weary bedsof people sick. A merrier man,Within the limit of becoming mirth,I never spent an hours talk eye begets occasion for his wit:For every object that the one doth catch,The other turns to a mirth-moving jest;Which his fa
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