. The authorship of Shakespeare . 35. The world-prison. It may be well to note that this idea of the world beinga prison may have come from Longinus. It is related inhis Life,2 that his fame as a critic and philosopher drewhim from Athens to the Court of Queen Zenobia, whofinally made him her chief counsellor, and that he dic-tated the Queens letter to the Emperor Aurelian (when be-sieged by him in Palmyra), which so offended him, thatwhen they were both taken captives, Zenobia was pardoned,but Longinus ordered to be put to death; and that he diedunmoved, like a philosopher, addressing his fri
. The authorship of Shakespeare . 35. The world-prison. It may be well to note that this idea of the world beinga prison may have come from Longinus. It is related inhis Life,2 that his fame as a critic and philosopher drewhim from Athens to the Court of Queen Zenobia, whofinally made him her chief counsellor, and that he dic-tated the Queens letter to the Emperor Aurelian (when be-sieged by him in Palmyra), which so offended him, thatwhen they were both taken captives, Zenobia was pardoned,but Longinus ordered to be put to death; and that he diedunmoved, like a philosopher, addressing his friends (whosought to console him) in these last words : Si terra nonaliud quam magnus quidem career eodstimari debeat, eumfelicissimum esse, qui primus in libertatem vindicetur(If the world is to be deemed nothing other than a greatprison, then is he the most happy who is first to gain hisliberty.) 1 Theobalds Shakespeare, VI. 242. 2 Longinus De Sublimitate, by Z. Pearce, A. M., Dublini, 1733, l& I (TO J 6 4 - 7 M : I I.
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