See also:

• DAVENANT (or D'AVENANT), SIR WILLIAM (1606-1668)
• DAVENANT, CHARLES (1656-1714)

DAVENANT (or D'AVENANT), See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM (1606-1668)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English poet and dramatist, was baptized on the 3rd of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1606; he was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at the See also:

• CROWN

Crown See also:

• INN

Inn, See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, of which his See also:

• FATHER

father, a wealthy vintner, was proprietor . It was stated that See also:

• SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616)

Shakespeare always stopped at this See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house in passing through the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of Oxford, and out of his known or rumoured admiration of the hostess, a very See also:

• FINE

fine woman, there sprang a scandalous See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story which attributed See also:

• DAVENANT (or D'AVENANT), SIR WILLIAM (1606-1668)
• DAVENANT, CHARLES (1656-1714)

Davenant's paternity to Shakespeare, a See also:

• LEGEND (through the French from the med. Lat. legenda, things to be read, from legere, to read)

legend which there is See also:

• REASON (Lat. ratio, through French raison)

reason to believe Davenant himself encouraged, but which later See also:

• CRITICISM
• CRITICISM (from the Gr. KpiTrlS, a judge, Kpivew, to decide, to give an authoritative opinion)

criticism has See also:

• CAST (from the verb meaning " to throw "; the word is Scand. in origin, cf. Dan. kaste, and Swed. kasta; " cast " in Middle Eng. took the place of the A.S. weor pan, cf. Ger. werf en)

cast aside as See also:

• SPURIOUS

spurious . In 1621 the vintner was made See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor of Oxford, and in the same See also:

• YEAR

year his son See also:

• LEFT

left the See also:

• GRAMMAR (from Lat. grammatica, sc. ars; Gr. ypaµ)

grammar school of All See also:

• SAINTS, BATTLE OF THE

Saints, where his See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master had been See also:

• EDWARD

Edward See also:

• SYLVESTER, JAMES
• SYLVESTER, JOSHUA (1563–1618)

Sylvester, and was entered an undergraduate of See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, Oxford . He did not stay at the university, however, See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long enough to take a degree, but was hurried away to appear at See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court as a See also:

• PAGE
• PAGE, THOMAS NELSON (1853- )
• PAGE, WILLIAM (1811-1885)

page, in the See also:

• RETINUE (O. Fr. retenue, from retenir, Lat. retenere, hold back, retain)

retinue of the gorgeous duchess of See also:

• RICHMOND
• RICHMOND, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• RICHMOND, LEGH (1772-1827)
• RICHMOND, SIR WILLIAM BLAKE (1842– )

Richmond . From her service he passed into that of See also:

• FULKE, WILLIAM (1538-1589)

Fulke Greville, See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• BROOKE, FRANCES (1724-1789)
• BROOKE, FULKE OREVILLE, 1ST BARON (1554-1628)
• BROOKE, HENRY (c. 1703-1783)
• BROOKE, SIR JAMES (1803-1868)
• BROOKE, STOPFORD AUGUSTUS (1832– )

Brooke, in whose house he remained until the See also:

• MURDER

murder of that eminent See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man in 1628 . This See also:

• BLOW, JOHN (1648-1708)

blow threw him upon the See also:

• WORLD

world, not altogether without private means, but greatly in need of a profitable employment . He turned to the See also:

• STAGE (Fr. 6/age; from Lat. stare, to stand)

stage for subsistence, and in 1629 produced his first See also:

• PLAY

play, the tragedy of Albovine . It was not a very brilliant performance, but it pleased the See also:

• TOWN

town, and decided the poet to pursue a dramatic career . The next year saw the See also:

• PRODUCTION (Lat. productionem, from producere, to pro-duce)

production at Blackfriars of The Cruel See also:

• BROTHER

Brother, a tragedy, and The Just See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian, a tragi-See also:

• COMEDY

comedy . Inigo See also:

• JONES
• JONES, ALFRED GILPIN (1824-1906)
• JONES, EBENEZER (182o-186o)
• JONES, ERNEST CHARLES (1819-1869)
• JONES, HENRY (1831-1899)
• JONES, HENRY ARTHUR (1851- )
• JONES, INIGO (1573-1651)
• JONES, JOHN (c. 1800-1882)
• JONES, MICHAEL (d. 1649)
• JONES, OWEN (1741-1814)
• JONES, OWEN (1809-1874)
• JONES, RICHARD (179o-1855)
• JONES, SIR ALFRED LEWIS (1845-1909)
• JONES, SIR WILLIAM (1746-1794)
• JONES, THOMAS RUPERT (1819– )
• JONES, WILLIAM (1726-1800)

Jones, the court architect, for whom See also:

• BEN (from Old Eng. bennan, within)

Ben See also:

• JONSON

Jonson had long supplied the words of masques and complimentary pieces, quarrelled with his See also:

• GREAT

great colleague in the year 1634, and applied to See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Davenant for verses . The result was The See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Temple of Love, performed by the See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

queen and her ladies at See also:

• WHITEHALL

Whitehall on Shrove Tuesday, 1634, and printed in that year . Another masque, The Triumphs of the See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince D'Amour, followed in 1636 .

The poet returned to the legitimate See also:

• DRAMA (literally "action," from Gr. Snail, act or do)

drama by the publication of the tragi-comedy of The Platonic Lovers, and the famous comedy of The Wits, in 1636, the latter of which, however, had been licensed in 1633 . The masque of Britannica Triumphans (1637) ^brought him into some trouble, for it was suppressed as a See also:

• PUNISHMENT (from Lat. punire, to punish, from poena, punishment, Gr. 7rocvil)

punishment for its first performance having been arranged for a See also:

• SUNDAY

Sunday . By this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time Davenant had, however, thoroughly ingratiated himself with the court; and on the See also:

• DEATH

death of Ben Jonson in 1639 he was rewarded with the See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office of poet-See also:

• LAUREATE (Lat. laureatus, from laurea, the laurel tree)

laureate, to the exclusion of See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas May, who considered himself entitled to the See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour . It was shortly after this event that Davenant collected his See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

minor lyrical pieces in a See also:

• VOLUME

volume entitled See also:

• MADAGASCAR

Madagascar and other Poems (1638); and in 1639 he became manager of the new See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre in See also:

• DRURY, SIR WILLIAM (1527-1579)

Drury See also:

• LANE, EDWARD WILLIAM (1801–1876)
• LANE, JAMES HENRY (1814–1866)

Lane . The See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war, however, put a check upon this prosperous career; and he was among the most active partisans of See also:

• ROYALTY (0. Fr. realte, reialte, royaulte, from Med. Lat. regalitas, the substantive of regalis, of or belonging to a king, rex)

royalty through the whole of that struggle for supremacy . As See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early as May 1642, Davenant was accused before the Long See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

Parliament of being mainly concerned in a See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme to seduce the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army to overthrow the See also:

• COMMONS

Commons . He was accordingly apprehended at See also:

• FAVERSHAM

Faversham, and imprisoned for two months in See also:

• LONDON

London; he then attempted to See also:

• ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli

escape to See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, and succeeded in reaching See also:

• CANTERBURY
• CANTERBURY, CHARLES

Canterbury, where he was recaptured . Escaping a second time, he made See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good his way to the queen, with whom he remained in France until he volunteered to carry over to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England some military stores for the army of his old friend the See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• NEWCASTLE
• NEWCASTLE, DUKES OF

Newcastle, by whom he was induced to enter the service as See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general of See also:

• ORDNANCE (a syncopated form of " ordinance " or " ordonnance," so spelt in this sense since the 17th century)

ordnance . He acquitted himself with so much bravery and skill that, after the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• GLOUCESTER
• GLOUCESTER (abbreviated as pronounced Glo'ster)
• GLOUCESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• GLOUCESTER, GILBERT DE CLARE, EARL OF (1243-1295)
• GLOUCESTER, RICHARD DE CLARE, EARL OF (1222-1262)
• GLOUCESTER, ROBERT, EARL OF (d. 1147)
• GLOUCESTER, THOMAS OF WOODSTOCK, DUKE

Gloucester, in 1643, he was knighted by the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king . After the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• NASEBY

Naseby he retired to See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, where he became a See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic, and spent some months in the See also:

• COMPOSITION
• COMPOSITION (Lat. compositio, from componere, to put together)

composition of his epic poem of Gondibert . In 1646 he was sent by the queen on a See also:

• MISSION

mission to See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles I., then at Newcastle, to advise him to " See also:

• PART

part with the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church for his See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace and See also:

• SECURITY (Lat. securus, free from care, safe)

security." The king dismissed him with some ,sharpness, and Davenant returned to Paris, where he was the See also:

• GUEST (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Gast, and Swed. gust; cognate with Lat. hostis, originally a stranger, hence enemy; cf. " host " )
• GUEST, EDWIN (1800–188o)

guest of Lord Jermyn . In 1650 he took the command of a colonizing expedition that set See also:

• SAIL

sail from France to See also:

• VIRGINIA
• VIRGINIA, or VERGINIA
• VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Virginia, but was captured in the Channel by a See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary man-of-war, which took him back to the Isle of See also:

• WIGHT, ISLE OF

Wight .

Imprisoned in See also:

• COWES

Cowes See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle until 1651, he tempered the discomfort and suspense of his See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition by continuing the composition of Gondibert . He was sent up to the See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

Tower to await his trial for high See also:

• TREASON (Fr. trahison, Lat. traditio)

treason, but just as the See also:

• STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)
• STORM, THEODOR WOLDSEN (1817-1888)

storm was about to break over his See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head, all cleared away . It is believed that the See also:

• PERSONAL

personal intercession of See also:

• MILTON
• MILTON, JOHN (1608–1674)

Milton led to this result . Another See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account is that he was released by the See also:

• DESIRE

desire of two aldermen of See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York, once his prisoners, whom he had allowed to escape . Davenant, released from See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison, immediately published Gondibert,the See also:

• WORK

work on which his fame mainly rests, a chivalric epic in the four-See also:

• LINE

line See also:

• STANZA (Low Lat. stantia, Ital. stantia or stanza)

stanza which See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• DAVIES (DAvIslus), JOHN (1679-1732)
• DAVIES, DAVID CHARLES (1826-1891)
• DAVIES, RICHARD (c. 1505—1581)
• DAVIES, SIR JOHN (1569-1626)
• DAVIES, SIR LOUIS HENRY (1845— )

Davies had made popular by his Nosce teipsum, the See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence of which is strongly marked in the philosophical passages of Gondibert . It is a cumbrous, dull production, but is relieved with a multitude of fine and felicitous passages, and lends itself most happily to See also:

• QUOTATION

quotation . During the civil war one of his plays had been printed, the tragedy of The Unfortunate Lovers, in 1643 . One of his best plays, Love and Honour, was published in 1649, but appears to have been acted long before . He found that there were many who desired him to recommence his theatrical career . Such a step, however, was absolutely forbidden by Puritan See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law . Davenant, therefore, by the help of some influential See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends, obtained permission to open a sort of theatre at See also:

• RUTLAND
• RUTLAND, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• RUTLAND, JOHN JAMES ROBERT MANNERS, 7TH DUKE OF (1818-1906)

Rutland House, in See also:

• CHARTERHOUSE

Charterhouse Yard, where, on the 21st of May 1656, he began a See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of representations, which he called operas, as an inoffensive See also:

• TERM

term . This word was then first introduced into the English See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language .

The opening piece was a See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of See also:

• DIALOGUE

dialogue defending the drama in the abstract . This was followed by his own Siege of See also:

• RHODES
• RHODES, CECIL JOHN (1853-1902)
• RHODES, JAMES FORD

Rhodes, printed the same year, which was performed with stage decorations and machinery of a kind hitherto quite unthought of in England . Two other innovations in its production were the introduction of recitative and the See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance of a woman, Mrs Coleman, on the stage . He continued until the Restoration to produce ephemeral See also:

• WORKS

works of this kind, only one of which, The See also:

• CRUELTY (through the O. Fr. crualte, mod. cruaute, from the Lat. crudelitas)

Cruelty of the Spaniards in See also:

• PERU
• PERU (apparently from Biru, a small river on the west coast of Colombia, where Pizarro landed)

Peru, in 1658, was of sufficient See also:

• LITERARY

literary merit to survive . In 166o he had the See also:

• INFINITE (from Lat. in, not, finis, end or limit; cf. findere, to deave)

infinite See also:

• SATISFACTION (Lat. salisfacerc, to satisfy)

satisfaction of being able to preserve the See also:

• LIFE

life of that glorious poet who had, nine years before, saved his own from a not less imminent danger . The mutual relations of Milton and Davenant do honour to the generosity of two men who, sincerely opposed in politics, knew how to forget their personal anger in their See also:

• COMMON

common love of letters . In 1659 Davenant suffered a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short imprisonment for complicity in Sir See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• BOOTH (connected with a Teutonic root meaning to dwell, whence also " bower ")
• BOOTH, BARTON (1681–1933)
• BOOTH, CHARLES (184o– )
• BOOTH, EDWIN [THOMAS] (1833–1893)

Booth's revolt . Under Charles II . Davenant flourished in the dramatic world; he opened a new theatre in Lincoln's Inn See also:

• FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881)

Fields, which he called the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

Duke's; and he introduced a luxury and See also:

• POLISH

polish into the theatrical life which it had never before known in England . Under his management, the great actors of the Restoration, See also:

• BETTERTON, THOMAS (c. 1635-1710)

Betterton and his coevals, took their See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style and appearance; and the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient simplicity of the English stage was completely buried under the tinsel of decoration and splendid scenery . Davenant brought out six new plays in the Duke's Theatre, The Rivals (1668), an See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of The Two See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

Noble Kinsmen, which Davenant never owned, The Man's the Master (1669), comedies translated from See also:

• SCARRON, PAUL (1610-166o)

Scarron, See also:

• NEWS

News from See also:

• PLYMOUTH
• PLYMOUTH, EARLS OF

Plymouth, The Distresses, The Siege, The See also:

• FAIR

Fair Favourite, tragi-comedies, all of which were printed after his death, and only one of which survived their author on the stage . He died at his house in Lincoln's Inn Fields on the See also:

• NIGHT

night of the 7th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1668, and two days afterwards was buried in Poets' Corner, See also:

• WESTMINSTER
• WESTMINSTER, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• WESTMINSTER, STATUTES OF
• WESTMINSTER, SYNODS OF

Westminster See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

Abbey, with the inscription " 0 rare Sir William Davenant!" In 1672 his writings were collected in See also:

• FOLIO (properly the ablative case of the Lat. folium, leaf, but also frequently an adaptation of the Ital. foglio)

folio .

His last work had been to See also:

• TRAVESTY (Fr. travestie, from travestir, to disguise, se travestir, to change one's clothes; Lat. trans, across, and vestire, to clothe)

travesty Shakespeare's See also:

• TEMPEST, MARIE (1866– )

Tempest in See also:

• COMPANY

company with See also:

• DRYDEN, JOHN (1631-1700)

Dryden . The personal See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character, adventures and fame of Davenant, and more especially his position as a leading reformer; or rather debaser, of the stage, have always given him a prominence in the See also:

• HISTORY

history of literature which his writings hardly justify . His plays are utterly unreadable, and his poems are usually See also:

• STILTED

stilted and unnatural . With See also:

• COWLEY, ABRAHAM (1618-1667)
• COWLEY, HANNAH (1743-1809)
• COWLEY, HENRY RICHARD CHARLES WELLESLEY

Cowley he marks the See also:

• PROCESS

process of transition from the See also:

• POETRY

poetry of the See also:

• IMAGINATION

imagination to the poetry of the intelligence; but he had far less See also:

• GENIUS (from Lat. genere, gignere)

genius than Cowley, and his influence on English drama must be condemned as wholly deplorable . (E .