Philip Massinger. 1584-1640.
Some undone widow sits upon mine arm,
And takes away the use of it;[194:1] and my sword,
Glued to my scabbard with wronged orphans' tears,
Will not be drawn.
A New Way to pay Old Debts. Act v. Sc. 1.
Death hath a thousand doors to let out life.[194:2]
A Very Woman. Act v. Sc. 4.
This many-headed monster.[194:3]
The Roman Actor. Act iii. Sc. 2.
Grim death.[194:4]
The Roman Actor. Act iv. Sc. 2.
Footnotes
[194:1] See Middleton, page 172.
[194:2] Death hath so many doors to let out life.—Beaumont and Fletcher: The Custom of the Country, act ii. sc. 2.
The thousand doors that lead to death.—Browne: Religio Medici, part i. sect. xliv.
[194:3] See Sir Philip Sidney, page 34.
[194:4] Grim death, my son and foe.—Milton: Paradise Lost, book ii. line 804.