THE

SHAKESPEARE CYCLOPEDIA

AND

NEW GLOSSARY

The

Shakespeare Cyclopædia

AND

New Glossary

GIVING

The meaning of the Old and Unusual Words found in Shakespeare's Works
and of the Ordinary Words used in Unusual Senses and in unusual forms
of Construction-Explanations of Idiomatic Phrases and of Mytho-
logical, Biographical and Antiquarian References-Notes on
Folk-Lore, Local Traditions, Legends, Allusions,
Proverbs, Old English Customs, Etc., Etc.,

WITH THE

Most Important Variorum Readings

INTENDED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO ALL THE ORDINARY

EDITIONS OF SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS.

BY

JOHN PHIN

Author of "Shakespearean Notes and New Readings;" "Practical Dictionary of Apiculture;"
"How to Use the Microscope;" "How to Become a Good Mechanic;" etc., etc.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

EDWARD DOWDEN

Litt.D., LL.D., Dublin; LL. D., Edin.; D.C.L., Oxon.; Professor of English Literature
in the University of Dublin

NEW YORK

THE INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATION COMPANY

Those who would enjoy Shakespeare fully, must understand him
thoroughly.

To read Shakespeare's Works even superficially, is entertainment;
to linger over them lovingly and admiringly, is enjoyment; to study
them profoundly, is wisdom, moral and intellectual.

-Mary Cowden-Clarke.

Copyright, 1902, by John Phin. Entered at Stationers' Hall

All rights reserved.

ΤΟ

HENRY PARKE, M. D.,

of Paterson, N. J., U. S. A.,

Without whose tender care and scientific skill these pages would never have seen the light,

This volume is dedicated by

His grateful friend,

THE AUTHOR