Note 5 — From Rebhun’s ‘Susanna,’ Act III, Sc. 4: Having been menaced with death by the wanton judges, Susanna tells her father, mother, and sister of the infamous plot.62
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From the Poeterey, Ch. 5, where it is offered in elucidation of lyric poetry. It is a free rendering of Ronsard, II, 18.
6. Melonen; the point is: Do not mind the expense. The muskmelon (cucumis melo) came from Italy and Southern France, and (with sugar!) was a luxury.
7. Auff, with bitten, in the sense of ‘invite to.’
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