Note 1260 — Robert Greene THE HONORABLE HISTORIE OF FRIER BACON
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O. E. D., pp. 207-210; O. Ritter, De Rob. Greens Fabula 'F. B. and B.' The summoning of shades occurs in the Odyssey and 1 Sam. 28. 7. Magical images were made by Vergil, the Enchanter; the Brazen H. speaks in Valent. and Orson. The wall of brass is found in Gir. Cambrensis, and Spenser. The Speculum is assigned to Cæsar, and the Enchanter, Vergil. See also Chaucer and Spenser.