Note 36 — SCENE II.
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Roman angels,] i. e. the Roman eagle, the well-known military ensign. Angel in the sense of bird is frequently met with among our old writers. Jonson beautifully calls the nightingale "The dear good angel of the spring." And if this should be thought, as it probably is, a Grecism; yet we have the same term in another passage, which will admit of no dispute:
"Not an angel of the air, Bird melodious, or bird fair," &c. Two Noble Kinsmen.
Gifford.