Lexicographical Neighbors of Comus
Literary usage of Comus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. John Milton: Topical Bibliography by Elbert Nevius Sèbring Thompson (1916)
"comus: a mask presented at Ludlow Castle. In his: Historical account of Ludlow
Castle. ... comus and Lycidas. Cambridge, 1898. The Masque as a Dramatic Type ..."
2. The British Drama: A Collection of the Most Esteemed Tragedies, Comedies (1833)
"comus. Could that divide you from near ushering guides 1 you thus "! Lady. ...
comus. Imports their lose beside the present needl Lady. ..."
3. A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John by Charles Dexter Cleveland (1860)
"1 The fable of comus is this. A beautiful lady, attended by her two brothers,
... The brothers become separated from their sister, who is met by comus, ..."
4. Imagination and Fancy: Or, Selections from the English Poets, Illustrative by Leigh Hunt (1845)
"comus THE SORCERER. ... tells the Brothers of a Lady, that their Sister has fallen
intt the hands of the Sorcerer comus, dwelling in a wood. ..."
5. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to by James Boswell (1884)
"And this year he not only wrote a Prologue, which was spoken by Mr. Garrick before'the
acting of " comus " at Drury Lane Theatre, for the benefit of ..."
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