P. 96. _It aims at the ludicrous._ Cf. Hazlitt's remark in the Characters
on "Much Ado About Nothing": "Perhaps that middle point of comedy was
never more nicely hit in which the ludicrous blends with the tender, and
our follies, turning round against themselves in support of our
affections, retain nothing but their humanity."
P. 97. _William Congreve_ (1670-1729), _William Wycherley_ (1640-1716),
_Sir John Vanbrugh_ (1664-1726), the chief masters of Restoration Comedy.
P. 98. _high fantastical_. i, 1, 15.
_Wherefore are these things hid_. i, 3, 133.
_rouse the night-owl_. ii, 3, 60.
_Dost thou think_. ii, 3, 123.
P. 99. _We cannot agree with Dr. Johnson._ See p. 49 and n.
_What's her history_. ii, 4, 12.
_Oh it came o'er_. i, 1, 5.
P. 100. _They give a very echo_. ii, 4, 21.
_Blame not this haste_. iv, 3, 22.
The essay concludes with the quotation of one of the songs and Malvolio's
reading of the letter.