drum
“so lost!—A,”
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, iii. 6.
41
:
“We shall not fully understand Parolles' simulated distress
at the loss of the drum, without we remember that the drums of the regiment of his day
were decorated with the colours of the battalion. It was therefore equivalent to the loss
of the flag of the regiment,—a disgrace all good soldiers deeply feel”
(FAIRHOLT)
.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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