| Psyche, | Acrasia, | Veritas, | Oblivio.

I long to see those hotspur Senses at it: they say they have gallant preparations, and not unlikely, for most of the soldiers are ready in arms, since the last field fought against their yearly enemy Meleager[201] and his wife Acrasia; that conquest hath so fleshed them, that no peace can hold them.

But had not Meleager been sick, and Acrasia drunk, the Senses might have whistled for the victory.

My Lady Lingua is just like one of these lean-witted comedians who, disturbing all to the fifth act, bring down some Mercury or Jupiter in an engine to make all friends: so she, but in a contrary manner, seeing her former plots dispurposed, sends me to an old witch called Acrasia to help to wreak her spite upon the Senses.

But when 'tis once descended to the stomach, And sends up noisome vapours to the brain, 'Twill make them swagger gallantly; they'll rage Most strangely, or Acrasia's art deceives her; When if my lady stir her nimble tongue, And closely sow contentious words amongst them, O, what a stabbing there will be!

O, are you come, Acrasia?

boy, reach a cushion, sit down, good Acrasia: I am so beholding to you, your potion wrought exceedingly; the Senses were so mad: did not you see how they raged about the woods? COM.

SEN. Hum, Acrasia? is Acrasia her confederate?

SEN. Hum, Acrasia? is Acrasia her confederate?

But, Phantastes, inquire more of Acrasia. PHA.

What did you with the potion Acrasia made you? LIN.

Why then, 'tis too evident Acrasia, at Lingua's request, bewitched the Senses: wake her quickly, Heuresis. LIN.

ACRASIA, an impersonation in Spenser's "Faërie Queen," of intemperance in the guise of a beautiful sorceress.

; he subdued the sorceress Acrasia (i. e. intemperance), and was the destroyer of her "Bower of Bliss.