He ordered his myrmidons to give the prisoners a meal of bread and water through the holes in their cell-doors, and then he sat down to make out his report to the Potentate.

Would that my very life could lighten space, Shining out like some constellation bright, Back beating all the myrmidons of Night, With starry splendors flashing sword and spear!

But ere the order could be obeyed, the authoritative voice which had previously been heard from the upper table exclaimed"Hold!" Sir Giles paused; looked irresolute for a minute; and then checked his myrmidons with a wave of the hand.

Stoccatas, imbroccatas, drittas, mandrittas, and riversas were exchanged between them in a manner that delighted the myrmidons, most of whom were amateurs of sword-play.

There followed an exciting half-hour while we waited, wondering what attitude the savages would take toward us, and trying to picture to ourselves the mighty potentate, Saavedra, who had been described as sitting in the midst of savage luxury, "surrounded by fifty servants," and directing his myrmidons to checkmate our desires to visit the Inca city on the "pampa of ghosts.

We spawning, spawning myrmidons, Our turn to-day; we take command: Jove gives the globe into the hand Of myrmidons, of myrmidons.

Suddenly it seemed as if all the young men had begun to take an interest in Lizzie, an', to tell the truth, she was about the neatest, sweetest little myrmidon of commerce that ever wore a white apron.

I'll beard him 'mid a thousand myrmidons!

To vanquish the myrmidons of despotism, we must have science.