l=, William Lily, the astrologer.

Quoth Ralph, "Not far from hence doth dwell
A cunning man, hight Sidrophel,
That deals in destiny's dark counsels,
And sage opinions of the moon sells;
To whom all people, far and near,
On deep importances repair."

S. Butler, _Hudibras_, ii. 3 (1664).

=Siebel=, Margheri'ta's rejected lover, in the opera of _Faust e
Margherita_, by Gounod (1859).

=Si['e]ge.= _Mon si['e]ge est fait_, my opinion is fixed, and I cannot
change it. This proverb rose thus: The abb['e] de Vertot wrote the
history of a certain siege, and applied to a friend for some
geographical particulars. These particulars did not arrive till the
matter had passed the press; so the abb['e] remarked with a shrug, "Bah!
mon si['e]ge est fait."

=Siege Perilous= (_The_). The Round Table contained sieges for 150
knights, but three of them were "reserved." Of these, two were posts of
honor, but the third was reserved for him who was destined to achieve
the quest of the Holy Graal. This seat was called "perilous," because if
any one sat therein, except he for whom it was reserved, it would be his
death. Every seat of the table bore the name of its rightful occupant,
in letters of gold, and the name on the "Siege Perilous" was Sir Galahad
(son of Sir Launcelot and Elaine).

Said Merlin, "There shall no man sit in the two void places but
they that shall be of most worship. But in the _Siege Perilous_
there shall no man sit but one, and if any other be so hardy as to
do it, he shall be destroyed."--Pt. i. 48.

Then the old man made Sir Galahad unarm; and he put on him a coat
of red sandel, with a mantel upon his shoulder furred with fine
ermines ... and he brought him unto the Siege Perilous, when he sat
beside Sir Launcelot. And the good old man lifted up the cloth, and
found there these words written: THE SIEGE OF SIR GALAHAD.--Sir T.
Malory, _History of Prince Arthur_, iii. 32 (1470).

=Siege of Calais=, a novel by Mde. de Tencin (1681-1749). George Colman
has a drama with the same title.

=Siege of Damascus.= Damascus was besieged by the Arabs while
Eu'men[^e]s was governor. The general of the Syrians was Pho'cyas, and
of the Arabs, Caled. Phocyas asked Eumen[^e]s's permission to marry his
daughter, Eudo'cia, but was sternly refused. After gaining several
victories he fell into the hands of the Arabs, and then joined them in
th