Commodore
Trunnion to keep the servants in order. Tom Pipes is noted for his
taciturnity.--Tobias Smollett, _The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle_
(1751).

(The incident of Tom Pipes concealing in his shoe his master's letter to
Emilia was suggested by Ovid.[TN-95]

Cum possit solea chartas celare ligatas,
Et vincto blandas sub pede ferre notas,[TN-96]

_Art of Love._

=Pippa.= Peasant maid who sings in tripping through the streets on the
morning of her holiday. The song reaches the windows of those who
sorrow, doubt and sin, and thus influences other lives than her
own.--Robert Browning, _Pippa Passes_ (1842).

=Pirate= (_The_), a novel by Sir W. Scott (1821). In this novel we are
introduced to the wild sea scenery of the Shetlands; the primitive
manners of the old udaller, Magnus Troil, and his fair daughters Minna
and Brenda; lovely pictures, drawn with nice discrimination, and most
interesting.

[Asterism] A udaller is one who holds his lands on allodial tenure.

=Pirner= (_John_), a fisherman at Old St. Ronan's.--Sir W. Scott, _St.
Ronan's Well_ (time, George III.).

=Pisa.= The banner of Pisa is a cross on a crimson field, said to have
been brought from heaven by Michael the archangel, and delivered by him
to St. Efeso, the patron saint of that city.

=Pisanio=, servant of Posthu'mus. Being sent to murder Imogen, the wife of
Posthumus, he persuades her to escape to Milford Haven in boy's clothes,
and sends a bloody napkin to Posthumus, to make him believe that she has
been murdered. Ultimately, Imogen becomes reconciled to her husband.
(See POSTHUMUS.)--Shakespeare, _Cymbeline_ (1605).

=Pisis'tratos=, of Athens, being asked by his wife to punish with death a
young man who had dared to kiss their daughter, replied, "How shall we
requite those who wish us evil, if we condemn to death those who love
us?" This anecdote is referred to by Dant[^e], in his _Purgatory_,
xv.--Valerius Maximus, _Memorable Acts and Sayings_, v.

=Pisis'tratos and His Two Sons.= The history of Pisistratos and his two
sons is repeated in that of Cosmo de Medici, of Florence, and his two
grandsons. It would be difficult to find a more striking parallel,
whether we regard the characters or the incidents of the two families.

Pisistratos was a great favorite of the Athenian populace; so was Cosmo
de Medici with the populace of Florence. Pisistratos was banished, but,
being recalled by the people, was raised