shew to strangers, passing down the vale,
Where Cav'ndish, Booth, and Osborne sate
When, bursting from their country's chain, ...
They planned for freedom this her noblest reign.

Akenside, _Ode_ XVIII. v. 3 (1767).

=Plotwell= (_Mrs._), in Mrs. Centlivre's drama, _The Beau's Duel_ (1703).

=Plough of Cincinnatus.= The Roman patriot of this name, when sought by
the ambassadors sent to entreat him to assume command of state and army,
was found ploughing his field. Leaving the plough in the furrow, he
accompanied them to Rome, and after a victorious campaign returned to
his little farm.

=Plousina=, called Heb[^e], endowed by the fairy Anguilletta with the
gifts of wit, beauty, and wealth. Heb[^e] still felt she lacked
something, and the fairy told her it was love. Presently came to her
father's court a young prince named Atimir, the two fell in love with
each other, and the day of their marriage was fixed. In the interval,
Atimir fell in love with Heb[^e]'s elder sister Iberia; and Heb[^e], in
her grief, was sent to the Peaceable Island, where she fell in love with
the ruling prince, and married him. After a time, Atimir and Iberia,
with Heb[^e] and her husband, met at the palace of the ladies' father,
when the love between Atimir and Heb[^e] revived. A duel was fought
between the young princes, in which Atimir was slain, and the prince of
the Peaceable Islands was severely wounded. Heb[^e], coming up, threw
herself on Atimir's sword, and the dead bodies of Atimir and Heb[^e]
were transformed into two trees called "charms."--Countess D'Aunoy,
_Fairy Tales_ ("Anguilletta," 1682).

=Plowman= (_Piers_), the dreamer, who, falling asleep on the Malvern
Hills, Worcestershire, saw in a vision pictures of the corruptions of
society, and particularly of the avarice and wantonness of the clergy.
This supposed vision is formed into a poetical satire of great vigor,
fancy, and humor. It is divided into twenty parts, each part being
called a _passus_, or separate vision.--William [or Robert] Langland,
_The Vision of Piers the Plowman_ (1362).

=Plumdamas= (_Mr. Peter_), grocer.--Sir W. Scott, _Heart of Midlothian_
(time, George II.).

=Plume= (_Captain_), a gentleman and an officer. He is in love with
Sylvia, a wealthy heiress, and, when he marries her, gives up his
commission.--G. Farquhar, _The Recruiting Officer_ (1705).

=Plummer= (_Caleb_), a little old toy-maker, in the employ of Gruff an