Chapter Tyll Owlyglass to Tyson of T by Brewer's Readers Handbook

Tyrrel (Francis), the nephew of Mr. Mortimer. He loves Miss Aubrey “with an ardent, firm, disinterested love.” On one occasion, Miss Aubrey was insulted by lord Courtland, with whom Tyrrel fought a duel, and was for a time in hiding; but when Courtland recovered from his wounds, Tyrrel reappeared, and ultimately married the lady of his affection. —Cumberland: The Fashionable Lover (1780).

Tyrrel (Frank) or Martigny earl of Etherington, son of the late earl and la comtesse de Martigny his wife. He is supposed to be illegitimate. Frank is in love with Clara Mowbray, daughter of Mr. Mowbray of St. Ronan’s.—Sir W. Scott: St. Ronan’s Well (time, George III.).

Tyrtæos, selected by the Spartans as their leader, because his lays inspired the soldiers to deeds of daring. The following is a translation of one of his martial songs:—

Oh, how joyous to fall in the face of the foe,
For country and altar to die!
But a lot more ignoble no mortal can know,
Than with children and parents, heart-broken with woe,
From home as an exile to fly.

Unrecompensed labour, starvation, and scorn,
The feet of the captive attend;
Dishonoured his race, by rude foes overborne;
From altar, from country, from kith and kin torn;
No brother, no sister, no friend.

To the field, then! Be strong, and acquit ye like men
Who shall fear for his country to fall?
Ye younger, in ranks firmly serried remain;
Ye elders, though weak, look on flight with disdain,
And honour your fatherland’s call!
   —E. C. B.

The Spanish Tyrtœos, Manuel José Quintana, whose odes stimulated the Spaniards to vindicate their liberty at the outbreak of the War of Independence (1772–1857).

We can tell the marvellous influence a song which takes hold of the popular fancy has on the spirit of the people. The Marseillaise acted like magic on the French at the Great Revolution. Lilliburlero had a more powerful effect than the Philippics of Demosthenes, in 1688. Some of the Jacobite songs drove the Scotch almost mad with enthusiasm for the Young Pretender. And the musichall doggerel, We don’t want to fight, but by Jingo if we do, was very popular in the Russian war of 1878.

For “Lilli-burlero,” see Percy’s Reliques, ser. iii. bk. iii. 23.

(See Jingoes, p. 548; Kubla Khan, p. 583; Lilli-Burlero, p. 613.)

Tyson (Kate), a romantic young lady, who marries Frank Cheeney.—Wybert Reeve: Parted.