CHARACTER 
 
 
SKETCHES 
 
 
OF ROMANCE, 
 
 
FICTION, AND 
 
 
ARK TAPLEY, a serving 
  companion of Martin Chuz- 
  zlewit, who goes out with 
  him to Eden, in North Amer- 
  ica. Mark Tapley thinks 
 
 
             there is no credit in being 
jolly in easy circumstances; but when in 
Eden he found every discomfort, lost all 
his money, was swindled by every one, 
and was almost killed by fevers, then 
indeed he felt it would be a real credit "to 
be jolly under the circumstances."-C. 
Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit (1843). 
  Markham, a gentleman in the train 
of the earl of Sussex.-Sir W. Scott, 
Kenilworth (time, Elizabeth). 
  Markham (Mirs.), pseudonym of Mrs. 
Elizabeth Perrose (born Elizabeth Cart- 
wright), authoress of History of England, 
etc. 
  Markleham (Mrs.), the mother of 
Annie. Devoted to pleasure, she always 
maintained that she indulged in it for 
"Annie's sake." Mrs. Markleham is gen- 
erally referred to as "the old soldier."- 
C. Dickens, David Copperfield (1849). 
 
 
  THE DRAMA. 
 
 
 
  Marksman, one of Fortunio's seven 
  attendants. He saw so clearly and to 
  such a distance, that he generally ban- 
  daged his eyes in order to temper the 
  great keenness of his sight. - Com- 
  tesse D'Aunoy, Fairy Tales ("Fortunio," 
  1682). 
 
  Marlborough (The duke of), John 
Churchill. He was called by Marshal 
Turenne Le Bel Anglais (1650-1722). 
 
  Marlow (Sir Charles), the kind-hearted 
old friend of Squire Hardeastle. 
  Youngq Marlow, son of Sir Charles. 
"Among women of reputation and virtue 
he is the modestest man alive; but his 
acq-uaintances give him a very different 
character among   women   of another 
stamp" (act i. 1).   Having mistaken 
Hardeastle's house for an inn, and Miss 
Hardeastle for the barmaid, he is quite 
at his ease, and makes love freely. When 
fairly caught, he discovers that the sup- 
posed "inn" is a private house, and the 
supposed barmaid is the squire's daughter; 
but the ice of his shyness being broken, 
he has no longer any difficulty in loving 
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