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her. Zara, however, was intensely in love 
with Osmyn (alias Prince Alphonso of 
Valentia), also a captive. Alphonso, be- 
ing privately married to Alme'ria, could 
not return her love. She designs to lib- 
erate Osmyn; but, seeing a dead body in 
the prison, fancies it to be that of Osmyn, 
and kills herself by poison.-W. Congreve, 
The Mourning Bride (1697). 
  ** "Zara" was one of the great char- 
acters of Mrs. Siddons (1755-1831). 
 
  Zara (in French Zaire), the heroine and 
title of a tragedy by Voltaire (1733), 
adapted for the English stage by Aaron 
Hill (1735). Zara is the daughter of Lu- 
signan d'Outremer (king of Jerusalem) and 
sister of Nerestan. Twenty years ago 
Lusignan and his two children had been 
taken captives. Nerestan was four years 
old at the time; and Zara, a mere infant, 
was brought up in the seraglio. Osman 
the sultan fell in love with her, and prom- 
ised to make her his sultana; and as Zara 
loved him for himself, her happiness 
seemed complete. Nerestan, having been 
sent to France to obtain ransoms, returned 
at this crisis, and Osman fancied that he 
observed a familiarity between Zara and 
Nerestan, which roused his suspicions. 
Several things occurred to confirm them, 
and at last a letter was intercepted, ap- 
pointing a rendezvous between them in a 
"secret passage" of the seraglio. Osman 
met Zara in the passage, and stabbed her 
to the heart. Nerestan was soon seized, 
and being brought before the sultan, told 
him he had slain his sister, and the sole 
object of his interview was to inform her 
of her father's death, and to bring her his 
dying blessing. Osman now saw his error, 
commanded all the Christian captives to 
be set at liberty, and stabbed himself. 
 
  Zaramilla, wife of Tinacrio, king of 
 
 
Micomicon, in Egypt. He was told that 
his daughter would succeed him, that she 
would be dethroned by the giant Panda- 
filando, but that she would find in Spain 
the gallant. knight of La Mancha, who 
would redress her wrongs, and restore her 
to her throne.-Cervantes, Don Quixote. I. 
iv. 3 (1605). 
 
  Zaraph, the angel who loved Nama. 
It was Nama's desire to love intensely 
and to love holily, but as she fixed her 
love on an angel and not on God, she was 
doomed to abide on earth till the day of 
consummation; then both Nama       and 
Zaraph will be received in the realms of 
everlasting love.-T. Moore, Loves of the 
Angels (1822). 
 
  Zauberflite (Die), a magic flute, which 
had the power of inspiring love. When 
bestowed by the powers of darkness, the 
love it inspired was sensual love; but 
when by the powers of light, it became 
subservient to the very highest and holiest 
purposes. It guided Tami'no and Pami'na 
through all worldly dangers to the know- 
ledge of divine truth (or the mysteries of 
Isis).-Mozart, Die Zauberfl6te (1791). 
 
  Zayde, the chief character in a French 
romance by Mde. Lafayette (seventeenth 
century). 
 
  Zeal (Arabella), in Shadwell's comedy 
The Fair Quaker of Deal (1617). 
  This comedy was altered by E. Thomp- 
son in 1720. 
 
 
  Zedekiah, one 
servants.-Sir W. 
Commonwealth). 
 
 
of General Harrison's 
Scott, Woodstock (time, 
 
 
  Ze'gris and the Abencerra'ges 
[A'.ven.ce.rah'.ke], an historical romance, 
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