ZAMTI 
 
 
   Zamti, the Chinese mandarin. His 
 wife was Mandane, and his son Hamet. 
 The emperor of China, when he was about 
 to be put to death by Ti'murkan', the 
 Tartar, committed to Zamti's charge his 
 infant son, Zamphimri, and Zamti brought 
 up this "orphan of China" as his own 
 son, under the name of Etan. Twenty 
 years afterwards Zamti was put to the 
 rack by Timurkan, and died soon after- 
 wards.-Murphy, The Orphan of China 
 (1761). 
 
 Zanga, the revengeful Moor, the ser- 
 vant of Don Alonzo. The Moor hates 
 Alonzo for two reasons: (1) because he 
 killed his father, and (2) because he struck 
 him on the cheek; and, although Alonzo 
 has used every endeavor to conciliate 
 Zanga, the revengeful Moor nurses his 
 hate and keeps it warm. The revenge he 
 wreaks is: (1) to poison the friendship 
 which existed between Alonzo and Don 
 Carlos by accusations against the don, 
 and (2) to embitter the love of Alonzo for 
 Leonora, his wife. Alonzo, out of jealousy, 
 has his friend killed, and Leonora makes 
 away with herself. Having thus lost his 
 best beloved, Zanga tells his dupe he has 
 been imposed upon, and Alonzo, mad with 
 grief, stabs himself. Zanga, content with 
 the mischief he has done, is taken away 
 to execution.-Edward Young, The Re- 
 venge ([721). 
 ** "Zanga" was the great character of 
 Henry Mossop (1729-1773). It was also 
 a favorite part with J. Kemble (1757- 
 1823). 
 
 Zanond, Jepththa's daughter, doomed 
 by her father's rash vow, to perpetual cel- 
ibacy.-Margaret J. Preston, Old Song and 
New (1870). 
 
  Zano'ni, hero and title of a novel by 
 
 
Lord Bulwer Lytton. Zanoni is supposed 
to possess the power of communicating 
with spirits, prolonging life, and pro- 
ducing gold, silver, and precious stones 
(1842). 
 
   Zany of Debate. George Canning 
 was so called by Charles Lamb in a son- 
 net printed in The Champion newspaper. 
 Posterity has not endorsed the judgment 
 or wit of this ill-natured satire (1770- 
 1827). 
 
   Zaphimri, the "orphan    of China," 
brought up by Zamti, under the name of 
Etan. 
         Ere yet the foe burst in, 
 "Zamti," said he, "preserve my cradled infant; 
 Save him from ruffians; train his youth to 
    virtue... 
  He could no more; the cruel spoiler seized 
    him, 
  And dragged my king, from yonder altar 
    dragged him, 
  Here on the blood-stained pavement; while the 
    queen 
  And her dear fondlings, in one mangled heap, 
  Died in each other's arms. 
  Murphy, The Orphan of China, iii. 1 (1761). 
 
  Zaphna, son    of AlcAnor, chief of 
Mecca. He and his sister, Palmira, being 
taken captives in infancy, were brought 
up by Mahomet, and Zaphna, not know- 
ing Palmira was his sister, fell in love 
with her, and was in turn beloved. When 
Mahomet laid siege to Mecca, he employed 
Zaphna to assassinate Alcanor, and when 
he had committed the deed discovered 
that it was his own father he had killed. 
Zaphna would have revenged the deed on 
Mahomet, but died   of poison.-James 
Miller, MaX4omet the Impostor (1740). 
 
  Zara, an African queen, widow of Al- 
buca'cim, and taken captive by Manuel, 
king of Grana'da, who fell in love with 
 
 
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