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Page 50. Pegasus Harnessed, from Schiller. Pegasus was a winged horse which according to Greek mythology sprang from the blood of Médusa when she was slain by Perseus. He received his name from the spring [pëgai] of Oceanus where he first appeared. The idea that Pegasus is the horse of the Muses is quite modem. It originated with the Italian writer Boiardo in his metrical romance entitled Orlando Innamorato, published in 1494.

1. Haymarket: a London market established in 1644. It was abolished in 1830. Addison lived at one time in Haymarket Square.