† Palinurusn.

1567 G. Turberville Death of Sir Iohn Tregonwell Knight in Epit. Epigr. 38 O ship without a steare: Thy Palynurus now is dead.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 23 Yet as long as diligence is thy loadesman, thou needest no other Palinure.

1622 G. de Malynes Maintenance of Free Trade iii. 68 The Kings authority or the Royall Merchant of great Brittaine, must be the true Palynurus, and sit at the Rudder of the Ship of Traffique, to reforme abuses.

1631 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature i. 7 Wanting the Pilote and Palinure of reason and Religion, they runne themselves vpon the rocks.

1631 T. Fuller Davids Sinne xx. sig. A7^v The winding Shelves doe us detaine, Till God the Palinure, returnes againe.

1726 E. Young Universal Passion (Satire the Last) 12 What felt Thy Walpole, Pilot of the Realm? Our Palinurus slept not at the Helm, His Eye ne'er clos'd; long since inur'd to wake, And outwatch every Star, for Brunswick's sake.

a1801 L. Hopkins et al. Echo (1807) 213 But still our Palinurus saw, With cool contempt this stormy flaw.

1876 W. C. Fowler Ess. Hist. Lit. Educ. 4 He was to be the Palinurus, the pilot who could weather the storm and with a wary eye and steady hand could take the ship into port.