E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Octa’vian.
Chief character of The Mountaineers, a drama by George Colman. He goes mad out of love for Donna Floranthe, whom he suspects of loving another; but Roque, a blunt old attaché, seeks him, tells him Floranthe is faithful, and induces him to return.
