E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Em’elye.
The sister-in-law of “Duke Theseus,” beloved by the two knights, Pal’amon and Ar’cyte, the former of whom had her to wife. It is of this lady the poet says, “Up roos the sun, and up roos Emelye” (v. 2275).
