Of food I think with Philip’s son, or rather Ammon’s (ill pleased with one world and one father).  Byron, Don Juan, v. 31.

(Alluding to the tale that when Alexander had conquered the whole world, he wept that there was no other world to conquer.)

A’MON’S SON is Rinaldo, eldest son of Amon or Aymon marquis d’Este, and nephew of Charlemagne.—­Ariosto, Orlando Furioso (1516).

AM’ORET, a modest, faithful shepherdess, who plighted her troth to Per’igot (t sounded) at the “Virtuous Well.”  The wanton shepherdess Amarillis, having by enchantment assumed her appearance and dress, so disgusted Perigot with her bold ways, that he lost his love for the true Amoret, repulsed her with indignation, and tried to kill her.  The deception was revealed by Cor’in, “the faithful shepherdess,” and the lovers being reconciled, were happily married.—­John Fletcher, The Faithful Shepherdess (before 1611).

AMORET’TA or AM’ORET, twin-born with Belphoebe (3 syl.), their mother being Chrysog’one (4 syl.).  While the mother and her two babes were asleep, Diana took one (Belphoebe) to bring up, and Venus the other.  Venus committed Amoretta to the charge of Psyche (2 syl.), and Psyche tended her as lovingly as she tended her own daughter Pleasure, “to whom she became the companion.”  When grown to marriageable estate, Amoretta was brought to Fairyland, and wounded many a heart, but gave her own only to sir Scudamore (bk. iii. 6).  Being seized by Bu’sirane, an enchanter, she was kept in durance by him because she would not “her true love deny;” but Britomart delivered her and bound the enchanter (bk. iii. 11, 12), after which she became the tender, loving wife of sir Scudamore.

Amoret is the type of female loveliness and wifely affection, soft, warm, chaste, gentle, and ardent; not sensual nor yet platonic, but that living, breathing, warm-hearted love which fits woman for the fond mother and faithful wife.—­Spenser, Faery Queen, iii. (1590).

AMOUR’Y (Sir Giles), the Grand-Master of the Knights Templars, who conspires with the marquis of Montserrat against Richard I. Saladin cuts off the Templar’s head while in the act of drinking.—­Sir W. Scott, The Talisman (time, Richard I.).

AM’PHIBAL (St.), confessor of St. Alban of Verulam.  When Maximia’nus Hercu’lius, general of Diocle’tian’s army in Britain, pulled down the Christian churches, burnt the Holy Scriptures, and put to death the Christians with unflagging zeal, Alban hid his confessor, and offered to die for him.

  A thousand other saints whom Amphibal had taught ... 
  Were slain where Lichfield is, whose name doth rightly sound
  (There of those Christians slain), “Dead-field” or burying-ground.

Drayton, Polyolbion, xxiv. (1622).

AMPHI’ON is said to have built Thebes by the music of his lute.  Tennyson has a poem called Amphion, a skit and rhyming jeu d’esprit.