ABSOLUTE, Sir Anthony, a leading character in Sheridan’s play of The
Rivals
A darker and fiercer spirit, Jonathan Swift, the great Tory writer
(1667-1745)
Agbarus or Abgarus, the alleged author of a spurious letter to Jesus
Christ. Edessa is in Mesopotamia
Alboin, King of the Lombards, 561-573, he invaded Italy as far as the
Tiber