Statius, a Latin poet (61-96 A.D.), author of the Thebais, who lived at
the Court of Domitian
Steenkirk, a neckcloth of black silk, said to have been first worn at
the battle of Steenkirk, 1692
Stepney, George, a smart but somewhat licentious minor poet who
translated Juvenal (1663-1707)
Sternholds, metrical translators of the Psalms, so called from Thomas
Sternhold, whose version of 1562 held the field for 200 years
St James’s, the London residence of the Georges; Leicester Square, the
residence of the Princes of Wales
Stowell, Lord, Advocate-General, judge of the High Court of Admiralty,
etc., etc., the greatest English authority on International Law
(1745-1836)
Strahan, Dr., vicar of Islington and friend of Johnson, whose Prayers
and Meditations he edited
Streatham Park, the home of the Thrales. At St. John’s Gate in
Clerkenwell, the Gentleman’s Magazine was long printed
Simon, Duc de, ambassador to Spain and the writer of amusing and
Valuable memoirs. An uncompromising aristocrat