P. 146, c. 1.—“Whately,” hwātˈlĭ. (1787-1863.) Archbishop of Dublin;
author of several important works, chief among which is his “Elements of
Logic.”
“Thackeray,” thăkˈe-rĭ. (1811-1863.) An English novelist.
P. 146, c. 2.—“Steele.” (1671-1729.) An English essayist.
“Addison.” (1672-1719.) An English poet and essayist.
P. 147, c. 1.—“Benjamins,” “a smart coat.” It is said to have been so
called from a tailor of that name who first made it. Perhaps also from
association with the “coat of many colors.”
“Purlieus,” pûrˈlūs. The outer part of the inn, here. The word means
_pure place_, and was first applied to that portion of the forest around
the castle which was free or pure from the forest laws; hence it came to
mean the outer part of any place.
P. 147, c. 2.—“Plethoric,” ple-thorˈic; over-full. “Negus.” A drink
made from water, wine, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon-juice, and said to have
received its name from its first compounder, Colonel Negus.
“Sunnyside.” Irving’s home on the Hudson, near Tarrytown. The house is an
old Dutch mansion. It was near here that Rip Van Winkle lived.
“Eildon Hills,” eelˈdun. A group of hills in southern Scotland.