Character Sketch
章节目录
共 51 段- Osasafras? That’s a name of no note. He is not a Milesian, I
- =Soc´ratês= (_The English_), Dr. Johnson is so called by Bos
- =Sosia= (in Molière, _Sosie_), the slave of Amphitryon. When
- So perfect a beau and a belle
- =Sterling= (_Mr._), a vulgar, rich City merchant, who wishes
- _Stukeley_ (_Will_), the companion of Little John. In the mo
- The pelican turneth her beak against her brest, and therewit
- =Swan of Avon= (_The Sweet_). Shakespeare was so called by B
- =Taffy=, a Welshman. The word is simply Davy (_David_) prono
- King Edward now blew his hunting-horn, and the courtiers gat
- =Télémaque= (_Les Aventures de_) a French prose epic, in twe
- =Teutonic Knights= (_The_), an order organized by Frederick,
- _Theodore_, son of the lord of Clarinsal, and grandson of Al
- =Thornhaugh= (_Colonel_), an officer in Cromwell’s army.--Si
- _Thrush_ (_Golden-crowned_). Commencing in a very low key ..
- =Timo´leon=, the Corinthian. He hated tyranny, and slew his
- In some versions of the great drama of _Punch_, there is a s
- =Torquil of the Oak=, foster-father of Eachin M’Ian. He was
- At the time of the discovery of America by Columbus, many ma
- =Tro´ilus= (3 _syl._), a son of Priam, king of Troy. In the
- =Tur´quine= (_Sir_) had sixty-four of King Arthur’s knights
- =Tyrrel= (_Francis_), the nephew of Mr. Mortimer. He loves M
- =Urganda=, a potent fairy in the _Amădis de Gaul_ and other
- =Vamen=, a dwarf, who asked Baly, the giant monarch of India
- =Venice Preserved=, a tragedy by T. Otway (1682). A conspira
- _Vincentio_ (_Don_), a young man who was music mad, and said
- =Vol´pone= (2 _syl._), or THE FOX, a comedy by Ben Jonson (1
- =Wanda=, proud, high-bred German beauty, who loves and weds
- MOLE-SPOTS. A mole-spot on the _armpit_ promises wealth and
- =Weissnichtwo= [_Vice-neckt-vo_], nowhere. The word is Germa
- =White Horse of Wantage= (Berkshire), cut in the chalk hills
- =Wilding= (_Jack_), a young gentleman fresh from Oxford, who
- =Winifrid= (_St._), patron saint of virgins; beheaded by Car
- By’r lady, maist story-man, I am well afraid thou hast done
- =Wyvill= (_William de_), a steward of the field at the
- =Zam´ora=, youngest of the three daughters of Balthazar. She
- =Abbott= (Edwin Abbott), London, 1838-
- =Cædmon=, first English poet, died at Whitby, 680.
- =Edgeworth= (Maria), born at Hare-hatch, in Berkshire, 1767-
- =Habberton= (John), born at Brooklyn, 1842-
- =Kames= (Henry Home, lord), born at Kames, in Berwickshire,
- =Macaulay= (Thomas Babington Macaulay, lord), born at Rothle
- =Saxe= (John Godfrey), 1816-1887.
- =Walton= (Izaak), born at Stafford, 1593-1683.
- Abdelazer, or the Moor’s Revenge, 1677, Mrs. Behn. C.
- Cabal and Love, 1783, Schiller. T.
- Fabii (_The_), 1573, Anon. H.Pl.
- Jack Drum’s Entertainment; 1601, Anon. C.
- Ma Tante Aurore, 1802, Boieldieu. O.
- Q.E.D., 1871, Marshall. Cdta.
- Tableau Parlant (_Le_), 1769, Grétry. O.