ing to Plutarch, at being defeated for the tragic prize by Sophocles. Eson. In classic mythology, the father of Jason (noted for his quest of the Golden Fleece). Medea, the sorceress, at Jason's request, restored aged son to the vigor of youth. Esop. According to tradition, a Greek fabulist of the 6th century B. C. Æthiopia. In ancient times, a country south of Egypt.

Ethon. One of the horses of the sun, named in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Etnean. Of or resembling Mt. Etna, a volcano in Sicily.

Affrico. A small stream near Landor's home in Fiesole, Italy. It was celebrated by Boccaccio in his Ninfale, and near it the stories of his Decameron were related.

Afton. A small river in Ayrshire, Scotland. Agamemnon. An ancient king of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War. He is the subject of a tragedy by Eschylus, a Greek dramatist of the 5th century B. C. Agave. Mother of Pentheus, King of Thebes.

Pentheus was discovered watching the orgies of the Bacchæ in a wood near Thebes, and was torn to pieces by his mother and two sisters, in their frenzy.

Agra. A military and commercial city in a northwestern province of India, taken by the British in 1803. Agrippa. Cornelius Heinrich Agrippa (1486-1533), a German philosopher and student of alchemy and magic. Numerous marvels are ascribed to him. See Thomas Nash's The Unfortunate Traveller; or, The Life of Jack Wilton (1594). Ahasuerus. The name of a Jewish cobbler, according to a late legend, who refused Christ permission to rest when passing his house on the way to Calvary. The sentence pronounced by Christ was, "Thou shalt wander on the earth till I return." The story has frequently been used in literature and art.

Ailsa Rock. Ailsa Crag, a rocky island on the coast of Ayrshire, Scotland.

Aix. A city of France, near Marseilles, famous for
its hot saline spring used by the Romans.
Ajax. A leading Greek hero in the Trojan War,
noted for his size and strength.

Alban Mount. A mountain near Rome, Italy.
Alban's. See Saint Alban's.

Albin. A poetic name for Scotland.
Albion, A poetic name for England.

Albuera. A town in Spain; the scene of a victory of the British and their allies over the French, in 1811.

Albyn. Same as Albin.

Alcæus (fl. 600 B. C.). A famous Greek poet. Alcestis. A daughter of Pelias, and wife of Adme

tus, a king in Thessaly. She voluntarily died to save the life of Admetus, and was brought back from Hades by Hercules, or, according to another version of the story, by Proserpina. The legend is the subject of a tragedy by Euripides, a Greek dramatist of the 5th century B. C. Alcibiades (5th century B. C.). An Athenian statesman and general.

Alcina. A fairy in Orlando Innamorato, an Italian romance by Boiardo (1434?-94). Alexander the Great.

King of Macedonia (336-323

B. C.). Immediately upon his accession he made himself master of all Greece. After conquering Persia and Egypt, he crossed the Indus River (B. C. 327), and invaded India.

Alexandria. A seaport of Egypt, near the westernmost branch of the Nile delta, on the Mediter

ranean.

Alexis. In Virgil's second Eclogue a beautiful youth beloved by the shepherd Corydon. Alfonso. 1-(102)-Alfonso IX. King of Castile (1158-1214), surnamed "The Noble" and "The Good." 2-(625) Alfonso X, King of Leon and Castile (1252-82), surnamed "The Wise" and "The Astronomer." Alford. Halford, a village in Somersetshire, England. Alfoxden. The large mansion and park, the home of Wordsworth in Somersetshire. See My First Acquaintance with Poets (p. 1033b, 51ff.). Alfred. Alfred the Great, the famous King of the West Saxons (871-901), noted for his generous service to his people.

Allan-Bane. A gray-haired bard in The Lady of the Lake.

Allen. Bob Allen, a student at Christ's Hospital, contemporary with Lamb.

All-Foxden. See Alfoxden. Alloway. A church not far from Burns's birthplace near Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Alp. Any one of the Alps Mountains. Alpheus. In Greek mythology, a river-god, repre'sented originally as a hunter who fell in love with the nymph Arethusa. She fled from him and was transformed into a fountain; Alpheus then became a river. Alphonso. See Alfonso X. Amalek. A grandson of Esau, and prince of an Arab tribe, the Amalekites. When they attacked the Israelites in the desert, the Amalekites were driven off by Joshua and doomed to extermination.

Amalfi. A seaport of Italy, south of Naples. Amalthea. A nymph who nursed the infant Jupiter. Amarillis. The name of a rustic maiden or shepherdess, in various pastorals.

Amasis. An Egyptian king of the 6th century B. C. Amazon. One of a race of female warriors, said to have dwelt in Scythia, famous in literature for their contests with the Greeks. Amber. A name given by the Greeks to the islands in the North Sea. Amiens. A character in As You Like It. Amiens, Peace of. A peace concluded at Amiens, France, between Great Britain, on the one hand, and France, Spain, and the Batavian Republic on the other. Ammon. 1-The ancestor of a people called Ammonites, frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. 2-(1179) Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (336-323 B. C.), who boasted that he was a son of the Egyptian god Ammon. Amoret. In Spenser's The Faerie Queene, the wife of Sir Scudamore. She is a type of feminine loveliness. Amphion. A son of Jupiter and Antiope. By the music of his lyre, he caused stones to move and form themselves into a wall around Thebes. Amphitrite. The wife of Neptune, god of the sea. Anacreon (5th century B. C.). A Greek lyric poet. Analogy. A theological treatise by Joseph Butler

(1692-1752), an English theologian. The full title is Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature. Anapos. A river in Sicily. Anastasius. The title of a work by the English writer, Thomas Hope (1770-1831).

Anatomy of Melancholy, The. A book by Robert Burton (1576-1640), an English divine. Anaxagoras (5th century B. C.). A famous Greek philosopher.

Ancient Pistol. See p. 1013b, n. 4.

Anderton's. A coffee-house in Fleet St., London. Andes. A mountain range along the west side of South America.

Andromache. The wife of Hecior, leader of the Trojans in the Trojan War. The French opera Andromaque was written by Andre Grétry (17411813).

Andromeda. A northern constellation, supposed to represent the figure of a woman chained. According to Greek legend, Andromeda was exposed to a sea-monster, rescued by Perseus, and changed, after her death, into a constellation. Angelo, See Michelangelo. Angerbode. A famous giantess in Norse mythology. Anio. A river in central Italy. It is noted for its beautiful valley and waterfall, 330 ft. high. Ann, St. See St. Ann.

Annabella. A character in John Ford's 'Tis Pity
She's a Whore (1633).

Annan. A river in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Anne. Queen of England (1702-14).
Annecy. A town in eastern France.

miral.

Anson, Lord George (1697-1762). An English adAntiparos, Grotto of. Antiparos is an island of the Greek Archipelago, celebrated for a stalactite

cavern.

Antoinette, Marie. See Marie Antoinette. Antonine. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180), a celebrated Roman emperor and Stole philosopher.

Antony and Cleopatra. A tragedy by Shakspere. Aonian Muses. The Muses of Aonia, an ancient district in Boeotia, Greece. Aornos. In ancient geography, a rocky stronghold, situated near the Indus, taken by Alexander the Great from native defenders in 327 B. C. Apennine. The central mountain system of Italy. Aphrodite. At the marriage of Peleus and Thetis in Thessaly, Greece, Paris, son of Priam, King of Troy, awarded the golden apple to Aphrodite

(Venus, goddess of love and beauty) as the most beautiful woman. This pleased Ares (Mars), the lover of Aphrodite, but aroused the wrath of Athena and Hera (Pallas, goddess of wisdom and war, and Juno, queen of heaven), and led to the fall of Troy. Aphrodite (Venus) fell in love with Adonis. See Adonis.

Apicius. A famous Roman epicure of the 1st century A. D.

Apis. The sacred bull worshiped by the ancient
Egyptians.
Apocalypse.

The revelation made to the Apostle John and recorded in Revelation. Apollonian. Resembling Apollo, noted for his youthful beauty. Apollo. One of the great Olympian gods; son of Jupiter and Latona. He was the god of music, poetry, and healing. As god of the sun, he was represented as driving the chariot of the sun through the sky and as sinking into the western ocean at evening. He slew the Python, a monstrous serpent dwelling in the caves of Mount Parnassus. He loved a beautiful youth named Hyacinthus, but accidentally slew him with a quoit. He was inspired by Cupid with love for a maiden, Daphne, who fled his advances, and escaped him by being changed into a laurel tree. Apollo's constant attributes were the bow, the lyre, and the laurel wreath. Apollo Belvedere. A celebrated antique statue of

Apollo in the Belvedere, a portion of the Vatican
Palace in Rome.

Apollyon. The angel of the bottomless pit, in Revelation.

Appian. A Roman historian of the 2nd century A. D.

Appleby. A town in the county of Westmoreland, England.

Aquarius. A constellation supposed to represent a man standing with his left hand extended upward, and with his right pouring a stream of water out of a vase.

Arabia. A country of southwestern Asia, between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Arabian Nights, The. A famous and ancient collection of Eastern stories.

Arabic. The language spoken originally by the Arabians.

Arabie; Araby. Poetic names for Arabia. Aragon. An ancient kingdom, now a part of northeastern Spain.

Arcadia; Arcadian. A picturesque district of the

Peloponnesus, praised for the simplicity and contentment of its people, and represented as the home of pastoral poetry.

Arcadian Evocators. Beings who summoned up spirits of the dead. They resided in Phigalia, Greece.

Arcady. A poetic name for Arcadia. Arcturi; Arcturus. A brilliant star in the northern hemisphere, the fourth in order of brightness in the entire heavens.

Ardalia. See note on Life Passes Not as Some Men Say, p. 1303b.

Arden. A forest in As You Like It; the retreat of the
banished Duke and of Rosalind.
Ardennes. In ancient times, a large forest in Gaul
(modern France).

Ares. Mars, god of war. See Aphrodite.
Arethusa. A nymph who, while bathing, was pur-

sued by her lover, Alpheus, the river-god. She
fled under the sea to the island of Ortygia,
where she was transformed into a fountain.
Alpheus was changed into a river.

Argenis. A political allegory by John Barclay (1582-1621), said by Cowper to be the most amusing romance ever written.

Argo. The ship of the Argonauts.

competition, he was compelled to leap into the sea, by sailors who are said to have robbed him; he was carried to shore by dolphins which had gathered to listen to his music. Ariosto (1474-1533). A famous Italian poet. Aristides. A celebrated Athenian statesman and general who was exiled through the influence of Themistocles, his rival, in 483 B. C. He was recalled in 480 because of his service at the Battle of Salamis, against the Persians. Aristotle (384-322 B. C.). The most famous and influential of Greek philosophers. He was the author of a treatise on moral philosophy entitled Nicomachean Ethics, of a treatise on poetry entitled Poetics, and of other works.

Ark. See Genesis 6: 14ff. Armada. The fleet sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. Armida, A beautiful sorceress who ensnared Rinaldo, in Tasso's epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1581).

Arno. 1-(95)-See note on Fingal, p. 1306b. 2(369, 821) A river of Tuscany, which flows into the Mediterranean. Arpinum. An ancient town in Caserta province, Italy, the birthplace of Marius. Arran. An island on the west coast of Scotland, noted for its lofty mountain-peaks. It is the ancient seat of the Hamiltons, a noted Scotch family.

Art of Cookery. A cook-book by Mrs. Rundell, first entitled Family Receipt-Book (1810); in later editions, Domestic Cookery. It was one of Murray's most successful books. He paid £2,000 for the copyright.

Artemis. Diana, goddess of the moon and the chase. See Diana.

Arthur. A British chieftain of the 6th century, celebrated in Welsh, Breton, and old French ro

mance.

Arve. A river in France and Switzerland, which waters the valley of Chamouni. Arveiron. A small stream in eastern France, a branch of the River Arve.

Arviragus. Cymbeline's son, in Shakspere's Cymbeline, who assumes the name of Cadwal. Arvon. Carnarvonshire, a county in Wales, opposite the Isle of Anglesey.

Ascabart; Ascapart. A giant in the medieval ro

mance Bevis of Hampton, said to have been 30 feet high. He was overthrown by Sir Bevis. Ashe. A small village in the county of Surrey, England. Ashtaroth. A general name of the Syrian deities. See Paradise Lost, 1, 422. Ashur. Asshur, the highest god of the Assyrians. Asmodeus. King of the Demons. Aspatia. A character in Beaumont and Fletcher's The Maid's Tragedy (c1610). Asphaltes. Asphaltites, an ancient name of the Dead Sea.

Assyria. An ancient empire in southwestern Asia. Astræa. The goddess of justice. Atalantis. A scandalous romance entitled Memoirs of the New Atalantis, written by Mrs. Mary Manley, a popular English writer of the early 18th century. The story is an account of the crimes of thinly-disguised persons of high rank. Athena. Goddess of wisdom and war. See Aphrodite.

Athenæus. A Greek rhetorician and philosopher of the 2nd century A. D. His Deipnosophisto is a storehouse of quotations. Athenè. See Athena.

Athol. A district in northern Perthshire, Scotland. Atlantean. Resembling Atlas. See Atlas. Atlantides. The Pleiades, daughters of Atlas. Athenian Aberdeen. See Aberdeen (1).

the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.

posed to support the pillars of heaven on his shoulders as a punishment for making war against Zeus.

Attic: Attica. Of or belonging to Attica, an ancient kingdom of Greece.

Attila. A famous King of the Huns (406?-453), surnamed "The Scourge of God" on account of the terrible destruction wrought by his armies. Aubert, Peter. Probably Peter Auber, assistant secretary of the East India Company in 1820. Auerstadt. A town in Saxony where the French defeated the Prussians in 1806.

Augereau. Pierre François Charles Augereau (17571816), a noted French marshal.

Augustine, St. Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), the most celebrated father of the Latin Church; author of Confessions.

Augustus. Augustus Cæsar, the first Roman emperor (31 B. C.-14 A. D.). During his reign, Roman literature reached its highest point. See note on Tiberius and Vipsania, p. 1305a. Aulis. A town on the eastern coast of Boeotia, Greece. It was the rendezvous of the Greek fleet in the expedition against Troy. Aurora. Goddess of the dawn, represented as rising from the ocean in a chariot, with her fingers dripping dew. She was attended by the Hours. She fell in love with Tithonus, the son of Laomedon, King of Troy. She prevailed on the gods to grant Tithonus immortality, but forgot to ask immortal youth for him. He grew old, and was changed by Aurora into a grasshopper. Aurora Borealis. A phenomenon of the atmosphere, often seen during the night in high northern latitudes, called commonly "Northern Lights." Ausonia. A poetical name for Italy. Auster. The south wind.

Austral. Pertaining to the south. Aventicum. The ancient name of Avenches, a town in Switzerland. It was an important Roman city, destroyed by the Huns in 447. It contains walls and other ancient remains.

Avon. A river in the midland counties of England, on which. Stratford, where Shakspere lived, is located. Axumé. An ancient city in Abyssinia, noted for its antiquities. Aylmer, Rose. A daughter of Lord Aylmer, a friend of Landor's. Ayr. The name of a city and a river in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Azincour. Agincourt, a village in France, southeast of Boulogne; the scene of an English victory over the French in 1415. Azrael. The angel of death.

B. One of De Quincey's guardians. He was a merchant. Baal. The supreme divinity of the ancient SyroPhoenician nations. He was also worshiped as the sun-god. Babel. 1-(469)—The city of Babylon. 2-(577)

The tower described in Genesis, 11, during the building of which occurred the confusion of tongues. 3-(612, 746)-Tumulf; confusion. Babes in the Wood, The. In Percy's Reliques, a ballad of two children who perished in Wayland Wood, Norfolkshire, England. Bab'lon; Babylon. The capital of ancient Babylonia, in Asia, situated on the Euphrates River. the destruction of the city, see Revelation, 14:8 and 18:10-21. It is noted for its Hanging Gardens, one of the seven wonders of the world. Bacchanal; Bacchanalian. Pertaining to Bacchanalia, the worship of Bacchus, or a festival in his honor, usually a drunken revel.

For

Bacchic Nysa. See Nysa, Bacchus. (Dionysus). The son of Jupiter, and the god of wine. His forehead was crowned with vine-leaves or ivy. He rode upon the tiger, the panther, or the lynx, and was drawn by them in a car. His worshipers were Bacchanals, or Bacchantes. He was attended by Satyrs and Sileni, and women called Mænads, who, as they danced and sang, waved in the air the thyrsus, a staff entwined with ivy and surmounted by a pine cone. He gained the love of Ariadne, daughter of King Minos of Crete. Bacleuch; Buccleuch. Sir Walter Scott of Branxholm (Branksome), in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Bacon. Francis Bacon (1561-1626), a celebrated English philosopher, jurist, statesman, and essavist. Badajoz. A town and fortress in Spain; stormed by Wellington in 1812.

Bagdat. Bagdad, an ancient city in Asiatic Turkey. Bagshot. A village in the county of Surrey, England.

Baia; Baiæ. A small seaport of Italy, west of Naples.

Bailey. Benjamin Bailey (1749-1852), an intimate friend of Keats.

Bajazet. A Turkish sultan (1389-1402) who appears as a character in Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great (c1588), Racine's Bajazet (1672), and other plays.

Balaam. The prophet to whom Balak, King of curse Moab, sent presents to induce him to Israel, and who was rebuked by the ass he rode. His utterance, by God's power, was a blessing instead of a curse. Asia ancient Minor, An city of Syria, famous for its ruins; it was sacred to the worship of Baal, the sun god.

Balbec.

Balboa, A Spanish navigator who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Balclutha. See note on Carthon, p. 1306a. Balder. See note on The Descent of Odin, p. 1266b. Baldwin. C. B. Baldwin or Herbert Baldwin, both of whom were members of the House of Commons, 1830-33. Balk. Balkh, a region of Turkestan, in Asia. Ballad of Betty Foy. A poem by Wordsworth. Banborowe. Α district in Northumberlandshire. England. It contains Bamborough Castle, which is built on a high rock projecting into the North Sea. Bangor. A city on the coast of Carnarvonshire, North Wales. Bank; Bank of England. The custodian of the public money of Great Britain, and manager of the public debt; now the largest bank in the world. Banks. John Banks (fl. 1696), author of The Unhappy Favorite and other melodramatic plays. Bannister. Jack Bannister (1760-1836), an English

comedian.

Eannochar. A valley on the borders of Loch Lomond, in the county of Dumbarton, Scotland. Banquo. A Scottish thane and general, the legendary ancestor of the Stuarts; he appears in Shakspere's Macbeth.

Baramoule. A locality in the western part of Cashmere, which is bounded by Eastern Turkestan. Tibet, and India.

Barbara. A child mentioned in Wordsworth's 'Tis Said That Some Have Died for Love. Not to be confused with Barbara Lewthwaite, mentioned in Wordsworth's The Pet Lamb.

Barbary. The Mohammedan countries on the north coast of Africa, not including Egypt. Barbican. A street in London, so called from a former watch-tower, which stood on it. Barclay. John Barclay (1582-1621), a Scottish poet. Barden. A moor in Cumberlandshire, England. Bardie clan. Bards, or poets.

Barker's. A former bookshop in what is now Russell Street, London.

Barleycorn, John. The personification of malt liquor, as being made from barley. Barnesdale. A woodland region in the western part of Yorkshire, England. Barnet. A village in Hertfordshire, north of London. Barnwell, George. A character in George Lillo's tragedy The London Merchant; or the History of George Barnwell (1731).

Barrett, Elizabeth. An English poet (1806-61). Barrow. John Barrow (1764-1848), an English writer and traveler.

Bartholinus. Thomas Bartholin (1616-80), a Danish physician and scholar.

Bartholomew, St. One of the twelve apostles. Bartram. William Bartram (1739-1823), an American botanist and ornithologist, who wrote Trav els Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, etc.

Basques. A race of unknown origin inhabiting the Basque provinces and other parts of Spain in the neighborhood of the Pyrenees. Bateable Land. Debatable Land, a region on the border of England and Scotland, formerly claimed by both kingdoms: it comprised about 30 square miles north and east of the mouth of the River Esk.

Bath.

A town in Somersetshire, England. It is one of the leading watering places of England, and is noted for its hot springs. Bathyllus. A poem by Anacreon, a Greek lyric poet of the fifth century B. C.

Battle. A town in the county of Sussex, which received its name from the Battle of Hastings, fought there in 1066.

Battle Abbey. A large Benedictine monastery, built by William the Conqueror in 1067 on the spot where Harold's banner had been planted in the Battle of Hastings.

Battle of Hexham. A comedy by George Colman the Younger (1762-1836).

Bavius. An inferior Roman poet of the first century
B. C.; an enemy of Virgil and Horace.
Beacon-hill. A prominent hill near Penrith, Cum-
berlandshire, England.
Bear, The Great.

Ursa Major, a large northern constellation, containing the seven conspicuous stars called the Great Dipper.

Beattie. James Beattle (1735-1803), a Scotch poet, essayist, and philosophical writer. See p. 119.

navy.

Beaumont. Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), an Elizabethan dramatist, collaborator with John Fletcher.

Beaumont, Sir George (1753-1827). An English landscape painter and patron of art. Bede (673-735). A celebrated English monk and ecclesiastical writer. Bedford. John Plantagenet (1389-1435), Duke of Bedford, an English general and statesman. He abetted the execution of Joan of Arc in 1431. Bedlam. The hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London, founded about 1247. On the suppression of religious houses by Henry VIII, it was incorporated as a hospital for the insane, in

1547.

Bedlamites. -(264)-Discharged inmates of Bedlam Hospital, licensed to beg.

Bedouin Arab. One of the nomadic Arabs of Syria,
Arabia, and northern Africa.
Beelzebub. The prince of the demons; the devil.
Behman. Jacob Behman (1575-1624), a noted Ger-
man mystic.

Bela. A town in the district of Lus, in southeastern
Baluchistan, west of India,

Belcher. Tom Belcher (1783-1854), younger brother

of James Belcher, a well-known prize-fighter, who kept a tavern in Holborn, a district in the central part of London.

Belial. The ancient Hebrew personification of recklessness or lawlessness; hence, the devil. Bellarmine. Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino (15421621), an Italian divine.

Bellini. Vincenzo Bellini (1802-35), a famous Italian

A cele

Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux (1091-1153). brated French ecclesiastic. Berwick-Law. North Berwick Law, a prominent

height in Hoddingtonshire, Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth.

Bess, Queen. Elizabeth, Queen of England (15581603).

Bethlehem. An ancient city in Palestine; the birthplace of Christ.

Betterton. Thomas Betterton (1635?-1710), a noted English actor.

Bey. A title given to sons of Pashas, and to the nobility. It is conferred by the Sultan. Bey Oglou, The title of a Turkish nobleman. Bigod, Ralph. John Fenwick, an early nineteenth century editor. His life was full of misfortunes. Lamb borrowed the name Bigod from the old family name of the Earls of Norfolk. Billet, Mr. Lamb's "poor relation." Birkbeck. George Birkbeck (1766-1841), a London

physician, founder of Mechanics' Institute, Birkbeck College, and University College, London. Birmingham. A large manufacturing city in Warwickshire, England.

Bishopsgate. The principal entrance through the northern wall of Old London. Black. John Black (1783-1855), a distinguished journalist, editor of The Morning Chronicle, a prominent London paper, from 1819 to 1843. Black Prince, The. Edward, Prince of Wales (133076), a son of Edward III of England; so named by "terror of his arms." Blackwood. 1-(412)-Sir Henry Blackwood (17701832), an English naval captain. 2-(862, 1035) -William Blackwood (1776-1834), a Scotch

publisher and bookseller, founder of The Edinburgh Magazine. He was a rank Tory. Blackwood's Magazine. A magazine of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded and edited by William Blackwood (1776-1834).

Blake. Robert Blake (1598-1657), a famous British admiral who won notable victories over the Dutch and Spanish. He died at sea, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

Blanc, Mont. See Mont Blanc. Bland, Mrs. Maria Theresa Bland (Dorothea Jordan) (1769-1838), a well-known Irish actress. Blenheim. 1-(400)-See Note on The Battle of Blenheim, p. 1345a. 2-(1027)-A village in Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of Blenheim Palace, noted for its fine apartments. Bloomfield. Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823), an English pastoral poet. Bloomsbury. A noted district in London. never lived there.

Lamb

Blue Anchor. Probably the name of a hill near Minehead, in Somersetshire, England. Blue Bonnets. Scotchmen, so called from the broad, flat cap of blue wool which they wore. Bluebeard. The hero of a popular story, who gave his wives, in turn, a key to a certain room, and forbade their opening it on penalty of death. Bobby, Master. A character in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (v, 7), a novel by Laurence Sterne (1713-68).

Boccace; Boccaccio, Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75), a noted Italian writer.

Bochastle. A moor in Perthshire, Scotland. Bodleian. The library of Oxford University; named after Sir Thomas Bodley, who re-established it, 1597-1602.

Baotian. Belonging to or having the traits of the inhabitants of Boeotia, Greece, proverbial for their dulness.

Boetius. Boethius (475-524), a Roman philosopher.
His most famous work is the De Consolatione
Philosophic.
(1636-1711),

Boileau. Nicholas Boileau-Despréaux
a famous French critic and poet.
Bolingbroke. Henry St. John (1678-1751), Lord
Bolingbroke, an English statesman, political
writer, and Deistic philosopher.

Bolton Priory. An abbey in the western part of Yorkshire, England.

Bond-street. In the West End of London; the fashionable shopping district.

Bonnivard. François de Bonnivard (1496-1570), a

French reformer who aided the Genevese against Charles of Savoy. He was imprisoned at Chillon. Boreas. The god of the north wind. Borgia. Cesare Borgia (1478-1507), an Italian cardinal, soldier, and adventurer, noted for the murder of his brother and as an adept in perfidious politics.

Borgia, Lucretia. See note on On Seeing a Hair of
Lucretia Borgia, p. 1304a.
Borrodale. Borrowdale, a romantic vale in the lake
country, Cumberlandshire, England.
Borrowgate. A small place in Cumberlandshire,
England.

Borysthenes. The ancient name of the River Dniener, in Russia.

Bosniae. A poetic name for Bosnian.

Bosnia is a

province of Austria-Hungary. Boswell. James Boswell (1740-1795), a Scotch lawyer; biographer of Samuel Johnson. Botany Bay. An inlet on the east coast of New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly used by the British as a convict station. Bo'hwellhaugh. See note on Cadyow Castle, p. 1320a. Bowles. William Lisle Bowles (1762-1850), an English clergyman and minor poet. He published an edition of Pope in 1806. See p. 164. Bracklinn. A beautiful cascade in the River Keltie, near Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. Braemar. The highland portion of the district of Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is famed for its deer and its forests.

Brahma. The creator in Hindu mythology.
Bramins. Members of the first of the four castes of
India.

Branksome Ha; Branxholm. A castle and an estate three miles southwest of the village of Hawick, in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It was the residence of the Buccleuch family.

Bratha Head. The source of the River Bratha, which flows through the county of Westmoreland into Lake Windermere, England. Brazenose College. A college of Oxford University, so named from the sign of the former Brazenose Hall, a brazen nose.