Douglas Tower. A ruined castle in Douglas, a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Dove. A river of England forming part of the boundary between the counties of Derby and Stafford. Dover. A fortified seaport in the county of Kent, England. Drachenfels. A mountain in the Siebengebirge, a mountain range on the Rhine, in Germany. Drayton. Michael Drayton (1563-1631), an English poet. Drontheim. Trondhjem, a province and seaport on the west coast of Norway. Druid. A priest of religion among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland. The Druids were supposed to have some knowledge of geometry, natural philosophy, etc. Drummond, William (1585-1649). A Scottish poet of Hawthornden, near Edinburgh. Drury-lane. A street in London near the Strand. Dryad. In Greek mythology, one of the nymphs of trees. The life of each Dryad was bound up with the tree, usually an oak, in which she lived. Dryades. The Dryads. Dryborough. A beautiful monastic ruin on the River Tweed, in Berwickshire, Scotland. Dryden. John Dryden (1631-1700), a noted English poet and dramatist. Dryope. A shepherdess in Greek mythology, the playmate of the Hamadryads, changed by them into a poplar. Duck. Stephen Duck (1705-56), an English farm laborer who won some distinction as a poet. Duddon. A river in the counties of Cumberland and Lancashire, England. Dudley, Earl of Leicester. An English statesman and soldier (1533-88), the favorite of Elizabeth, Dumferling. Dunfermline, a town in Fifeshire, Scotland. It has a noted abbey and was formerly a royal residence. Duncan. In Shakspere's Macbeth, King of Scotland, murdered by Macbeth. Dunciad. A satirical poem by Alexander (1688-1744). Pope Dundagel. A castle near the shore of Cornwall, England. Dunedin. A poetical name for Edinburgh, Scotland. Dungeon-gyll. A steep narrow valley at the head of Langdale Vale in the county of Westmoreland, England. See Wordsworth's The Idle ShepherdBoys. Dunmailraise. Dunmail Raise, a pass in the Lake district of England, on the borders of the counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland. Dunning. John Dunning (1731-83), an English law. yer and politician. Dunster. A town in Somersetshire, England. Dyfed. An old British name for a region in southwestern Wales. chester. Easedale. A valley in the county of Westmoreland, England. East Everly. A small town in Wiltshire, England. Echelles. Les Echelles, a village in eastern France, near the Italian border. It is named from the stairs which formerly existed there and have now been replaced by a road. Echo. A nymph who by her prattling kept Hera from surprising her husband Zeus in the company of the nymphs. For this, she was punished by being compelled never to speak first and never to be silent when anyone else spoke. She pined away to an echo for love of Narcissus. Eden. 1-(192, etc.)-In Biblical history, the Garden of Eden, 2-(443)-A river in the counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland, England. It is 8 miles northwest of Carlisle. Maria Edgeworth (1764-1849), an Edgeworth, Miss. English novelist. Fdina. A poetic name of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Review, The. A literary and political journal, founded at Edinburgh in 1802. It was the organ of the Whig Party. Edward the Confessor. King of the West Saxons (1042-66). Edward I. King of England (1272-1307). Egina. Ægina, an island of Greece in the Gulf of Egremont, Lord. Sir George O'Brien Wyndham (1751-1837), an English patron of art, much interested in agriculture. Egripo. A former name for Chalcis, a seaport of Elamites. People of an ancient kingdom, now part of Persia. Elba. An island on the Tuscan coast of Italy. Elbe. A river of Germany flowing from the Bohemian Alps to the North Sea. Elbingerode. A town in the province of Hanover, Prussia, situated in the Hartz Mountains. Eldon, John Scott (1751-1838), 1st Earl Eldon, an English jurist, twice Lord Chancellor. Elector of Hanover. One of the seven great princes, who, from the 12th century to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, had the right of electing the emperor. Electra. The heroine of Electra, a Greek tragedy by Sophocles (5th century B. Č.), Elfins. Elves, tiny spirits in human form, without a soul. Elgin. Thomas Bruce (1777-1841), Earl of Elgin, a British diplomat. He collected the "Elgin Marbles," ancient Greek sculptures brought from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, in 1811, and now in the British Museum. Elia. The pseudonym of Charles Lamb (1775-1834) in his essays contributed to The London Magazine, beginning in 1820. The name was borrowed from an Italian, Lamb's fellow-clerk at the South-Sea House. Elia, Bridget. Charles Lamb's sister Mary. Kinmont Willie. Elliston, Mr. Robert William Elliston (1774-1831), a noted English actor and theatrical manager. Elpenor. One of the companions of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. Elsinore. A seaport near Copenhagen. It was at the entrance of the sound where the Battle of Copenhagen was fought April 2, 1801. Elwina. A character in Percy, a tragedy by Miss Hannah More (1745-1833); it was first acted in 1777. Elysian. Of or pertaining to Elysium. Elysium. The abode of the blessed after death. Emily. See note on Epipsychidion, p. 1338b. Emma. A name given to Wordsworth's sister Dorothy. Emmet, Robert (1778-1803). An Irish patriot, leader of the United Irishmen. He attempted an uprising in 1803 and was hanged. Empedocles (490-430 B. C.). A Greek philosopher, poet, and statesman. Enceladus. In Greek mythology, a giant with one hundred arms. He was killed by Zeus and buried under Mt. Etna. Endor. A village in Palestine, where Saul consulted the female soothsayer (witch of Endor) on the eve of his last battle with the Philistines. At Saul's request she called up Samuel to advise Saul regarding the battle. Endymion. A beautiful youth, a shepherd of Mt. Latmus, in Caria, Asia Minor, who was beloved by Selene (Diana), the moon-goddess. Enfield. A suburb of London. Engaddi. Engedi, in scriptural geography, a place abounding in caverns, situated on the shore of the Dead Sea, southeast of Jerusalem. In the desert of Engedi, David hid from Saul. Enna. An ancient city in Sicily. It was from a flowery meadow near this place that Pluto, ruler of Hades, carried off Proserpina, daughter of Ceres. Entrance of Christ into Jerusalem, The. A famous painting by Benjamin Robert Haydon (17861846), a noted English painter. Eolian. See Follan. Ephesian. Of Ephesus, a city in Asia Minor. Epictetus (1st century A. D.). A noted Greek Stole philosopher; he was born a slave in Phrygia, Asia Minor. Epicurean. Pertaining to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, or to his doctrine. Epicurus (342-270 B. C.). A Greek philosopher who taught that pleasure is the only good and the end of all morality. Epirus. An ancient country in northwestern Greece. Epithalamium. A lyric poem in celebration of a marriage. Epsom. A town in the county of Surrey, England, famous for its mineral spring and its race course. Erasmus. Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1538), a fa mous Dutch classical scholar. Erebus. A place of utter darkness between the earth and Hades. Erin. A poetic name for Ireland; ear, iar, west, and in, an island. Erminia. In Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, the heroine, who goes in armor with her lover Tancred to Jerusalem. Erse. The language of the Celts in the Highlands of A mountain of Arcadia in Greece. Esau. The oldest son of Isaac, who sold his birthright to Jacob (Genesis 25: 25). Eskdale. The valley of the Esk River, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Eske. A river in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, near the Essex. Robert Devereux (1567-1601), 2nd Earl of Ethiop. Archaic for Ethiopian; a native of Ethiopia, an ancient country south of Egypt. Esthwaite. A lake and valley south of Hawkshead, in Lancashire, England. Eton. A town on the Thames, opposite Windsor, in Buckinghamshire, England; the seat of Eton College. Etrurians. The ancient inhabitants of Etruria, the modern Tuscany, in Italy. Ettrick. A river in Selkirkshire, Scotland, which joins the Tweed near Selkirk. The wood adjoining it was formerly known as Ettrick Forest. Euclid (c. 300 B. C.). A famous Greek geometrician. Euganean Hills. A chain of volcanic hills in northeastern Italy. Eugene, Prince. François of Savoy (1663-1736), an Austrian general. Eumenides. Originally, a euphemistic title of the Euphrates. A river of Asiatic Turkey. (1578-79), an Athenian youth who embodies qualities of elegance, beauty, and amorousness. Euripides (5th century B. C.). One of the greatest tragic poets of Greece; a friend of Socrates. Eurus. The god of the east wind. Eurydice. In Greek mythology, a nymph, the wife of Orpheus. After her death, her husband was allowed to follow her to the lower regions, and lead her thence on condition that he should not look around at her during the passage. He violated the condition and she was returned to Hades. Euxine. The Black Sea, an inland sea bounded by Russia, Asia Minor, European Turkey, and Bulgaria. Evan. 1-A river in Scotland; it merges with the Clyde near Greenock, in the country of Renfrew. 2-(527)-Sir Evan Cameron (1629-1719), a noted Scottish Highland chieftain of Lochiel; the head of the Cameron clan. Evandale. A wooded region in the valley of the River Evan, Scotland. Evander. A son of Hermes, and the leader of an Arcadian colony into Italy, some years before the Trojan War. Evans. William Evans, a clerk in the South-Sea House, who became deputy-cashier in 1792. Examiner, The. A weekly liberal and literary jour nal, established in January, 1808. Leigh Hunt was at one time editor. Exciseman. A tax officer who collects duties on do mestic goods and guards against violation of the tax laws. Exeter. The capital city of Devonshire, England. Exeter, Lord. A member of the titled Cecil family, residing at Burleigh House, Stamford, Lincoln shire, England. Ezzelin. Ezzelino da Romano (1194-1259), an Italian tyrant who conquered Verona, Padua, and other Italian cities. His name became proverbial for cruelty. Fairfax, British. Edward Fairfax (1580-1635), an Falstaff. A fat, witty, and bibulous old knight in Fatima. A common name of Turkish women. Fauns. In Roman mythology, deities of the woods, represented as half-human, with pointed ears, a tail, and goat's feet. Faunus. A mythical king of Latium, worshiped as a god of agriculture; sometimes identified with the Arcadian Pan. Fawcett. Henry Fawcett (1833-84), a noted English statesman and political economist. Fays. Fairies. Felnagle. Gregor von Feinagle (1765?-1819), an inventor of a system of rules to assist the memory. Fenelon (1651-1715). A French ecclesiastic and writer. Fenton. Elijah Fenton (1683-1730), an English versifier, who was associated with Pope in translating the Odysscy; he edited the works of Milton and Waller. Ferdinand. A character in Shakspere's The Tempest, in love with Miranda, Fergusson. Robert Fergusson (1750-74), a Scottish poet. Ferney. A village in France, near the Swiss border, the residence of Voltaire. Ferragus. A giant celebrated in medieval romance. He appears as Ferrau in Ariosto's Orlando Furi080, an Italian romance of the 16th century. Fez. An ancient province and city in Morocco, North Africa. Flametta. Maria, daughter of the King of Naples, beloved by Boccaccio. Fichte. Johann Fichte (1762-1814), a German philosopher, one of the founders of transcendental philosophy. Fidentia. A town in northern Italy, the scene of the victory of Lucullus, a noted Roman general, over Carbo, the leader of the civil war against Sulla the dictator, in 82 B. C. Field. Barron Field (1786-1846), an English lawyer and friend of Charles Lamb. Fielden. John Fielden (1784-1849), a radical reformer who because of his pertinacious advocacy of factory legislation was called, "The Selfacting Mule." Fielding. Henry Fielding (1707-54), an English novelist and dramatist. Fiesole. A small village on a hill near Florence, Italy. Landor lived there for some years. Fife. A county on the east coast of Scotland. Fillan, Saint. A Scottish abbot of the 7th century. His name was given to several towns and to many chapels and holy fountains in Scotland. Fingal. See note on Fingal, p. 1306b. Finn. An Irish politician who took an active part in attacking and breaking up the Orangemen, an anti-Catholic organization. (1759 Fitzgerald. William Thomas Fitzgerald 1829), a minor British poet. Fitzjames, James. James V, King of Scotland (1513-42). Fitzroy. The name of a titled family in England. See Grafton. Fives Court. A place for playing fives, a game similar to tennis. Flaccus. Calus Valerius Flaccus (1st century A. D.), a Roman poet. Flatman. Thomas Flatman (1637-88), a well known lawyer, painter, and poet. Flavius. A steward of Timon, in Shakspere's TimoR of Athens. Fleet Street. A prominent street in London. Fleming. A native of Flanders, an ancient district now divided among France, Belgium, and Holland. Fletcher. John Fletcher (1579-1625), an English dramatist and poet, collaborator with Francis Beaumont. Flora. In Roman mythology, the goddess of flowers and spring. Florence. A large city in north-central Italy, noted for its art treasures and former prominence in literature. Florentines. Inhabitants of Florence, Italy. Florizel. A prince in Shakspere's The Winter's Tale, in love with Perdita. Flower Pot, The. An inn in Bishopsgate Street, the starting place of coaches for the north of London. Flutter, Sir Fopling. An affected and fashionable fop in George Etherege's comedy, The Man of Mode (1676). Ford. John Ford (1586?-1639), an English drama of Burgundy, in eastern France. Francis I. (912)-King of France (1515-47), conqueror of Milan (1515) and Burgundy (1544). Francis, Sir Philip (1740-1818), an English political writer. In Frank. A member of one of the Germanic tribes which conquered Gaul in the 6th century, and from whom the country was named France. the Orient, any European. Franklin. Benjamin Franklin (1706-90), a noted American printer and diplomat. Frederick Barbarossa. Frederick I, the most noted emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1155-89). Freers. Friars. Friar Bacon. The Friar Roger Bacon, an English philosopher and scientist of the 13th century, the hero of popular legend. Friuli. An ancient duchy in northern Italy, now partly included in Austria. Fuller. Thomas Fuller (1608-61), an English preacher, author of History of the Worthies of England. Furies. The goddesses of vengeance; sometimes synonymous with Fates. Furness-fells. Upland tracts in northern Lancashire, England. Fuseli. John Henry Fusell (1741-1825), a Swiss painter and art critic. Italy, Belgium, and parts of Switzerland, Ger- Gay. John Gay (1685-1732), an English poet. Geneva. The name of a canton, a city, and a lake in Switzerland. Genii. Tutelary spirits. Genoa. A seaport and province in Liguria, Italy. George. (486a, 57)-See Lambe, George. George I. King of England (1714-27). George III, King of England (1760George, St. (d. 303?). The patron saint of England. Georgies. A Latin poem treating of agriculture, trees, animals, etc., written by Virgil about 35 B. C. Geryon. A fabulous monster with three heads; it was killed by Hercules. Ghent. A prominent commercial and manufacturing city of East Flanders, Belgium. Giant Despair. The owner of Doubting Castle in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (1678-84). Giants. A mythological race of monstrous beings, who assaulted the gods and were imprisoned by them. Giant's Causeway, The. A famous rock formation on the north coast of Ireland, Gibbon. Edward Gibbon (1737-94), an English historian; author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Gibraltar. A fortified rock and town on the southern coast of Spain; a British possession since 1704. Gideon. A judge of Israel. As a sign that Israel should be saved through his hand, Gideon asked that God should let dew fall upon a fleece of wool and not upon the earth around it. Gierusalemme Liberata. Jerusalem Delivered, an Italian epic poem by Torquato Tasso (1544-95) on the deliverance of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Bouillon, leader of the First Crusade (10961100). Gieta. A loyal subject of Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718). Gifford. William Gifford (1756-1826), editor of The Quarterly Review; he was hostile to Keats. His satires, The Baviad and The Mæviad, were published in 1797. Gilbert. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911), an English poet and dramatist. Gilpin. The hero of William Cowper's poem The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1782). Gilpin Horner. See Horner. Giovanni. 1-(922)—A character in John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633). 2-(996)—The Christian name of Boccaccio (1313-75), a great Italian poet. Giraldus Cambrensis. A Welsh ecclesiastic and historian of the early 13th century. Gisborne. A town on the western border of Yorkshire. Glaramara. A rugged mountain in Borrowdale Valley, in the western part of Cumberlandshire, England. Glasgow. The industrial and commercial metropolis of Scotland. It is the seat of the University of Glasgow, founded in 1451. Glasse, Mrs. Hannah Glasse, author of The Art of Glaucus. A sea god, originally a fisherman, who Glen Luss. A valley southwest of Loch Lomond, in Glenalvon. A character in John Horne's tragedy, Douglas (1756). Glenartney. A forest in Perthshire, Scotland. Glencairn, Earl of. A staunch supporter of Regent Murray of Scotland. Glenfinlas. A tract of forest ground in the Highlands of Perthshire, Scotland. Glo'ster. ——(63) —“Gilbert de Clare, surnamed the Red, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, son-inlaw to King Edward,"-Gray. Gloucester. A city in Gloucestershire, England. Gloucester, Duke of. Later Richard III, King of England (1483-85). On the death of Edward IV, his older brother, Richard, seized the young Edward V and, in 1483, assumed the crown, the death of Edward V and his brother in prison being announced shortly after. Gnidos. Cnidus, an ancient city of Caria, Asia Minor, a seat of the worship of Aphrodite. Godwin, William Godwin (1756-1836), an English novelist and political writer. See p. 213. Godwin, Earl. An English statesman (990?-1053), chief minister of Edward the Confessor. Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft. An English author (1797-1851), daughter of William and Mary Godwin; second wife of Shelley. Goethe. Johann W. Goethe (1749-1832), a famous German poet and dramatist. Gog and Magog. Fabulous giants; names of two wooden statues in the London Guildhall supposed to represent the survivors of a race of giants which formerly inhabited Britain. Golconda. A town in India, once famous as a diamond market. Golden Age. A mythical period of perfect innocence, peace, and happiness. In Roman literature, the period (31 B.C.-14 A. D.) of the greatest classical writers, Virgil, Horace, Livy, Ovid, and others. Golden Square. A prominent square in London. Goldsmith. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-74), an Irish poet, novelist, and dramatist. Gondula. One of the Fatal Sisters. Goshen, The district in Egypt allotted to the Chil- Goth; Goths. A low German tribe that overran the Roman Empire in the 3rd and 4th centuries. They founded kingdoms in Italy, Spain, and southern France. The name is used of any barbaric or uncivilized person or people. Gotham. A village in Northamptonshire, England, famous for the proverbial follies of its inhabitants. Irving applied the name to New York. Gothic. Pertaining (1) to the ancient Goths or their language; (2) to the so-called pointed types of medieval architecture; (3) -(97)—to the Middle Ages in general; or (4) characterized by display. Gowder crag. A rocky eminence in Cumberlandshire, England. Græmes. The old and powerful family of Graham, which held extensive possessions in the counties of Dumbarton and Stirling, in Scotland, Grace. One of three goddesses embodying and conferring grace, beauty, and joy, and represented as attending on Venus. The names usually given them are Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia. Grafton. A. H. Fitzroy (1735-1811), Duke of Grafton, an English political leader during the reign of George III (1760-1820). Grahame. James Grahame (1765-1811), a Scottish poet, whose chief work is The Sabbath (1804). Grammaticus, Saxo. A Danish historian of the 12th and 13th centuries. Grattan. Henry Grattan, Jr. (1746-1820), an Irish Member of Parliament who was noted for his quarrels in regard to legislation. Gray. Thomas Gray (1716-71), an English poet. See p. 57. Great Bear, The. See Bear. Grecian. -(937, 959)-A name given to students of the first class who were preparing for a university. Greenhead Ghyll. A small valley near Grasmere, in the county of Westmoreland, England. Grenada. Granada, a province in southern Spain. Grenville. W. W. Grenville (1759-1834), an English statesman, Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Pitt's ministry (1791-1801). Greta Woods. A wood along the River Greta in northern Yorkshire, England. Grétry. André Grétry (1741-1813), a French opera composer. Greville. Fulke Greville (1554-1628), Lord Brook, author of poems and tragedies, and a Life of Sir Philip Sidney. Grey Friars. A school established on the site of the old Grey Friars' Monastery, London. Christ's Hospital, founded on this site by Edward VI, was moved to Horsham, Sussex, in 1902. Gribelin. Simon Gribelin (1661-1733), an engraver, who in 1707 drew plates of the Cartoons of Raphael (1483-1520), the Italian painter. Griffin. A fanciful creature, half lion and half eagle. Groat's House, John o'. See John o' Groat. Grosvenor Place. A fashionable square in London; it has been the residence of many famous men. Grotto of Antiparos. See Antiparos. Group from the Sistine Chapel. The Sistine, or Sixtine, chapel is the private chapel of the Pope. Its walls and ceilings are decorated with paintings, most noted of which are pictures of the Creation, the Deluge, and the Judgment, by Michelangelo. Grub Street. A London street (now Milton Street) formerly noted as the residence of poor and needy authors. Guadalquivir. A river in southern Spain. Guardian, The. An 18th century periodical published by Addison, Steele, and others. Guelphs. (Guelfs, Welfs). A powerful family in Germany and Italy from the 9th to the 15th century. Guildenstern. A courtier in Shakspere's Hamlet. Guildford. A town in the county of Surrey, England. Guildhall. The corporation hall of the city of London, England. Guinea. The coast-land of western Africa. Gulliver's Travels. A social and political satire in the form of a book of travels, written by Jonathan Swift (1726). Gully. John Gully (1783-1863), a prize-fighter and sportsman. Gwyneth. North-Wales. Gyges. A son of Uranus and Gæa; one of the giants; he was killed by Hercules. Hadrian. Publius Ælius Hadrianus, a Roman emperor (117-138). He constructed a wall against the Picts and Scots in northern England, between Solway Firth, and the mouth of the River Tyne. Hag of Endor. See Endor.. Haldon. A range of hills in Devonshire, England. Hallam. Henry Hallam (1777-1859), a noted English historian. Granby, Marquis of. John Manners (1721-70), a Hallowell, Captain. Benjamin Hallowell, a British British general. naval captain with Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). Hamadryades. See note on The Hamadryad, p. 1304b. Hamelin. A town in Hanover province, Prussia. Hamet. Cid Hamet Benengell, the imaginary chronicler from whom Cervantes said he got the account of Don Quixote. Byron states that Hamet promises repose to his pen, in the last chapter of Don Quixote. Hamilton. -(439, 441)-See note on Cadyow Castle, p. 1320a. Hamilton, Gavin. A Scottish painter and antiquarian (1730-97). Hamilton, Lady.-(411, 416)-Emma Lyon Hamilton (c1761-1815), the wife of Sir William Hamilton, a British Ambassador at Naples. She was the mistress of Lord Nelson, whom she met in Naples in 1793, and the cause of his separation from his wife. Hamlet. The leading character in Shakspere's Ham- Hampshire. A county in South England. Hanging Gardens of Babylon. A four-acre terraced garden, 300 feet high, built on a raised base supported by pillars. It was constructed by Nebuchadnezzar (6th cent. B. C.), and is known as one of the seven wonders of the world. Hannibal. The famous general of Carthage. He overcame Marcellus, the Roman general, in southern Italy, in 208 B. C. Hanover. A province in Prussia. Hanway, Jonas (1712-86). An author and tourist. He was a vehement opponent of tea, over which he got into conflict with Samuel Johnson, an inveterate tea drinker. Haram. Harem. Hardy. Sir Thomas Hardy (1769-1839), an English rear-admiral. Harfleur. A seaport in northern France, taken by the English, Sept., 1415; retaken by the French, 1449. Harmer-hill. A prominent hill on the road between Wem and Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England. Harmodius. See p. 694a, n. 3. Haroun Al Raschid. (Haroun the Just). Caliph or Prince of Bagdad (786-809). He is an important character in The Arabian Nights' Entertainment. Harrington. Charles Stanhope (1753-1829), Third Earl of Harrington, an English general; aide-decamp of Burgoyne in the American Revolution, Harriott. John Harriott, author of Struggles Through Life (1807), a work which contains an teresting account of the author's adventures in New England. in Harrison, John Harrison (1693-1776), a noted English mechanician and watch-maker. Henry the V. Henry V, King of England (1413-22). Hartz Mountains, A mountain range in Brunswick and Anhalt, Germany, and in the provinces of Hanover and Saxony in Prussia. Harvey, Captain. Sir Eliab Harvey (1759-1830), an English Admiral. Hascombe. A hill in the county of Surrey, England. Hassan. An Arabian prince of the 7th century. He was the grandson of Mohammed. steward at Hathaway. Mr. Mathias Hathaway, Christ's Hospital from 1790 to 1813. Hawkshead. A village in northern Lancashire, England. Hawthornden. A town in the county of Edinburgh, Scotland; it is famous for its caves. Haydon. Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846), a noted English historical painter. Hayley. William Hayley (1745-1820), an English writer, author of The Triumphs of Temper (1781), The Triumph of Music (1804), and various biographies. Hazlitt. William Hazlitt (1778-1830), an English author and critic. See p. 1007. Hebe. The cup bearer of the gods. Hebrid Isles; Hebrides. A group of islands on the west coast of Scotland. Hecat. A goddess of the infernal regions, teacher of witchcraft and sorcery. Hecla. A volcano in Iceland. Hector. In Greek legend, the son of Priam and Hecuba, and the leader of the Trojans in the Trojan War. He was slain by Achilles. He is a prominent character in Homer's Iliad. Hela. The goddess of death, who presided over Niflheimr, the hell of the Gothic nations. Helen. 1-(964, 1075)-Helen of Troy, wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta, carried off on account of her beauty by Paris, son of Priam, King of Troy. She was the Trojan war heroine of Homer's Iliad. 2-(1104) Julia Flavia Saint Helen (247-328) mother of Constantine. Helicon. A part of the Parnassus, a mountain range in Boeotia, in Greece. It had two springs, Aganippe and Hippocrene, sacred to the Muses. Heligoland. An island and fortress in the North Sea. Helios. The sun-god, called Hyperion by Homer: later he was identified with Apollo. Greece. Hellas. Helle. The Hellespont. See Hellespont. Hellenics. A group of poems on Greek topics. Heraclitus (fl. 500 B. C.). A Greek philosopher of Ephesus, surnamed "The Obscure" because of his style; he was known also as "The Weeping Philosopher" because of the solemnity of his bearing and the hopelessness of his view of life. Heralds' College. A body of officials, instituted in 1484 to determine rights and titles in heraldry and to regulate the use of heraldic devices. Herbert. William Herbert (1778-1847), a translator of Icelandic and other poetry. One of his principal pieces is entitled Song on the Recovery of Thor's Hammer. Herculaneum. An Italian city buried with Pompeii in 79 A. D., by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Herculean. Resembling Hercules in strength; requiring great strength or labor. Hercules. The son of Zeus; he was noted for his gigantic strength; hero of numerous mighty labors, one of which was the securing of the girdle of the Amazon queen Hippolyta. Hercynian forest. A forest near the Rhine in southern and central Germany. Here. Queen of heaven. See Aphrodite. Hermaphroditus. The fabled son of Hermes and Aphrodite, combining both sexes in one body, having been joined to Salmacis, a nymph presiding over a fountain near Halicarnassus. He is regarded as an emblem of indissoluble marriage. Hermes. The messenger and herald of the gods. Hero. 1-(502, 764, 780, 794)-A priestess of Aphrodite; beloved by Leander, who swam nightly across the Hellespont from Abydos, Asia Minor, to meet her. Leander was drowned during a storm, and Hero, in despair, threw herself into the sea. 2-(780)-A character in Shakspere's Much Ado About Nothing. Herod. Surnamed "The Great," King of Judea (40-4 B. C.). He is alleged to have ordered the massacre of the infants in Bethlehem, in order to kill the child Jesus. See Herod's Lament for Mariamne (p. 512) and note, p. 1221b; also Stephen Phillips's Herod, a Tragedy (1900). Herodotus (5th century B. C.). A noted Greek historian. Herry the fourth. Henry IV, King of England (1399-1413). Hertford. A branch of Christ's Hospital School, for girls, located in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. Hertfordshire. A county in the south-central part of England. Hertha. (Nerthus). A German goddess of fertility and growth. Hervey, William. An English soldier and nobleman of the early 17th century. Hesiod (8th century B. C.). A celebrated Greek poet. Hesper; Hesperus. The evening star in Greek my thology. Hesperean. Of or pertaining to Hesperus, the evening star. Hesperides. The maidens who guarded the golden apples in the garden of the gods; also, the garden itself, on the borders of eternal darkness. Hessey. James Augustus Hessey. A member of the publishing firm of Taylor & Hessey, Keats's publishers. Heywood. Thomas Heywood. A noted English High-Born Helen. This poem appears as Helen in most editions of Lamb's works, |