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Agoust, Capt. de
a "cast-iron" captain of the swiss guards, who on may 4,1788, by order of the court of versailles, marched the parliament of paris out of the palais de justice and carried off the key. see carlyle's "french revolution," bk. i. chap. viii.
a "cast-iron" captain of the swiss guards, who on may 4,1788, by order of the court of versailles, marched the parliament of paris out of the palais de justice and carried off the key. see carlyle's "french revolution," bk. i. chap. viii.
Apes, Dead Sea
Dwellers by the Dead Sea who, according to the Moslem tradition, were transformed into apes because they turned a deaf ear to God's message to them by
Dwellers by the Dead Sea who, according to the Moslem tradition, were transformed into apes because they turned a deaf ear to God's message to them by
Auscultator
name in "sartor resartus," the hero as a man qualified for a profession, but as yet only expectant of employment in it.
name in "sartor resartus," the hero as a man qualified for a profession, but as yet only expectant of employment in it.
Baphomet
A mysterious image, presumed represent Mahomet, which the Templars were accused of worshipping, but which they may rather be surmised to have invoked
A mysterious image, presumed represent Mahomet, which the Templars were accused of worshipping, but which they may rather be surmised to have invoked
Belleisle, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, Count of
Marshal of France; distinguished in the war of the Spanish Succession; an ambitious man, mainly to blame for the Austrian Succession war; had grand schemes
Marshal of France; distinguished in the war of the Spanish Succession; an ambitious man, mainly to blame for the Austrian Succession war; had grand schemes
Bichât, Marie François Xavier
An eminent French anatomist and physiologist; physician to the Hôtel-Dieu, Paris; one of the first to resolve the structure of the human body into,
An eminent French anatomist and physiologist; physician to the Hôtel-Dieu, Paris; one of the first to resolve the structure of the human body into,
Blumi`ne
the siren that calypsowise in "sartor" seduced teufelsdröckh at the commencement of his career, but who opened his eyes to see that it is not in sentiment, however fine, that the soul's cravings can find satisfaction.
the siren that calypsowise in "sartor" seduced teufelsdröckh at the commencement of his career, but who opened his eyes to see that it is not in sentiment, however fine, that the soul's cravings can find satisfaction.
Bruno, Giordano
A bold and fervid original thinker, born at Nola, in Italy; a Dominican monk, quitted his monastery, in fact, was for heterodoxy obliged to flee from
A bold and fervid original thinker, born at Nola, in Italy; a Dominican monk, quitted his monastery, in fact, was for heterodoxy obliged to flee from
Byron, George Gordon, Sixth Lord
An English poet, born in London, son of Captain Byron of the Guards, and Catherine Gordon of Gight, Aberdeenshire; spent his boyhood at Aberdeen under
An English poet, born in London, son of Captain Byron of the Guards, and Catherine Gordon of Gight, Aberdeenshire; spent his boyhood at Aberdeen under
Carlyle, Thomas
Born in the village of Ecclefechan, Annandale, Dumfriesshire; son of James Carlyle, a stone-mason, and afterwards a small farmer, a man of great force,
Born in the village of Ecclefechan, Annandale, Dumfriesshire; son of James Carlyle, a stone-mason, and afterwards a small farmer, a man of great force,
Chatham, William Pitt, Earl of
A great British statesman and orator, born in Cornwall; determined opponent of Sir Robert Walpole; succeeded in driving him from power, and at length
A great British statesman and orator, born in Cornwall; determined opponent of Sir Robert Walpole; succeeded in driving him from power, and at length
Clothes
carlyle's name in "sartor resartus" for the guises which the spirit, especially of man, weaves for itself and wears, and by which it both conceals itself in shame and reveals itself in grace.
carlyle's name in "sartor resartus" for the guises which the spirit, especially of man, weaves for itself and wears, and by which it both conceals itself in shame and reveals itself in grace.
Craigenputtock
A craig or whinstone hill of the puttocks (small hawks), "a high moorland farm on the watershed between Dumfriesshire and Galloway, 10 m. from Dumfries,"
A craig or whinstone hill of the puttocks (small hawks), "a high moorland farm on the watershed between Dumfriesshire and Galloway, 10 m. from Dumfries,"
Diogenes the Cynic
Born in Sinope, in Pontus, came to Athens, was attracted to Antisthenes (q. v .) and became a disciple, and a sansculotte of the first water; dressed
Born in Sinope, in Pontus, came to Athens, was attracted to Antisthenes (q. v .) and became a disciple, and a sansculotte of the first water; dressed
Dumbdrudge
an imaginary village referred to in "sartor," where the natives toil and drudge away and say nothing about it, as villagers all over the world used contentedly to do, and did for most part, at the time "sartor" was written, though less so now.
an imaginary village referred to in "sartor," where the natives toil and drudge away and say nothing about it, as villagers all over the world used contentedly to do, and did for most part, at the time "sartor" was written, though less so now.
Ecclesiastes
E . the Preacher), a book of the Old Testament, questionably ascribed to Solomon, and now deemed of more recent date as belonging to a period when the
E . the Preacher), a book of the Old Testament, questionably ascribed to Solomon, and now deemed of more recent date as belonging to a period when the
Eighteenth Century
"a sceptical century and a godless," according to Carlyle's deliberate estimate, "opulent in accumulated falsities, as never century before was; which
"a sceptical century and a godless," according to Carlyle's deliberate estimate, "opulent in accumulated falsities, as never century before was; which
Eleatics
A school of philosophy in Greece, founded by Xenophanes of Elia, and of which Parmenides and Zeno, both of Elia, were the leading adherents and advocates,
A school of philosophy in Greece, founded by Xenophanes of Elia, and of which Parmenides and Zeno, both of Elia, were the leading adherents and advocates,
Encyclopedist
generally a man of encyclopedic knowledge, or who conducts or contributes to an encyclopædia; specially one who has, as the french encyclopedists, an overweening, false, and illusory estimate of the moral worth and civilising power of such knowledge. see carlyle's "sartor," bk. i. chap. 10, on the "encyclopedic head."
generally a man of encyclopedic knowledge, or who conducts or contributes to an encyclopædia; specially one who has, as the french encyclopedists, an overweening, false, and illusory estimate of the moral worth and civilising power of such knowledge. see carlyle's "sartor," bk. i. chap. 10, on the "encyclopedic head."
Esprit Des Lois
e . the spirit of laws), the title of montesquieu's great work, at once speculative and historical, published in 1748, characterised in "sartor" as the work, like many others, of "a clever infant spelling letters from a hieroglyphic book the lexicon of which lies in eternity, in heaven."
e . the spirit of laws), the title of montesquieu's great work, at once speculative and historical, published in 1748, characterised in "sartor" as the work, like many others, of "a clever infant spelling letters from a hieroglyphic book the lexicon of which lies in eternity, in heaven."
