Leth'ar-gy. Morbid dullness or drow-Or-gan-zine' (zeen). A kind of silk siness. Li-ba'tion. A sacrifice by pouring out wine. Licu-ten'ant. rank; a deputy. An officer second in Logic. Science and art of reasoning. Lu-gu'bri-ous. Sad; mournful; doleful. Lus-tra'tion. tory offering. Purification by expia Mir'a cle. A wonderful event; an occurrence at variance with the established laws of nature. Miz'zen (nautical). Hindmost. Mon'as-ter-y. A home for religious re tirement; an abbey or convent. Mosque (mosk). A Mohammedan temple. Mu-nic'i-pal. Belonging to a corporation or city. Mu-ta-bil'i-ty. Liability to change; inconstancy. Mu-ti-neer'. One who commits mutiny. Mu'ti-ny. A revolt in the navy or army. Mys'ti-cal. Obscure; unintelligible. Myth-ol'o-gy. A history of the ancient fables, including those relating to the heathen deities. thread made like rope by twisting several strands into one thread. Or'i-flamme. The ancient royal stand ard of France. Per-fid'i-ous-ness. Treachery; faithlessness. Per-sim'mon. A small tree, bearing a plum-like fruit, somewhat astringent in flavor, but rendered sweet by the frost. Phalanx. A compact body of infantry. Phe-nom'e-non (Plural -na). An ap pearance; anything remarkable. Phleg-mat'ic. Dull; cold; abounding in phlegm (flem). Pi-que blanc (pe-ka'blawng). White quilted stuff (French). Pla-teau' (plah-to'). A lofty plain; a table-land. Plau'si-ble. Having a truthful appear ance. Plight. To pledge; to give as surety. Po-lem'ic. Involving a dispute or discussion; controversial. Por'ti-co. A series of columns; a porch. Pos-ter'i-ty. Descendants; succeeding generations. Po'ten-tate. One invested with great power; a priuce or sovereign. Price'tor. A Roman magistrate; a kind of judge. Pre'am-ble. An introduction, or prefacc. Pre-ca'ri-ous. Uncertain: depending on another's will. Pre d'a-to-ry. Subsisting on rapine or plunder. Pred-e-ces'sor. One who precedes To decree or appoint another in an office. Pre-des'tine. beforehand. Pre-dom'i-nance. Superior influ. ence; prevalence. Pre-em'i-nence. Superiority in rank priority. Pre'fect. A governor; a commander. Pregnant. Fruitful; full. Pre-ma-ture'. Ripe before the time; too early; unseasonable. Pre'sage. Something that foreshows what is to occur; an omen. Pre-sent'i-ment. A notion of what is about to occur. Pri-me'val. Original; first. Proc-la-ma'tion. A public announce. ment; an edict. Pro-con'sul. The governor of a province among the Romans. Prog-nos'tic. NOSTICS, signs. Prom'on-to-ry. Foreshowing: PROG A high and rocky cape. Pro-pri'e-ta-ry. A possessor in his own right; an owner. Pro-scribe'. To set down as con demned; to outlaw. Prot'est-ant. Protesting against the decree of the Dict of Spires in 1529; opposed to the doctrine of the Catholic Church. Prov'ince. A country subject to a foreign government. Prox-im'i-ty. Nearness; being adja cent. Pur'fled. Bordered with embroidery and other fancy work. Puʼri-tans. The Dissenters from the Church of England, so called from their alleged purity of doctrine. Pu-sil-lan'i-mous. Cowardly; devoid of courage. Quæs'tor. A Roman magistrate who collected the revenues, etc. Que'ry. A question; an inquiry. Quin-tes'sence. An extract from any substance containing all its virtues; the fifth, or most subtle, essence. Ram'part. A wall or bank around any place; a fortification. Ran'sack. To plunder; to search for booty or lunder. Rec-on-noi'tre. To view or survey for military purposes. Reg'i-men. Regulation of diet; gov ernment. Sat'el-lite. A small planet revolving round a large one. Se-di'tious. Disposed to rebellion; factious. Sep'ul-ture. Burial. Serge. A coarse woollen stuff. Spec'tre. An apparition⚫ an illusive appearance; a ghost. Spon-ta'ne-ous. Acting without cxternal force, voluntary. Spu'ri-ous. Not genuine; counterfeit. Squad'ron. A body of troops; a division of a fleet. Stern'fast. The rope attached to the stern of a vessel in order to secure it. Sto'i-cism. Insensibility to pain; the system of Zeno, the stoic. Stylus. A sharp-pointed instrument used by the ancients for writing on waxen tablets. Sua vi-ty. Sweetness: mildness. Sub-or-di-na'tion. Subjection; inferiority of rank. Sub-orn'. To procure to take a false oath. Sub-side'. To settle down into a quiet state. Sub'si-dy. Aid in money. Su-per-nat'u-ral. Beyond what is natural; contrary to the laws of nature. Su-prem'a-cy. The highest rank and authority. Suspicious Sur-veillance (vāl'yans). watch. Sweep. A long oar. Syc'o-phant. A mean flatterer a parasite. Symptom. A sign or toker Tam'bour. A kind of embroidery; the frame for such work. Tap'es-try. Woven haugings, sometimes ornamented with figures. arpaulin. Canvas tarred; a sailor's tarred hat. Tartan. A kind of cloth of various colors. Te Deum. A hymn of thanksgiving, so named from the first two words. Ter-ra'que-ous. Consisting of land and water. The o-ry. A supposition; exposition of the principles of a subject. Ti-a'ra. A crown; a diadem, or headdress. Toc'sin. An alarm-bell. Tol-er a'tion. Permission given for freedom of worship. Tra-di'tion. That which is handed down by oral communication. Tran'sept. A cross aisle in a church. Tri-um vir-ate, An association of three men. Trou'ba-dour. A poet and musician U-biq'ui-ty. Omnipresence; the being | Vi-ca'ri-ous. everywhere at the same time. Um'brage. Offense; an affront. a vessel. U-to'pi-an. Fanciful; imaginary. another. Done or suffered for Vi-ril'i-ty. Manhood; character of a man. Wam'pum. (See peag.) Valet-de-chambre(val'a-duh-shongbr). Wat'tled. Covered with osiers or twigs. A body-servant. Van'dal-ism. Barbarity; reckless ferocity. Vas'sal. A subject; a dependent. Vas'sal-age. The condition of a vas sal. Whit'tle. A knife; generally, a pocketknife. Wig'wam. An Indian hut. Yat'a-gan. A short curved sword or cimeter. GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX. [CONTAINING THE NAMES OF THE PRINCIPAL PLACES MENTIONED IN THE Adda (ad'dah), a river in Northern Italy | Agincourt (ad-jin-kõr), a village in the Amsterdam, a noted seaport, the Anatolia (an-ah-toʻle-ah), a name some- country now forming the northern part Athelney (ath'el-ney), a small tract of Athens (ath'ens), the capital of Greece; in ancient times the capital of Attica, Babylon (bab'y-lon), the ancient capital Barbary (bar'ba-ry), an extensive re- Benares (ben-ah'rez), a large city of Hin- Blenheim (blen'ime), a village in Bava- Blois (blwah), an ancient city of France, capital of the presidency of Bombay, in Cadiz (ka'diz), a seaport in the southern Calais (kalis), a seaport in France on the Calcut'ta, a large city in the northeast- Cambridge, a city of Massachusetts, Canary Isles, a group of islands in the Cannæ (kan'ne), an ancient town in the Canterbury, a city and county in the Capres (cap're-œ), an island of Italy, at Carnat'ic, formerly a subdivision of In- world, situated on the northern coast Spain, occupying all the central part River, about ninety miles east from Champagne (sham-pahn'), an old prov. land, on the Thames, about four miles from London. Chios (ki'os), an island off the western | Greenwich (grin'idge), a town in Eng. coast of Asia Minor. Its modernu name is Scio (shee'o). Cipango (che-pan'go), an island spoken of by Marco Polo, probably one of the Japan Islands. Clermont (klare-mong'), a city in the southern part of France. Cologne (ko-lone), a city in the western part of Prussia. Corinth, a celebrated city of Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth, in ancient times noted for its commerce and wealth. Crecy (kres'se), a town in the northern part of France. Cullo'den, a moor in the northeastern part of Scotland, a few miles from In Galata (gah'lah-tah), a suburb of Constantinople. Garonne, a large river of France, flow ing into the Gironde, a tributary to the Bay of Biscay. Genoa, a city of Northern Italy, once a famous republic. Glastonbury, an ancient town in the southwest of England, noted for its abbey, which is said to have been founded in 60 A.D. Gomera (go-ma'rah), one of the Canary Islands. Gravesend, a town in the southeastern part of England, on the Thames, twenty miles east from London. Guadalquiver (gaw-dal-quiv'er), an important river in the southwestern part of Spain. Hastings, a town on the southeastern coast of England. Hecla, a noted volcano in the island of Iceland. Hispaniola, the name given by Colum bus to the island of Hayti. Holland, a low country in the western part of Europe, bordering on the North Sea. Iax'artes, a river of Independent Toorkistan, Tributary to the Sea of Aral; now Sir Daria. Iceland a large island in the Atlantic Ocean, between Europe and North America. 'ium the ancient name of the city of Troy, in Asia Minor. India a large country in the southern part of Asia, deriving its name from its great river, the Indus. Ivry (eev're), a small town in the northern Lart of France. Jamestown a former town of Virginia, on the James River, noted as the first settlement. Java (jah'rah), a large island in the Malay Archipelago, near the northern coast of Asia. Jerusalem a famous city of Palestine, between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Kent a county in the southeastern part of England. Lan'ark an ancient horongh and town Leyden ('den), an important city of Holland, about seventeen miles southwest of Amsterdam. Lochlev'in a small lake in the eastern part of Scotland, on one of the islands in which stood the castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned. It is now in ruins. Lodi (lo' dee), a city of Lombardy in the north of Italy, on the Adda River. Lorraine (lor-rane'), a former extensive province in the eastern part of France. Lucerne (lu-sern'). a canton in the central part of Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Lucerne. Madras (mah-dras'), a maritime city on the western coast of Hindostan. Malta (mail'tah), a noted island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily. It belongs to the British. |