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S. Gilbert by "Anthony Hope" Hawkins. Epoch (e' pok) (Gr., a stoppage, pause). A definite point of time; also the period that dates from such, the sequence of events that spring from it. The word is used with much the same sense as "era"; we speak of both the "Epoch" and the "Era'* of the Reformation, for instance.
Horse races instituted in the early 17th century and held on Epsom Downs for four days m May. The second day (Wednes- day) is "Derby day" (<?.v.), and on the fourth the "Oaks" (q.v.) is run.
Magnesium sulphate; used medicinally as a purgative, etc., and so called because it was originally (from 1618) obtained by the evaporation of the water of a mineral spring m the vicinity of Epsom, Surrey.
The difference between mean and apparent time — i.e. the difference between the time as shown by a perfect clock and that indicated by a sundial. The greatest difference is at the beginning of November, when the sun is somewhat more than sixteen minutes slow. There are days m December, April, June, and September when the sun and the clocks agree.
Rich; also, having new clothes. Well equipt; full of money, or well dressed. The cull equipped me with a brace of meggs; the gentleman furnished me with. a couple of guineas.
At one time soli- citors belonged to Courts of Equity, and attorneys to the other courts.
Tradition further adds that ucius wrote to Eleutherus, Bishop of Rome, to send missionaries to Britain to convert the people.
One of the most ancient roads in Britain; originally running from Colchester by way of Godmanchester and Lincoln to York, but later connected by the Romans with London, in the south, and the Wall of Hadrian in the north. The origin of the name is obscure, but it is not Roman. It may be connected with Old Teutonic irmin, mighty, large. The most important of the other so-called "Roman roads" in Britain are Watling Street, Icknield Street?
Choose the safer option to avoid potential risks or problems
Three months,—a term of imprisonment unfortunately very familiar to the lower orders. Generally known as a "drag."
Three-up, a street game, played with three halfpence.
to narrowly avoid a dangerous or difficult situation
Police, now used to signify a constable only. ESCLOP is pronounced "slop" simply, but the c was never sounded. A policeman is now and then called, by some purist or stickler for etiquette, an "esclopnam."
See THEOSOPHY. Esprit de corps (es' pre de kor) (ft-.).
A sense of unity and loyalty among members of a group
OF CAMBRIDGE; AND WILLIAM SOAMES, ESQ. OF
It is a single block of marble, and is attributed to Agesandrus, Athenodorus, and Polydorus of the School of Rhodes in the 2nd century B.C. It has been restored. .
A skunk.
A ditch.
Founded by Xenophanes of Elea (about 530 B.C.), who, in opposition to the current Greek system founded on poly- theism and anthropomorphism, taught the unity and unchangeableness of the Divine. Through Parmenides and Zeno in the 5th century the school exercised great influence on Phxto.
Death or a permanent state of unconsciousness
A relationship between three people, where two are romantically involved with the third.
The timeless and eternal are inspired by mortal creations
A Mediterranean wind which rises annually (Gr. etos, a year) about the dog-days, and blows forty days together in the same direction. It is gentle and mild.
The poets say that the flames of the volcano arise from the breath of this giant.
The name given to James Hogg (1770-1835), the Scottish poet who was born at Ettrick, Selkirkshire, the son of a shepherd, and himself a shepherd at Willans- lee. He obtained his first success in 1807 with a volume of verse entitled The Mountain Bard; his principal work is, however, The Queen's Wake, 1813. Hogg figures largely in Wilson's Noctes Ambrosianae.
In the Church of England "real" implies that — The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. — (Thirty-nine Articles; No. xxviii.
A moment of sudden, exciting discovery
Linacre, physican to Henry VIII, about 1540. Damiens' Bed of Steel (dam' i enz). Robert Francois Damiens, in 1757, atternpted the life of Louis XV.
The plan was immediately adopted and it soon became the most ambitious propaganda campaign of World War II, The Morse Code V (• • • — ) was featured in every B.B.C. broadcast to Europe; this was followed by the use of the opening bar of Beethoven's 5th Symphony which has the same rhythm. "Colonel Britton" (Douglas E. Ritchie, director of the B.B.C.
Anthropologists have devoted to the subject much study as yet inconclusive; philologists have classified the Indo-European languages in such broad groups as Greek; Latin; Celtic; Teutonic; Sanskrit and Iranian; Armenian; Slavonic; Albanian.
The Greek name for the Black Sea (#.v.), meaning the "hospitable." It was originally called by that people Axeinos, inhospitable, on account of its stormy charac- ter and rocky shores; but this name was changed euphemistically, as it was never thought wise to give a derogatory (even though true) name to any force of nature. Cp. ERINYES and EUMENIDES.
Someone who takes bold risks
An oppressed person will eventually rebel against their oppressor.
One can learn from anyone, regardless of their intentions
despite a possibility that
In a stable or balanced state
Odds that are equal for both sides of a bet
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
Increasingly thrilling or interesting
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
even at that time or under those circumstances
Despite something being true
from now on, for all time
From time to time. See ANON. Ever-Victorious Army, The. A force of Chinese, officered by Europeans and Ameri- cans, raised in 1 861, and placed under the command of Gordon. See CHINESE GORDON. By 1864 it had stamped out the Taeping re- bellion, which had broken out in 1851.
from a particular time in the past until now
The feet. The barefooted children about the Seven Dials, and other low quarters of London, are said to wear EVERLASTING SHOES and stockings. Another expression in connexion with this want is, "the shoes and stockings their mothers gave them."
A never-ending or constantly repetitive task
completely or entirely
Bad situations have some good aspects
daily, or on each day
Everyone will have a moment of success or triumph
You may crow over me to-day, but my turn will come by and by. In Latin Hodie mihi, eras tibi, "To-day to me, tomorrow to thee." "Nunc mihi^ nunc tibi, bemgna" (fortuna), fortune visits every man once; she favours me now, but she will favour you in your turn.
People are often satisfied with their own foolish decisions or actions
Completely or totally
Everyone has a suitable partner
everything without exception
Small contributions can collectively make a significant difference
Each person must look out for their own interests
Everyone can be bribed or corrupted if offered enough money or incentive