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125. 2. Coronet, an earldom. Red ribbon, worn by Knights of the Bath. Board, the Privy Council. In Whitehall are the Government offices.

9. Retired, owing to a disagreement with the king as to relief of the Irish Catholics.

14. Addington, Prime Minister 1801-4, preceded and followed by Pitt.

17. Boulogne. Napoleon's army waited at Boulogne, June 1803 to September 1805. Villeneuve's failure to win command of the Channel diverted him from the invasion of England to an attack on Austria.

126. 2. Allipore, a suburb of Calcutta. The duel with Francis was fought there.

20. Trissotin, in Molière's comedy of Les Femmes Savantes, a literary fop.

35. madrigal, a love or pastoral lyric of 6 to 13 lines. Sonnet, a poem of 14 lines, formed on certain rules and of Italian origin. 127. 5. Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, 367-343 B.C.; Frederic the Great, King of Prussia, 1740-86. Both were patrons of literature.

blue stockings. 112. 14 n.

10. Hayley (1745-1820), a very minor poet, but biographer of Cowper.

Seward, William (1747-1809), F.R.S., author of Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons.

128. 8. Sheldonian. Here honorary degrees are conferred. 15. visited England, after Waterloo.

129. 23. Richelieu (1585-1642), built up the power of the French Crown under Louis XIII.

Cosmo de Medici (1389-1464) practically ruled Florence under republican forms, and made it the centre of the revival of learning.

GLOSSARY.

The first number gives the page, the second the line of the page, on which the word will be found.

A.-ANGLO-INDIAN TERMS.

(1) The East India Company (1600-1858) had its headquarters at the India House in Leadenhall Street (20. 23). It was managed by the Governor and Board of Directors (47. 21), elected annually by the holders of East India Stock (47.27). The Court of Proprietors (47. 23), consisting of all holders of £500 stock, could be summoned at a crisis as a Court of final reference. Lord North's Regulating Act, 1773 (31. 26) subordinated the other two Presidencies to the Governor-General of Bengal, himself controlled by a Council and Supreme Court, named by the Crown. Pitt's East India Bill, 1784, added a Board of Control under a Secretary of State, named by the Crown, to control the Directors at home (16. 10). The Company's servants were known as Writers (7. 1) Senior and Junior Merchants. A Factor was the head of a Factory (7. 36) or place of trade (not a manufactory). Agents were appointed in distant towns. Their pay being small they also traded on their own account. This system was gradually altered in this period as tending to grave abuses. To these, after Clive's Diwáni, were added Judges and Collectors of revenue (122. 26). A Resident (9. 2) was a British Minister at a Native Court. A Settlement was a town at which the English lived protected by a Fort (7. 12), garrisoned mainly by Sepoy (native) troops (18. 24). Cantonment (73. 26), the lines inhabited by a garrison. The Factories were grouped into three Presidencies (16. 33), Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, each under a Governor (8. 9), and Council (9. 5) of four members.

(2) The Emperor (Padishah) (26. 19), or the Mogul (7. 29), had ruled over the Mogul Empire from Delhi (15. 23), but was now an exile at Allahabad (25. 5). Viceroy (Subahdar) and Nabob (15. 27), (Nawab) had been his lieutenants, ruling provinces, but were now independent. The Nizam ruled at Hyderabad; the Nawab Wazir in Oudh.

(3) Money. Rupee, 2s.; lac (23. 29), 100,000 rupees, £10,000; crore (117. 5), 100 lacs, £1,000,000; pagoda (12. 30), 3 rupees; gold mohur, 10 rupees, £1 (20. 7).

(4) Religion. The Hindoo religion (19. 28) is pantheistic. One Supreme Being is believed in, who has many distinct aspects and manifestations, benignant and malignant (122. 29) which can be multiplied at the worshipper's will. Idols are worshipped as symbols of these. The Hindoos are divided into Castes, marking social and religious precedence. Each man wears the mark of his caste (99. 24) painted on his forehead. The highest caste is that of the Brahmins (42. 22) or priests, who, however, may follow other professions. Sanscrit (26. 11) is the language of their sacred books. A Pundit (87. 31) is one skilled in Sanscrit lore.

The Mussulman (19. 22) is the follower of Mahomet, the Koran is his bible, Mecca (99. 20) his sacred city. His religion is pure Monotheism. The churches are called Mosques (99. 20) in which the Imaum (leader) recites the prayers. A Dervish, or fakir, is a member of a religious order, often a mendicant (66. 18).

(5) General. Aumil (117. 5) a native agent. Bang (53. 3) an intoxicating drug made from hemp. Bazar (99. 34) a street of native shops. Begum (76. 35) a princess. Cuddy (122. 9) the saloon of an Indiaman (91. 12) or Company's ship trading to India. Haram (7. 31) the zenana or women's apartments. Jaghire (jaghir) (117. 5) an estate given in reward of service done. Lascar (53. 36) a native sailor. Maharajah, see Rajah. Minaret (66. 15) a tall slender tower. Monsoon (65. 1) a periodical wind in the Indian Ocean, blowing from S. W. April to October, and from N.E. October to April. Nuzzur (117. 5) a present to a superior. Palanquin (43. 31) a covered litter borne by porters. Purwannah (117. 5) a licence. Rajah, sometimes a reigning Prince (Benares, 67. 9) sometimes a mere title of honour (Nuncomar, 17. 29). Sandalwood (91. 13) a fragrant wood used for carving. Sunnud (117. 5) a deed conferring office. Tank (99. 17) a masonry reservoir. Zemindar (90. 25) a landholder paying rent direct to the Government.

B.-GENERAL.

Archaic words are marked with an asterisk.

acrimonious (85. 18), bitter.
actuate (97. 34), to influence.
affidavit (81. 1), a written

declaration on oath.
alluvial (89. 2), formed by the
silt of a river.

altercation (38. 13), quarrel.
ambiguous (70. 1), of doubtful
meaning.

analogy (18. 11), similarity.
anomalous (9. 11), not arranged
on any principle.
antipathy (34. 22), dislike.
apprehend (52. 4), to fear.
apotheosis (122. 33), deification.
arraign (115. 4), to attack.
asperity (34. 3), roughness of
expression.

assiduous, (55. 18), constant.
attestation (39. 9), a solemn
declaration that a document
or fact is true.

avocation (74. 33), occupation.

barrator (58. 12), one who
maliciously incites to actions
at law.

bickerings (117. 7), quarrels.
brocade (20. 6), a costly stuff.
broker (8. 2), an agent who
buys or sells goods for

another.

buccaneer (11. 2), a pirate.

cadet (15. 34), a subaltern
newly appointed.

caparisoned (89. 24), harnessed.
capricious (54. 32), changeable.
caste (9. 18), class. See Glos-
sary A.

catchpole (59. 11), a bailiff.
chequered (5. 12), variegated,
like a chessboard.
chicane (58.

chicanery (13.322)} trickery.

circumstantial (18. 21), worked
out in detail to look like
truth; (33. 14) (of evidence),
indirect.

coadjutor (35. 30), an assistant.
coalition (96. 20), a combination
between two or more men.
complaisant (14. 13), anxious to
oblige.

conjuncture (20. 33), crisis.
connections (47. 18), political

supporters, relations.

convulsive (9. 27), violent.
construction (41. 24), explana-
tion.

contumaciously (104. 16), with
obstinate rebellion.
copyright (108. 11), the sole
right of publishing.
corsair (61. 1), a pirate.
countenance (37. 26), to show
approval of; subst. (2. 21).
cupidity (19. 35), desire of gain.

declaim (101. 3), to make
violent speeches in public.
delegate (16. 36), to entrust.
delinquency (105. 36), offence.
delinquent (41. 30), offender.
demeanour (39. 16), behaviour.
deponent (81. 6), one who makes
a statement on oath.
depositary (85. 3), one who is
entrusted with something.
deposition (46. 1), a statement
on oath.

digest (99. 8), to arrange.
diplomatic (16. 30), connected

with the official intercourse
of one nation with another.
discretion (41. 10), power to act
otherwise.

dissolution (25. 14), break up.
dispenser (86. 14), one who
gives out.

dominant (9. 31), ruling.
dotage (87. 12), silly talk.
*duresse (79. 33), imprison-

ment.

emaciated (112. 30), thin.
emolument (40. 36), salary.
emulation, (111. 21), rivalry.
encroach (7. 14), to encroach
upon, to seize another's pro-
perty or rights.
enlarged (9. 35), liberal, fair to
all.

equanimity (85. 33), the pos-

session of an even temper.
ethics (24. 4), rules of morality.
evacuate (83. 10), to quit.
executive (16. 3), connected

with carrying out the law.
exorbitant (55. 19), excessive.
extenuate (95. 12), to make
little of.
extortioner (58. 22), one who
by force obtains illegal pay-
ments; vb. extort (77. 11).
exuberance (114. 31), an abun-
dance.

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impair (93. 3), to make weaker.
impiety (25. 21), a failure in a
natural duty.

impost (74. 18), a tax.
imputation (77. 31), a sugges-
tion of guilt.

inauguration (110. 31), admis-
sion to office.

indigenous (88. 15), native.
indomitable (5. 7), unconquer-
able.

ingredient (34. 3), that which
goes to make up a part of
something else.

inordinate (90. 6), uncontrolled.
insipid (2. 30), wanting in taste.
install (22. 21), to place in office.
instrument (15. 33), an official
document.

integrity (12. 18), right deal-
ing, especially as regards
money.

intestine (36. 21), internal.
intimate (102. 6), to give notice;
subst. -ation (21. 34).
inveterate (23. 2), of long
standing.

jeopardy (51. 33), danger.
jurisdiction (81. 12), the right
to exercise official power.
jurisprudence (57. 24), a sys-
tem of law.

labyrinth (66. 14), a network
or maze of streets.

lading (7. 21), bill of, a list of
goods sent in a ship.
legerdemain (69. 30), a con-
juring trick.

Liberal (5. 16), a liberal educa-
tion, i.e. the best possible in
literature, philosophy and
art.

liege lord (71. 34), the feudal
master of a vassal.
litigation (118. 10), proceed-
ings at law.

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