SELECTIONS FROM AMERICAN LITERATURE.
P. 146, c. 1.—“Whately,” hwātˈlĭ. (1787-1863.) Archbishop of Dublin; author of several important works, chief among which is his “Elements of Logic.”
“Thackeray,” thăkˈe-rĭ. (1811-1863.) An English novelist.
P. 146, c. 2.—“Steele.” (1671-1729.) An English essayist.
“Addison.” (1672-1719.) An English poet and essayist.
P. 147, c. 1.—“Benjamins,” “a smart coat.” It is said to have been so called from a tailor of that name who first made it. Perhaps also from association with the “coat of many colors.”
“Purlieus,” pûrˈlūs. The outer part of the inn, here. The word means pure place, and was first applied to that portion of the forest around the castle which was free or pure from the forest laws; hence it came to mean the outer part of any place.
P. 147, c. 2.—“Plethoric,” ple-thorˈic; over-full. “Negus.” A drink made from water, wine, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon-juice, and said to have received its name from its first compounder, Colonel Negus.
“Sunnyside.” Irving’s home on the Hudson, near Tarrytown. The house is an old Dutch mansion. It was near here that Rip Van Winkle lived.
“Eildon Hills,” eelˈdun. A group of hills in southern Scotland.
