[Great Eastern], the name of the largest ship ever built; was designed by Brunel and Scott Russell; laid down at Milwall in 1854, and launched in 1858, having cost £732,000; it did not prove a successful venture; was latterly used for laying the Atlantic cables; subsequently became a coal-hulk at Gibraltar, and in the end was sold in 1888 for old iron.
[Great Elector], Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620-1683).
[Great Harry], a man-of-war built by Henry VII., the first of any size built in England.
[Great Magician], Sir Walter Scott.
[Great Moralist], [Samuel Johnson] (q. v.), from the character of his writings.
[Great Salt Lake], in N. of Utah, U.S., stretches upwards of 80 m. along the western base of the Wahsatch Mountains, about 4200 ft. above the sea-level; it is from 20 to 32 m. broad, and very shallow; Antelope Island, 18 m. long, is the largest island; the coast is rugged and desolate; its clear waters hold no fish, and the surplus inflow is carried off by evaporation only.
[Great Slave Lake], 300 m. long and 50 at its greatest breadth; lies within the Canadian NW. Territory; the Mackenzie River carries its overflow to the Arctic Ocean.
[Great Unknown, The], author of "Waverley" and Waverley novels.
[Great Unwashed, The], the artisan class.
[Greatheart], in the "Pilgrim's Progress," the guide of Christiana and her family to the Celestial City.