nave: the main body of a church, the aisles being on each side of the nave.
King Charles II. returned at the Restoration in 1660.
Sir Christopher Wren (born 1632, died 1723): the greatest English architect. After the great fire he rebuilt St. Paul's Cathedral, fifty London churches, and many public buildings. Over his tomb in St. Paul's is the inscription in Latin: 'If you seek for his monument, look round about you.'
The Peace of Ryswick, 1697, made by England, Spain, and Holland with Louis XIV. of France.
Dr. Johnson (born 1709, died 1784): one of the great names in English literature, and author of a celebrated dictionary.
oriental scholar, or orientalist, is a man who studies Eastern or Indian languages, such as Persian, Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, &c.
sarcophagus: a stone chest for holding a corpse.
porphyry: a hard kind of stone coloured purple and white.
Battle of the Nile, 1798; Cape St. Vincent, 1797; Camperdown, 1797.
Lord Almoner: the official who dispenses the royal charities and bounties.