If you require a more exact division of these ordinary diseases which are incident to men, I refer you to physicians; [889] they will tell you of acute and chronic, first and secondary, lethals, salutares, errant, fixed, simple, compound, connexed, or consequent, belonging to parts or the whole, in habit, or in disposition, &c. My division at this time (as most befitting my purpose) shall be into those of the body and mind. — from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
swift current consisting of
The age and time of the world is as it were a flood and swift current, consisting of the things that are brought to pass in the world. — from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
41 Smith, 68 , 202 , 288 ; arms, 289 ; crest, 245 Smith-Cunningham, 426 Smitheman, arms, 238 Smyth, arms, 272 Snail, 258 Sneds, 298 Sneyd, arms, 298 Snowdon, 39 Sodor and Man, 160 , 285 Soldanieri, arms, 83 Soles, 256 Sollerets, 55 Soluthurn, supporters, 409 Somers, crest, 263 , 293 Somerscales, arms, 261 Somerset, 520 ; Duke of, Henry Fitzroy, 37 ; Duke of, John Beaufort, Garter plate, 416 ; arms, 466 ; Dukes of, 513 ; Herald, 37 , 620 Sophia, Princess, label, 499 Soudan, de la Tran, K.G., Sir Bermond Arnaud de Presac, arms, crest, mantling, 387 Southampton, arms, 270 ; city of, arms, crest, supporters and compartment, 445 Southwark, borough of, 605 Southwell, See of, 160 ; Viscount, supporters, 437 Soutiens, 407 Sovereign, helmet of, 318 Sovereign's Privy Seals, 467 ; grand-children of, coronets, 363 ; sons and daughters or brothers and sisters of a, coronets of, 363 Spain, 61 , 81 , 83 ; crests, 343 ; marks of cadency, 482 ; Queen Victoria Eugenie of, 139 , 474 , 596 ; Philip of, 607 ; quarterings of, 543 Sparlings, 256 Spear and spear-head, 285 Specified, number, 89 Speke, crest and supporters, 217 ; augmentation, 420 , 595 Spelman, Sir Henry, 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 Spener, 324 , 481 Spenser, 221 Sphinx, 4 , 9 , 171 , 228 Spider, 261 Spikes, 223 Spokes, arms, 291 Springbok, 208 , 217 ; as supporters, 436 Sprot, 255 Spry, arms, 124 Spur-nowels, or Spur-revels, 286 , 296 Spurs, 54 , 286 Squirrel, 214 , 430 SS, collar of, 44 St. Adrian, 162 St. Ægidius, 162 St. Albans, Boke of, 2 ; Duke of, 515 ; monastery, 143 St. Andrew, 47 , 160 , 162 , 614 St. Andrew, Saltire of, 25 ; Cross of, 131 ; flag of, 472 St. Anthony's Cross, 129 St. Asaph, Bishop of, 78 St. Aubin, cloister of, 228 St. Boniface, 164 St. Britius, 160 St. Bryse, 160 St. Catherine, wheel of, 473 , 606 St. Columba, 162 St. Cricq, Comtes de, arms, 281 St. Cuthbert, cross of, 606 St. David's, 588 St. Denis, 165 , 220 , 473 ; Abbey of, 16 , 219 St. Duthacus, 162 St. Edmund, cross and martlets of, 473 St. Edward, 360 St. Edward the Confessor, 596 , 607 ; arms, 244 St. Edward's Crown, 358 St. Elizabeth, 62 St. Etheldreda, 298 St. Etienne, Abbey of, 525 St. George, 162 , 614 ; arms of, 46 ; banner of, 471 ; Cross of, 25 , 38 ; flag of, 472 ; Chapel, 78 , 149 , 505 ; stall plates, 559 St. Giles, 162 St. Helens, borough of, arms, 292 St. Ives (Cornwall), arms, 264 St. John the Baptist, 165 St. John of Jerusalem, Order of the Hospital of, 568 ; Knights of Justice of the Order, insignia of, 585 St. John of Malta, Celibate Order of, 569 St. Kentigern, 163 St. Lawrence, 550 St. Leonards, Lord, 68 St. Mark, 185 , 186 , 220 St. Martin, 162 , 164 St. Mary, lily of, 473 ; the Virgin, College of, arms, 271 St. Maur, arms, 239 St. Michael, 162 , 163 ; and All Angels, 54 ; St George, Most Distinguished Order of, 29 , 566 , 584 St. Mungo, 163 St. Neots, 75 St. Ninian, 162 St. Oswald, Lord, supporters, 437 St. Patrick, 614 ; Order of, 46 ; Knights of, rules, 563 ; supporters, 563 ; insignia of, 584 ; Order of Prelate of the, insignia of, 584 ; Deans of, insignia of, 584 ; Chancellor of, insignia of, 584 St. Patrick, flag of, 473 St. Paul, 164 ; sword of, 473 , 606 St. Peter, emblem, 291 ; keys of, 473 , 606 St. Petersburg, 351 St. Stephen of Tuscany, Knights of the, 569 St. Vincent, Lord, crest, 377 Stable, arms, 277 Stafford, 56 ; crest, 246 ; knot, 469 ; Earl of, 73 Stafford, Earl of, supporters, 461 ; Earl of, Sir Humphrey Stafford, arms, crest, mantling, 388 ; Lord, badge, 458 ; crest, 374 Stags, 208 , 432 Stains, 72 , 73 Stalbridge, Lord, 345 Standard, 28 , 59 , 474 ; badges upon, 464 ; bearer (Würtemburg), hereditary insignia of, 582 Standish, arms, 289 Staniland, arms, 286 Stanley, 209 ; Lord, badge, 240 , 469 ; Torse, arms, 404 Staple, 302 Stapleton, Sir Miles, K.G., arms, crest, mantling, 387 Stapylton, supporters, 421 Starckens, 163 Star of India, Most Exalted Order of the, 565 , 584 Stars, 11 , 295 Statant, 102 , 172 , 213 , 226 State liveries, badges on, 464 Statute of Resumptions, 30 Steamer, 294 Stephen, coins, 354 Stephen de Windesore, 31 Sterling, William, seal, 417 Steuart, Bart., crest, 375 Steward, Lord High, insignia of, 582 Stewart, arms, 86 ; crest, 164 ; of Ochiltree, 502 , 513 Stilwell, crest, 246 Stirling-Maxwell, supporters, 431 Stirrups, 286 Stoat, 215 Stockfish, 255 Stockings, 293 Stocks of Trees, 264 Stodart, 144 , 145 , 502 , 514 Stoke-Lyne, Lord of the Manor, arms, 413 Stones, 286 Storey, — from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
shadows creep Careless of
Weary of life, thou liest in silent sleep, As one who marks the lengthening shadows creep, Careless of all the hurrying hours that run, Mourning some day of glory, for the sun p. 317 Of Freedom hath not shewn to thee his face, And thou hast caught no flambeau in the race. — from Poems, with The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
some common conference of
[5140] The old man let her in, and after some common conference of her mishap, she began to inveigle him with lascivious talk and jests, to play with his beard, to kiss him, and do worse, till at last she overcame him. — from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
sixteenth century cameo of
Now it is a little picture, cut like a sixteenth century cameo, of some detail of the country or of country life, generally with just a touch at the end that relieves the feeling of pure objectiveness, and suggests the Infinite which lies around and behind the fragment presented; now it is some philosophical maxim or reflection which has evidently become part of the poet’s individuality; now an impression of infancy, childhood, girlhood, old age; now a fine-wrought point of irony to prick the ignorance and arrogance of the Philistine. — from Tuscan folk-lore and sketches, together with some other papers by Isabella Mary Anderton
Steam Car Company of
The occupants of the car were Mr. Frederick Coleman, London manager of the White Steam Car Company of the United States; Mrs. Coleman, a lady possessing the rare gift of a remarkably exact topographical memory; their child, my wife and myself, and a mechanic who sat contentedly, after the manner of his kind, at my feet. — from Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by James Edmund Vincent
‘Opening this box,’ which is Socrates, says he, ‘you would have found within it a heavenly and inestimable drug, a more than human understanding, an admirable virtue, matchless learning, invincible courage, inimitable sobriety, certain contentment of mind, perfect assurance, and an incredible disregard of all that for which men cunningly do so much watch, run, sail, fight, travel, toil, and turmoil themselves.’ — from Views and Reviews: Essays in appreciation: Literature by William Ernest Henley
slow creeping current of
Nor was the revival without its charms, with all its old associations of strife and antagonism—like a breeze blowing freshly from the outer world, and suddenly stirring the slow, creeping current of her daily life. — from My Little Lady by E. Frances (Eleanor Frances) Poynter
In the British Museum 225 The Sevens of a pack of Tarots, with Swords, Cups, Batons, and Money as the marks of the suits 227 The Second Coat Cards of the suits of Acorns and Leaves—in a German pack engraved on wood, 1511 236-7 The Sevens of a pack of German Cards, with Bells, Hearts, Leaves, and Acorns, as the marks of the suits 238 Copies of Four Small German Cards, of the seventeenth century 239 The Valets of a pack of French Cards, of the time of Henry IV 250 The Chevaliers, or Valets, of a pack of Portuguese Cards, of the date 1693 252 Figure of "the real Spata," as shown in Baker's Eclectic Cards, 1813 261 Tail-piece, Cheating Time with Cards 330 Cupid; from a cut relating to Prophecies and Fortune-telling, in Bagford's Collection, Harleian MSS. — from Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards by William Andrew Chatto
Slocum commanding composed of
For the purpose of military operations, this army is divided into two wings viz.: The right wing, Major-General O. O. Howard commanding, composed of the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Corps; the left wing, Major-General H. W. Slocum commanding, composed of the Fourteenth and Twentieth Corps. — from Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Volume II., Part 4 by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman
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