=Twemlow= (_Mr._), first cousin to Lord Snigsworth; “an innocent piece of dinner-furniture,” in frequent requisition by Mr. and Mrs. Veneering. He is described as “grey, dry, polite, and susceptible to east wind;” he wears “first-gentleman-in-Europe collar and cravat;” “his cheeks are drawn in as if he had made a great effort to retire into himself some years ago, and had got so far, but never any further.” His great mystery is who is Mr. Veneering’s oldest friend; is he himself his oldest or his newest acquaintance? He couldn’t tell.--C. Dickens, _Our Mutual Friend_ (1864). =Twenty Bold Mariners.= “Twenty bold mariners went to the wave, Twenty sweet breezes blew over the main; All were so hearty, so free and so brave-- But they never came back again.” * * * * * * * * * Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, _Along the Shore_ (1888). =Twice-told Tales.= Some of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s most charming tales and sketches are collected under this caption (1851). =Twickenham= (_The Bard of_), Alexander Pope, who lived for thirty years at Twickenham (1688-1744). =Twigtythe= (_The Rev. Mr._), clergyman at Fasthwaite Farm, held by Farmer Williams.--Sir W. Scott, _Waverley_ (time, George II.). =Twin Brethren= (_The Great_), Castor and Pollux. Back comes the chief in triumph Who, in the hour of fight, Hath seen the Great Twin Brethren In harness on his right. Safe comes the ship to haven, Thro’ billows and thro’ gales, If once the great Twin Brethren Sit shining on the sails. Lord Macaulay, _Lays of Ancient Rome_ (“Battle of Lake Regillus,” xl. 1842). =Twineall= (_The Hon. Mr._), a young man who goes to India, intending to work himself into place by flattery; but, wholly mistaking character, he gets thrown into prison for treason. Twineall talks to Sir Luke Tremor (who ran away from the field of battle) of his glorious deeds of fight; to Lady Tremor (a grocer’s daughter) of high birth, supposing her to be a descendant of the kings of Scotland; to Lord Flint (the sultan’s chief minister) of the sultan’s dubious right to the throne, and so on.--Mrs. Inchbald, _Such Things Are_ (1786). =Twist= (_Oliver_), the son of Mr. Brownlow’s oldest friend and Agnes Fleming; half-brother to “Manks.” He was born and brought up in a workhouse, starved, and ill-treated; but was always gentle, amiable, and pure-minded. His asking for more gruel at the workhouse because he was so hungry, and the astonishment of the officials at such daring impudence, is capitally told.--Charles Dickens, _Oliver Twist_ (1837). =Twitcher= (_Harry_). Henry, Lord Brougham [_Broom_] was so called, from his habit of twitching his neck (1778-1868).