The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, October 1883Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
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The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, October 1883
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
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P. 131—“Drangiana,” dran´gi-a´na; “Ar´a-cho´si-a;” “Ge-dro´si-a;”
“Par´o-pa-mis´i-dæ;” “Seistan,” sā-stan´; “Candahar,” can-da-har´;
“Zurrah,” zur´rah.
P. 132—“Ecbatana,” ec-bat´-a-na.
P. 135—“Dioskuri,” di´os-cu´ri. Literally the sons of Jupiter. The
heroes Castor and Pollux.
P. 136—“Oxyartes,” ox´y-ar´tes.
P. 137—“Telestes,” te-les´tes; “Phi-lox´e-mus;” “Bukephalia,”
bu´ce-pha-li´a; “Akesines,” ac´e-si´nes; “Hyd-ra-o´tes;” “Hyph´a-sis.”
P. 139—“Arabitæ,” ar´a-bi´tæ; “O-ri´tæ;” “Ich´thy-oph´a-gi.”
BRIEF HISTORY OF GREECE.
The “Brief History of Greece” has not been annotated as the
pronunciation of the Greek and Latin names is marked, and its foot
notes are sufficient.
AMERICAN LITERATURE.
P. 9—“Sandys,” săn´dĭs.
P. 11—“Magnalia Christi Americana.” The great deeds of Christ in
America.
P. 14—“Fox.” (1624-1690.) The founder of the sect of the Quakers.
P. 14—“Ipswich,” ips´wich, “Ag-a-wam´.” The latter was the first name
given to Ipswich.
P. 15—“Yale Library.” These forty books have increased to over 112,000,
exclusive of pamphlets.
P. 18—“Hopkinsianism,” hop-kins´i-an-ism.
P. 20—“Philomath,” phil´o-math. A lover of learning.
P. 21—“Brainherd,” brā´nerd.
P. 25—“Publius,” pŭb´li-us.
P. 27—“Freneau,” fre-nō´.
P. 27—“Huguenot,” hū´ge-not. Diminutive of Hugo, a heretic and
conspirator. The name was afterwards given to the French Protestants of
France.
P. 27—“Columbiad,” co-lŭm´bi-ad.
P. 28—“DeFoe,” de-fō´. (1661?-1731.)
P. 30—“Hollis professorship.” Established in 1721 by Thomas Hollis.
Being a Baptist, he required that the candidate for the professorship
should be of orthodox principles.
P. 31—“Trinitarian,” trĭn-i-ta´ri-an. Pertaining to the Trinity.
P. 31—“Arian,” ā´ri-an. A follower of Arius, who held Christ to be a
created being.
P. 36—“Schaff,” shäf.
P. 36—“Swedenborgian,” swē-den-bôr´gi-an.
P. 39—“Pseudonym,” sū´do-nĭm. A fictitious name.
P. 39—“Salmagundi,” săl-ma-gŭn´dĭ. Originally a mixture of
chopped meats, fish with pepper, etc.; hence, a medley, a _pot-pourri_.
P. 42—-“Granada,” gra-na´da; “Al-ham´bra.”
P. 45—“Guildford,” gil´ford.
P. 46—“Marco Bozzaris,” mar´cō bot´sä-ris. A Greek patriot, born in
1790, killed at Missolonghi in 1823.
P. 46—“Buccanneer,” bŭc´ca-neer´.
P. 47—“Muhlenburg,” mu´len-berg.
P. 47—“Hadad,” hā´dăd.
P. 48—“Thanatopsis;” than-a-top´sis. A view of death.
P. 49—“Phi Beta Kappa Society.” A prominent Greek letter society,
founded in the College of William and Mary in 1776.
P. 49—“Verplanck,” ver-plănk´.
P. 51—“Lope de Vega,” lo´pā da vā´gä. (1562-1635.) A Spanish poet
and dramatist.
P. 52—“Bruges,” brüzh.
P. 54—“_Morituri Salutamus._” Literally, We about to die, salute you.
P. 54—“Aftermath,” aft´er-măth. The second crop of grass mown in a
year.
P. 54—“Outre-mer.” Beyond the sea.
P. 54—“Hyperion,” hy-pe´rĭ-on; “Kavanagh,” kav´a-näh.
P. 61—“Launfal,” laun´fal.
P. 63—“Baudelaire,” bō-de-lar.
P. 67—“Göttingen,” get´ting-en.
P. 70—“Barneveld,” bar´ne-vĕlt.
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