Broke, or Brooke, Arthur

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• Broke

  ·- imp. & ·p.p. of Break. II. Broke ·- of <<Break>>. III. Broke ·Impf of <<Break>>. IV. Broke ·vi...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• broke

  a rupture. Kent. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• broke

  Sentence of a court-martial, depriving an officer of his commission. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• arthur

  A well-known sea game, alluded to by Grose, Smollet, and other writers. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• arthur, king arthur

  A game used at sea, when near the line, or in a hot latitude. It is performed thus: A man who is to ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Broke Wharf

  See Brook's Wharf. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• broke-up

  Said of a gale of wind passing away; or a ship which has gone to pieces on a reef, &c. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Golding, Arthur

  (1535?-1605?) Translator, s. of a gentleman of Essex, was perhaps at Camb., and was diligent in the...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Johnston, Arthur

  (c. 1587-1641) Poet in Latin, b. near Aberdeen, studied medicine at Padua, where he graduated. Afte...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Murphy, Arthur

  (1727-1805) Actor and dramatist, b. in Ireland, and ed. at St. Omer, went on the stage, then studie...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Young, Arthur

  (1741-1820) Writer on agriculture, was b. in London, the s. of a Suffolk clergyman. In his early ye...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Doughty, Arthur

  Historical and miscellaneous writer. Life and Works of Tennyson (1893), Song Story of Francesca and ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hassall, Arthur

  (b. 1853) Historian. Handbook of European History (1897), The Balance of Power (1715-89), in Period...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Morrison, Arthur

  (b. 1863) Novelist. Tales of Mean Streets (1894), Martin Hewitt (1894), A Child of the Jago (1896),...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Symons, Arthur

  (b. 1865) Poet and critic. An Introduction to the Study of Browning (1886), Days and Nights (1889),...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Waugh, Arthur

  (b. 1866) Critic. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a Study (1892), Robert Browning (in Westminster Biographie...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Arthur Street

  West out of King William Street at No. 32 and south to 137 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• king arthur

  A game played on board ship in warm climates, in which a person, grotesquely personating King Arthur...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Clough, Arthur Hugh

  (1819-1861) Poet, s. of a cotton merchant in Liverpool, he spent his childhood in America, but was ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Helps, Sir Arthur

  (1813-1875) Essayist and historian, was b. at Streatham, Surrey, and ed. at Eton and Camb. After le...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn

  (1815-1881) Historian, biographer, and theologian, s. of Edward S., Bishop of Norwich, b. at Alderl...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Benson, Arthur Christopher

  (b. 1862) Poet, biographer and miscellaneous writer. Poems (1893), Lyrics (1895), The Professor and...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Blaikie, John Arthur

  (b. 1849) Poet and journalist. Madrigals, Songs, and Sonnets (1870), Love's Victory (1890), and A S...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Bullen, Arthur Henry

  (b. 1857) Ed. of Old English writers. Ed. Works of John Day, dramatist (1881), Collection of Old En...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Gardner, Ernest Arthur

  (b. 1862) Writer on Greek antiquities. Chapter on Inscriptions in Naukratis I. (1886), Naukratis II...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Jones, Henry Arthur

  (b. 1851) Dramatist. A Clerical Error (1879), The Silver King (1882), Saints and Sinners (1884), Th...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Law, William Arthur

  (b. 1844) Dramatic author. A Night Surprise (1877), Enchantment (1878), Castle Botherem (1880), Nob...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Stannard, Mrs. Arthur ("John Strange Winter")

  (b. 1856) Novelist. Bootle's Baby, Army Society, Beautiful Jim, The Soul of the Bishop, Grip, He we...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Arthur Street East

  East out of King William Street at No. 46 to Monument Square (O.S.). In Bridge Ward Within. Erected...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Arthur Street West

  See Arthur Street. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Port-Arthur Plum

  See plum, native. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• O'Shaughnessy, Arthur William Edgar

  (1844-1881) Poet, b. in London, entered the library of the British Museum, afterwards being transfe...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

  LL.D. (b. 1859) Novelist. A Study in Scarlet (1887), Micah Clarke (1888), The Sign of Four (1889),...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing

  (b. 1855) Dramatist. The Magistrate, Sweet Lavender, The Profligate, The Weaker Sex, Lady Bountiful...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas ("Q")

  (b. 1863) Novelist. Dead Man's Rock (1887), Troy Town (1888), The Splendid Spur (1889), The Blue Pa...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin