Young, Arthur

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• Young

  ·superl Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak. II. Young ·noun The o...

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• young

  A word often used for uninitiated. ♦ Young gentlemen, a general designation for midshipmen, whatev...

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• arthur

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

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• 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 ...

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• Young one

  ·add. ·- A young human being; a child; also, a young animal, as a colt. ...

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• Young, Edward

  (1683-1765) Poet, s. of the Rector of Upham, Hampshire, where he was b. After being at Winchester S...

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• Young Court

  See Young's Buildings1, Church Alley. ...

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• young one

  A familiar expression of contempt for another's ignorance, as "ah! I see you're a young one." How d'...

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• young democracy

  See barnburners. ...

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• young flood

  See flood. ...

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• young ice

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• Broke, or Brooke, Arthur

  (d. 1563) Translator, was the author of The Tragicall Historie of Romeus and Juliett, from which Sh...

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• Golding, Arthur

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

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• Johnston, Arthur

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

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• Murphy, Arthur

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

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• Doughty, Arthur

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

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• Hassall, Arthur

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

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• Morrison, Arthur

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

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• Symons, Arthur

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

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• Waugh, Arthur

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

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• Arthur Street

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

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• king arthur

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

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• Sellar, William Young

  (1825-1890) Scholar, b. in Sutherlandshire, his f. being factor to the Duke of Sutherland, ed. at G...

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• Clough, Arthur Hugh

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

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• Helps, Sir Arthur

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

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• Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn

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

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• Benson, Arthur Christopher

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

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• Blaikie, John Arthur

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

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• Bullen, Arthur Henry

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

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• Gardner, Ernest Arthur

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

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• Jones, Henry Arthur

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

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• Law, William Arthur

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

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

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

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• Arthur Street East

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

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• Arthur Street West

  See Arthur Street. ...

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• Port-Arthur Plum

  See plum, native. ...

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• Young Men's Christian Association

  ·add. ·- An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare of ...

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• Young Women's Christian Association

  ·add. ·- An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual, social, and economic welfare of ...

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• O'Shaughnessy, Arthur William Edgar

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

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• Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

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

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• Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing

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

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• Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas ("Q")

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

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