_The Marquis of Salisbury_ ... St. Paul's burial ... { Th}e { f}a{ m}ou{ s} [born 1830] { Th}e famous ... Livingstone ... travelling ... { v}oya{ g}i{ ng} [succeeded to title 1867]
_J. J. Rousseau_ ... "Emile" ... early education ... E{ d}u{ c}a{ t}e { n}ow [born 1712] ... draw out thought ... I { th}i{ n}{ k} o{ f} you [died 1778]
_Charles Darwin_ ... "Natural Selection" ... The chosen one ... Ha{ p}py [born (180)9][K] ... greatest happiness ... { T}o ha{ v}e hea{ v}e{ n} [died 1882]
_George Eliot_ ... Adam Bede ... add ... A{ d}{ v}a{ n}{ c}e [born 1820] ... Money ... £10 ... { T}wo { f}i{ v}e{ s} [died 1880]
_Richard Wagner_ ... "Music of Future" ... future time ... { T}o ha{ v}e { t}i{ m}e [born 1813] { T}o ha{ v}e { f}a{ m}e [died 1883]
_The Duke of Albany_ ... delicate ... pale ... white ... Whi{ t}e { f}{ l}a{ m}e [born 1853] { F}i{ r}e [died (18)84]
_Charles Dickens_ ... "Pickwick Papers" ... picnic biscuits ... biscuit-tin ... { T}i{ n} [born (18)12] { C}a{ s}e [died (18)70]
_Titus Oates_ ... barley ... mash-tub ... man's tub ... { D}io{ g}e{ n}e{ s} [born 1620] ... harsh critic ... He a{ t}ta{ ck}{ s} a{ l}l [died 1705]
The specific gravity of the Iridium is 22.40 IRIDIUM ... I ridicule ... Ridiculous ... All laugh ... { n}o{ n}e { s}e{ r}iou{ s}. =22.40= See Analytic Substitutions, concerning the expression of decimals.
One pound avoirdupois equals .45355 of a kilogram-- POUND AVOIRDUPOIS ... old measure ... new measure ... new reign ... (=.45355=) Hi{ s} { r}u{ l}e { m}ay ha{ l}low a{ l}l.
Great Earthquake at Lisbon in 1755-- =1 7 5 5= LISBON ... Listen ... Hush!... TALK LOWLY.
Sorata (Andes) 21,286 feet high. =2 1 2 8 6= SORATA ... sore ... cured ... salt fish ... UNEATEN FISH.
FOUNDATION OF ROME ... Seven hills ... up hill ... (=753=) { c}{ l}i{ m}b.
FIRST PRINTING IN ENGLAND ... Book ... Pamphlet ... (=1471=) { tr}a{ ct}.
COUNCIL OF TRENT ... rent ... rent roll ... (=1545=) { d}ai{ l}y { r}o{ l}l.
SPANISH ARMADA DESTROYED =1 5 8 8= Many ships sunk ... few escaped ... THEY LEAVE A FEW.
America discovered in 1492-- =1 49 2= AMERICA ... Merry ... Sad ... sad irons ... Handcuffs ... TURPIN.
Mariners' Compass invented, 1269-- =1 2 6 9= MARINERS' COMPASS ... pocket compass-- TINY SHAPE.
[K] It is sufficient to indicate the figure 9, as we know that it could not have been the year 9 of the Christian Era, and as it was somewhere about the beginning of this century, the figure 9 makes an indefinite impression definite and exact.