The judge, who was a shrewd fellow, winked at the manifest iniquity of the decision; and, when the court was dismissed, went privily, and bought up all the pigs that could be had for love or money. In a few days his Lordship's town house was observed to be on fire. The thing took wing, and now there was nothing to be seen but fires in every direction. Fuel3 and pigs grew enormously dear all over the district. The insurance offices one and all shut up shop. People built slighter and slighter every day, until it was feared that the very science of architecture would in no long time be lost to the world. Thus this custom of firing houses continued, till in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery, that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal, might be cooked (burnt, as they called it) without the necessity of consuming a whole house to dress it. Then first began the rude form of a gridiron. Roasting by the string, or spit, came in a century or two later, I forget in whose dynasty. By such slow degrees, concludes the manuscript, do the most useful, and seemingly the most obvious arts, make their way among mankind. 3. Fuel, M. L. focale, from focus, a hearth-sometimes also used for ignis-from which the Fr. feu is derived. INDEX OF WORDS AND PHRASES EXPLAINED OR REFERRED TO IN THE WORK. [Those in Italics are ither no longer in use or provincialisms.] Beverage, 144. Bield, 255. Bound (homeward- bound'), 61. Bounty, 158. Bourn, 91. Bower, 12, 35. Brake, 32. Brand, 269. Bauble, 266. Bay, 296. Bayonet, 324. Be, 11. Bead, 28. Beat over,' 71. Beadsman, 28. Beam, 303. Bedstead, 12, 228. Begone (woe-begone '), 13. Bridegroom, 119. Beholding, 39. Believe, 39. Beloved, 39. Brenn, 62. Bribe, 155. Bridal, 112. Brilliant, 277. Brimstone, 62. Broach, 273. Ben, 259. Brocade, 273. Dempster, 20. Demure, 133. Dis- (prefix), 142. Discourse, 172. Dismay, 80. Document, 200. Doom, 20, 60, 153. Dragoon, 340. Drench, 144. Dress, 231. Drie, 62. Driht, drihtin, 7 Drug, 230. Civil, 74. Civility, 74. Clean, 25, 67. Clear, 98, 132. Clever, 17. Climate, 234. Clock, 206. Endlong, 27. Engine, 215. England, 4. Epaulette, 315. Flitting, 48. Foil (sb.), 132. Fond, 85, 119, 175. For to see,' ic. Ford, 93, 112. Forlorn, 40, 42. Freight, 207. Fret, 26, 304. Fullunkt, 7. Furrow, 312. 'Fyre amaille,' 26. Gainsay, 4. Gentleman, 20. Giant, 179. Goal, 296. Gold, 243. Gracious, 72, 85. Grate, 231. Gree, bear the,' 262. Greyhound, 88. Griefs, 47. Groom, 119. Gross, 92. Grovelling, 27, 276. Guilt, 243. Gyre, 128. Haburgeon, 17. Haffets, 251. Ham, hamlet, 122. Handsome, 122. Happiness, 117. Harass, 9. Harbinger, 154. Harry (vb.), 9. Hawkie, 265. Hawthorn, II. Head, 7. Headlong, 27, 78. Heafod, 9. Hearest thou rather,' 137. Heathen, 199. Heaven, 69. Hell, 79. Hent (sb.), 184. Heora, 9. Hoddin-grey, 262. Holy, 148. Homage, 321. Homeward-bound,' 61. Honour, II. Hood (suffix), 7. Hoslet, 9. Hottentot, 213. Hound, 184. Houves, 11. Hover, II. 'Hue and cry,' 311. Humour, 70. Humorous, 57. Husband, 116. If, 23. Impassible, 170. Indifferent, 50, 119. Influence, 79. Inform, 155. Invention, IIO. Invest, 137. Jealousy, 226. Moat, 276. Model, 86. Lavish, 174. Law, II. Lawn, 184. League, 196. Leam, 26. Leman, 45. Lemures, 131. Let blood,' 12, 62. Lete, 8. Lychgate, 3. Nighter tale, 18. 'Lurch, leave in the,' 151. -Ly (suffix), 13, 23. Lyart, 261. Make (sb.), 34. Man, 78. Nightingale, 8. Nome, 10, 41. Noon, 134. Noseling, 27. Pantaloon, 82. Parlour, 120. Parry, 324. Passion, 77, 133. Pattern, 161. Pawn, 106. Peasant, 207. Peculiar, 122. Pity, 75. Portage, 87. |