Word: british
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...English translation from Juvenal's 10th Satire, "Quanto delphinis balaena Britannica major," - "As much as the British Prince of W(h)ales is greater than the Dauphin...
...Death of Lord Nelsing. - On the right you vill notice a French ship a blowin' up, vith the materials on board a goin' con-trary to the laws of the attraction of gratification, and a goin' up instead of a comin' down, - all the result of the British waller. On the left a gun is a bustin', with nothink left a standin' within reach. In the foreground Lord Nelsing in the hagonies of death, and yet a-sayin' to the coxswain, who says, "Can I do anythink, Lord Nelsing?" says he. "Nothink," says his lordship, quite hearty-like, and dies...
...very interesting, though many of them are improbable. Even want of space cannot prevent our referring to the fete-day speech of the hero; when he wished his father's tenants a speedy death, as the greatest good which could happen to them. One can almost see the honest British yeomen, wiping the beer from their big mouths, and gazing in stupid wonder at the young philosopher who assured them that death was better than even the roast-beef and plum-pudding of Merry England...
...performance of the "Cup of Tea," and "Fra Diavolo, by members of the II H Society. The whole entertainment passed off smoothly, and without the embarrassing hitches which often occur in amateur theatricals. The comedietta was played with spirit throughout, Mr. French as Sir Charles, Mr. Simmons as the British footman, and Mr. Mackintosh as Lady Clara, all making the most of their parts, without overacting, while Mr. Nason's Scroggins was the best piece of farce-acting we have seen for a long time; from his first appearance till the fall of the curtain he carried the audience along...
...likely to be rivalled by Joaquin Miller, and that Shakespeare was a better poet, even if he did use longer words. Socially, too, he was no longer successful; he was hardly conventional enough, even for a poet. But worse than all, he spoke condescendingly of Tennyson, and the great British breast swelled with indignation that the poet laureate should be patronized by a wandering American. Moreover, it was reported that he had left in the far West a much-abused wife, and that she, poor lady, was about to take the lecture-stand in order to gain an honest livelihood...