SOLOMON 
 
 
"When the serpent springs upon me, and 
strikes me dead, shoot one of these ar- 
rows at me, and I shall instantly come to 
life again." Uffan tugged at the ring, was 
stung to death, but, being struck by one 
of the arrows, revived. This happened 
twice. After the third attempt, the heav- 
ens grew so black, and the thunder was so 
alarming, that Aboutaleb was afraid to 
shoot, and throwing down the bow and 
arrow, fled with precipitation from the 
dreadful place.-Comte de Caylus, Oriental 
Tales (" History of Aboutaleb," 1743). 
 
  Solomon (The Second), James I. of Eng- 
land (1566, 1603-1625). 
  The French king (Henri IV.) said, in the 
presence of Lord Sanquhar, to one that called 
James a second Solomon. "I hope he is not the 
son of David the fiddler" [Datid Rizzio].-Os- 
borne, Secret History, i. 231. 
  Sully called him "The Wisest Fool in 
Christendom." 
 
  Solomon, a tedious, consequential, old 
butler, in the service of Count Wintersen. 
He has two idiosyncrasies: One is that 
he receives letters of confidential import- 
ance from all parts of the civilized world, 
but "has received no communication from 
abroad to tell him who Mrs. Haller is." 
One letter "from Constantinople" turns 
out to be from his nephew, Tim Twist, 
the tailor, about a waistcoat, which had 
been turned three times. In regard to the 
other idiosyncrasy, he boasts of his cellar 
of wine, provided in a "most frugal and 
provident way," and of his alterations in 
the park, " all done with the most econom- 
ical economy." He is very proud of his 
son, Peter, a half-witted lad, and thinks 
Mrs. Haller "casts eyes at him."-Benj. 
Thompson, The Stranger (1797). 
 
  Solomoir Daisy, parish clerk and bell- 
 
 
ringer, of Chigwell. He had little, round, 
black, shiny eyes like beads; wore rusty 
black breeches, a rusty black coat, and a 
long-flapped waistcoat, with little queer 
buttons like his eyes. As he sat in the 
firelight, he seemed all eyes, from head to 
foot.-C. Dickens, Barnaby Rudqe (1841). 
 
  Solomon of China (The), Taetsong I., 
whose real name was Lee-chemen. He 
reformed the calendar, founded a very ex- 
tensive library, established schools in Iris 
palace, built places of worship for the 
Nestorian Christians, and was noted for 
his wise maxims (i, 618-626). 
 
  Solomon of England (The), Henry 
VII.   (1457, 1485-1509). (See SoLoMoN 
THE SECOND.) 
 
  Solomon of France (The), Charles V. 
le Sage (1337, 1364-1380). 
  ** Louis IX. (i.e., St. Louis) is also called 
  The Solomon of France" (1215, 1226- 
1270). 
 
  Solon of French Prose (The), Balzac 
(1596-1655). 
 
  Solon of Parnassus (The). Boileau 
is so called by Voltaire, in allusion to his 
Art of Poetry (1636-1711). 
 
  Solsgrace (Master Nehemiah), a Pres- 
byterian pastor.-Sir W' Scott, Peveril of 
the Peak (time, Charles II.). 
 
  Solus, an old bachelor, who greatly 
wished to be a married man. When he 
saw the bright sides of domestic life, he 
resolved he would marry; but when he 
saw the reverse sides, he determined to 
remain single. Ultimately, he takes to 
the altar Miss Spinster.-Inchbald, Every 
One has His Fault (1794). 
 
 
SOLUS 
 
 
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