BRAHMIN CASTE 
 
 
  Bose Bradwardine, his daughter, the her- 
oine of the novel, which concludes with her 
marriage with Waverley, and the restora- 
tion of the manor-house of Tully Veolan. 
  Malcolm Bradwardine of Inchgrabbit, a 
relation of the old baron.-Sir W. Scott, 
Waverley (time, George II.). 
 
  Brady (Martha), a young "Irish widow" 
twenty-three years of age, and in love with 
William Whittle. She was the daughter of 
sir Patrick O'Neale. Old Thomas Whittle, 
the uncle, a man of sixty-three, wanted to 
oust his nephew in her affections, for he 
thought her " so modest, so mild, so tender- 
hearted, so reserved, so domestic. Her 
voice was so sweet, with just a soupfon of 
the brogue to make it enchanting." In 
order to break off this detestable passion of 
the old man, the widow assumed the airs 
and manners of a boisterous, loud, flaunt- 
ing, extravagant, low Irishwoman, deeply 
in debt, and abandoned to pleasure. Old 
Whittle, thoroughly frightened, induced 
his nephew to take the widow off his hands, 
and gave him £5000 as a douceur for so 
doing.-Garrick, The Irish Widow (1757). 
 
  Brag (Jack), a vulgar boaster, who gets 
into good society, where his vulgarity 
stands out in strong relief.-Theodore 
Hook, Jack Brag (a novel). 
 
  Brag (Sir Jack), general John Burgoyne 
(died 1792). 
 
  Braganza (Juan duke of). In 1580 Philip 
II. of Spain claimed the crown of Portu- 
gal, and governed it by a regent. In 1640 
Margaret was regent, and Velasquez her 
chief minister, a man exceedingly obnox- 
ious to the Portuguese. Don Juan and 
his wife Louisa of Braganza being very 
popular, a conspiracy was formed to shake 
off the Spanish yoke. Velasquez was torn 
 
 
to death by the populace, and don Juan of 
Braganza was proclaimed king. 
  Louisa duchess of Braganza. Her char- 
acter is thus described: 
              Bright Louisa, 
To all the softness of her tender sex, 
Unites the noblest qualities of man: 
A genius to embrace the amplest schemes ... 
Judgment most sound, persuasive eloquence... 
Pure piety without religious dross, 
And fortitude that shrinks at no disaster. 
      Robert Jephson, Braganza, i. 1 (1775). 
  Mrs. Bellamy took her leave of the stage May 
24, 1785. On this occasion Mrs. Yates sustained 
the part of the "duchess of Braganza," and Miss 
Farren spoke the address.-F. Reynolds. 
 
  Bragela, daughter of Sorglan, and wife 
of Cuthullin (general of the Irish army and 
regent during the minority of king Cor- 
mac).-Ossian, Fingal. 
 
  Braggado'cio, personification of the 
intemperance of the tongue. For a time 
his boasting serves him with some profit, 
but being found out, he is stripped of his 
borrowed plumes. His shield is claimed 
by Mar'lnel; his horse by Guyon; Talus 
shaves off his beard; and his lady is shown 
to be a sham Florlmel.-Spenser, Fairy 
Queen, iii. 8 and 10, with v. 3. 
  It is thought that Philip of Spain was 
the academy figure of "Braggadocio." 
  Braggadocio's Sword, San'glamore (3 
syl.). 
  Bragmar'do (Jano'tus de), the sophister 
sent by the Parisians to Gargantua, to re- 
monstrate with him for carrying off the 
bells of Notre-Dame to suspend round the 
neck of his mare for jingles.-Rabelais, 
Gargantua and Pantag'ruel', ii. (1533). 
 
  Brahmin Caste of New England, 
term used by Oliver Wendell Holmes in 
Elsie Venner to describe an intellectual 
 
 
BRADWARDINE 
 
 
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