URANIA 
 
 
   Urania, daughter of the king of Sicily, 
who fell in love with Sir Guy (eldest son 
of St. George,- the patron saint of Eng- 
land).-R. Johnson, The Seven Champions, 
etc., iii. 2 (1617). 
 
  Ura'nian Venus, i.e., "Celestial Venus," 
the patroness of chaste and pure love. 
  Venus pandemos or popularis is the 
Venus of the animal passion called "love." 
  Venus etaira or amrica is the Venus of 
criminal sensuality. 
The seal was Cupid bent above a scroll, 
And o'er his head Uranian Venus hung 
And raised the blinding bandage from his eyes. 
          Tennyson, The Princess, i. (1830). 
 
  Urban (Sylvanus), the hypothetical 
editor of The Gentleman's Magazine. 
 
  Urbane, hero of a religious story bear- 
ing the title of Urbana and His Friends, by 
Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (1863). 
 
  Urchin, a hedgehog, a mischievous little 
fellow, a dwarf, an imp. 
          We'll dress like urchins. 
  Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, act iv. 
se. 4 (1596). 
 
  Ureus, the Egyptian snake, crowned 
with a mitre, and typical of heaven. 
 
  Urfried (Dame), an old sibyl at Torquil- 
stone Castle; alias Ulrica, daughter of the 
late thane of Torquilstone.-Sir W. Scott, 
Ivanhoe (time, Richard I.). 
 
  Urgan, a human child stolen by the 
king of the fairies, and brought up in elf- 
land. He was sent to lay on Lord Rich-. 
ard the "curse of the sleepless eye," for 
killing his wife's brother. Then said the 
dwarf to Alice Brand (the wife of Lord 
Richard), "if any woman will sign my 
 
 
brow thrice with a cross, I shall resume 
my proper form." Alice signed him thrice, 
and Urgan became at once "the fairest 
knight in all Scotland," and Alice recog- 
nized in him her own brother, Ethert.- 
Sir W. Scott, Lady of the Lake, iv. 12 
(1810). 
 
  Urganda, a potent fairy in the Am~idis 
de Gaul and other romances of the Carlo- 
vingian cycle. 
  This Urganda seemed to bi aware of her own 
importance.-Smollett. 
 
  Ur'gel, one of Charlemagne's paladins, 
famous for his enormous strength. 
 
  U'riel (3 syl.), or Israfil, the angel who 
is to sound the resurrection trumpet.-Al 
Kordn. 
 
   Uriel, one of the seven great spirits, 
whose station was in the sun. The word 
means "God's light" (see 2 Esdras iv., v., 
x. 28). 
The archangel Uriel, one of the seven 
Who, in God's presence, nearest to his throne, 
Stand ready at command. 
    Milton, Paradise Lost, iii. 648, etc. (1665). 
  *** Longfellow calls him "the minister 
of Mars," and says that he inspires man 
withý "fortitude to bear the brunt and suf- 
fering of life."-The Golden Legend, iii. 
(1851). 
 
  U'rien, the foster-father of Prince Ma- 
doc. He followed the prince to his settle- 
ment in North America, south of the Mis- 
souri (twelfth century).-Southey, Madoc 
1805). 
 
  Urim, in Garth's Dispensary, is designed 
for Dr. Atterbury. 
Urim was civil and not void of sense, 
Had humor and courteous confidence, . 
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