AHASUERUS 
 
 
  Agrica'ne (4 syl.), king of Tartary, in 
the Orlando Innamorato, of Bojardo. He 
besieges Angelica in the castle of Albrac- 
ca, and is slain in single combat by Orlan- 
do. He brought into the field 2,200,000 
troops. 
  Such forces met not, nor so wide a camp, 
  When Agrican, with all his northern powers, 
  Besieged Albracca. 
       Milton, Paradise Regained, iii. (1671). 
 
  Agricola Fusilier, a pompous old cre- 
ole, a conserver of family traditions, and 
patriot who figures in George W. Cable's 
Grandissimes (1880). 
  He seemed to fancy himself haranguing a 
crowd; made another struggle for intelligence, 
tried once, twice to speak, and the third time 
succeeded: " Louis-Louisian-a-for-ever !" 
and lay still. They put those two words on his 
tomb. 
 
  Ag'rios, Lumpishness personified; a 
"sullen swain, all mirth that in himself 
and others hated; dull, dead, and leaden." 
Described' in canto viii. of The Purple Isl- 
and, by Phineas Fletcher (1635). (Greek, 
agr'os, "a savage."' 
 
  Agrippina was granddaughter, wife, 
sister, and mother of an emperor. She 
was granddaughter of Augustus, wife of 
Claudius, sister of Caligula, and mother of 
Nero. 
  *** Lam'pedo of Lacedommon was daugh- 
ter, wife, sister, and mother of a king. 
 
  Agripy'na or Ag'ripyne (3 syl.), a prin- 
cess beloved by the "king of Cyprus'son, 
and madly loved by Orleans."-Thomas 
Dekker, Old Fortunatus (a comedy, 1600). 
 
  Ague-cheek (Sir Andrew), a silly old 
fop with "3000 ducats a year," very fond 
of the table, but with a shrewd understand- 
 
 
ing that "beef had done harm to his wit." 
Sir Andrew thinks himself "old in nothing 
but in understanding," and boasts that he 
can "cut a caper, dance the coranto, walk 
a jig, and take delight in masques," like a 
young man.-Shakespeare, Twelfth Night 
(1614). 
  Woodward (1737-1777) always sustained "sir 
Andrew  Ague-cheek" with infinite drollery, 
assisted by that expression of "rueful dismay," 
which gave so peculiar a zest to his Marplot.- 
Boaden, Life of iddons 
  Charles Lamb says that "Jem White saw 
James Dodd one evening in Ague-cheek, and 
recognizing him next day in Fleet Street, took 
off his hat, and saluted him with 'Save you, sir 
Andrew!' Dodd simply waved his hand and 
exclaimed, ' Away, fool! 1" 
 
  A'haback and Des'ra, two enchanters, 
who aided Ahu'bal in his rebellion against 
his brother Misnar, sultan of Delhi Ahu- 
bal had a magnificent tent built, and Horam 
the vizier had one built for the sultan 9till 
more magnificent. When the rebels made 
their attack, the sultan and the best of the 
troops were drawn off, and the sultan's 
tent was taken. The enchanters, delighted 
with their prize, slept therein, but at night 
the vizier led the sultan to a cave, and 
asked him to cut a rope. Next morning 
he heard that a huge stone had fallen on 
the enchanters and crushed them to mum- 
mies. In fact, this stone formed the head 
of the bed, where it was suspended by the 
rope which the sultan had severed in the 
night.-James Ridley, Tales of the Genii 
(" The Enchanters' Tale," vi.). 
 
  Ahasue'rus, the cobbler who pushed 
away Jesus when, on the way to execution, 
He rested a moment or two at his door. 
"Get off!   Away with you!" cried the 
cobbler. "Truly, I go away," returned 
Jesus, "and that quickly; but tarry thou 
till I come." And from that time Ahasue- 
 
 
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