Part 53 (1/2)

=Orrock= (_Puggie_), a sheriff's officer at Fairport.--Sir W. Scott, _The Antiquary_ (time, George III.).

=Orsin=, one of the leaders of the rabble rout that attacked Hudibras at the bear-baiting.--S. Butler, _Hudibras_ (1663).

=Orsi'ni= (_Maffio_), a young Italian n.o.bleman, whose life was saved by Genna'ro at the battle of Rim'ini. Orsini became the fast friend of Gennaro, but both were poisoned by the Princess Neg'roni at a banquet.--Donizetti, _Lucrezia di Borgia_ (opera, 1834).

=Orsi'no=, duke of Illyria, who sought the love of Olivia, a rich countess; but Olivia gave no encouragement to his suit, and the duke moped and pined, leaving manly sports for music and other effeminate employments. Viola entered the duke's service as a page, and soon became a great favorite. When Olivia married Sebastian (Viola's brother), and the s.e.x of Viola became known, the duke married her, and made her d.u.c.h.ess of Illyria.--Shakespeare, _Twelfth Night_ (1614).

=Orson=, twin brother of Valentine, and son of Bellisant. The twin-brothers were born in a wood near Orleans, and Orson was carried off by a bear, which suckled him with its cubs. When he grew up he became the terror of France, and was called ”The Wild Man of the Forest.” Ultimately, he was reclaimed by his brother Valentine, overthrew the Green Knight, and married Fezon, daughter of the duke of Savary, in Aquitane.--_Valentine and Orson_ (fifteenth century).

=Orson and Ellen.= Young Orson was a comely young farmer from Taunton, stout as an oak, and very fond of the la.s.ses, but he hated matrimony, and used to say, ”the man who can buy milk is a fool to keep a cow.”

While still a lad, Orson made love to Ellen, a rustic maiden; but, in the fickleness of youth, forsook her for a richer la.s.s, and Ellen left the village, wandered far away, and became waiting maid to old Boniface, the innkeeper. One day Orson happened to stop at this very inn, and Ellen waited on him. Five years had pa.s.sed since they had seen each other, and at first neither knew the other. When, however, the facts were known, Orson made Ellen his wife, and their marriage feast was given by Boniface himself.--Peter Pindar [Dr. Wolcot], _Orson and Ellen_ (1809).

=Ortel'lius= (_Abraham_), a Dutch geographer, who published in 1570, his _Theatrum Orbis Terrae_, or _Universal Geography_ (1527-1598).

I more could tell to prove the place our own, Than by his s.p.a.cious maps are by Ortellius shown.

Drayton, _Polyolbion_, vi. (1612).

=Ortheris=, c.o.c.kney companion of Mulvaney. He suffers violently from homesickness in India.--Rudyard Kipling, _Soldiers Three_.

=Orthodoxy.= When Lord Sandwich said, ”he did not know the difference between orthodoxy and heterodoxy,” Warburton, bishop of Gloucester, replied, ”Orthodoxy, my lord, is _my_ doxy, and heterodoxy is _another man's_ doxy.”

_Orthodoxy_ (_The Father of_), Athanasius (296-373).

=Orthrus=, the two-headed dog of Euryt'ion, the herdsman of Geryon'eo. It was the progeny of Typha'on and Echidna.

With his two-headed dogge that Orthrus hight, Orthrus begotten by great Typhaon And foule Echidna in the house of Night.

Spenser, _Faery Queen_, v., 10 (1596).

=Ortwine= (2 _syl._), knight of Metz, sister's son of Sir Hagan of Trony, a Burgundian.--_The Nibelungen Lied_ (eleventh century).

=Or'ville= (_Lord_), the amiable and devoted lover of Evelina, whom he ultimately marries.--Miss Burney, _Evelina_ (1778).

=Osbaldistone= (_Mr._), a London merchant.

_Frank Osbaldistone_, his son, in love with Diana Vernon, whom he marries.

_Sir Hildebrand Osbaldistone_, of Osbaldistone Hall, uncle of Frank, his heir.

_His Sons_ were: Percival, ”the sot;” Thorncliffe, ”the bully;” John, ”the gamekeeper;” Richard, ”the horse-jockey:”[TN-53] Wilfred, ”the fool;” and Rashleigh, ”the scholar,” a perfidious villain killed by Rob Roy.--Sir W. Scott, Rob Roy (time, George I.).