bobby [Informal] a British policeman.
court-martialled convicted by a court-marial, a trial by armed-forces personnel of a person accused of breaking military law.
“William Tell” a dramatic historical poem written by Johann Schiller in 1804, which emphasizes the themes of freedom and patriotism. In Swiss legend, William Tell was a hero in the fight for independence from Austria, forced, on pain of death, to shoot an apple off his son’s head with bow and arrow.
Poetic League of Göttingen a spontaneous Göttingen University league of appreciators of romantic poetry organized in 1771, similar to the “Dead Poet’s Society.” By 1775, the students eventually drifted apart after many of them graduated.
Charles the Bald Charles I A.D. 823–877; king of France (843–877) and, as Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor (875–877).
the battle of Zama a reference to the Battle of Zama of 202 B.C.; in which Scipio (237?–183? B.C.), a Roman general, defeated Hannibal (247–183? B.C.), a Cathaginian general who occupied what is now Tunisia, ending the 2d Punic War.
Lycurgus real or legendary Spartan lawgiver of about the 9th century B.C.
pince-nez eyeglasses without temples, kept in place by a spring gripping the bridge of the nose.
possy a location, or position.
hop it [Brit. slang] move along quickly.
C.B. confinement to barracks.
skat a card game for three people, played with thirty-two cards.
