daguerreotype a photograph made by an early method on a plate of chemically treated metal.
dies irae (Latin) day of wrath; Judgment Day, or, by extension, any solemn day of reckoning.
distingue (French) having an air of distinction; distinguished.
Elysium in Greek mythology, the dwelling place of virtuous people after death; by extension, any place or condition of ideal bliss or complete happiness; paradise.
en passant (French) in passing, by the way.
Eternal Rock i.e., Christ, the "Rock of Ages" (see, for example, I Corinthians 10: 4: "[A]nd all drank the same supernatural drink. For they drank from the supernatural Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ").
exactions demands, specific requirements.
exquisite a person who makes a show of being refined and fastidious in matters of taste, etc.; a dandy.
"far dogs" Sam's dialectal version of "fair" dogs, meaning not great dogs, but pretty good ones. Stowe's rendering of various dialects has been praised but is sometimes difficult to interpret.
"Fear not! for I have redeemed thee . . . ." Isaiah 43: 1: "But now thus says the Lord, / he who created you, O Jacob, / he who formed you, O Israel: 'Fear not, for I have redeemed you; / I have called you by name, you are mine.'"
flambeaux (French) lighted torches.
