EVELYN'S MEMOIRS
\ˈiːvlɪnz mˈɛmwɑːz], \ˈiːvlɪnz mˈɛmwɑːz], \ˈiː_v_l_ɪ_n_z m_ˈɛ_m_w_ɑː_z]\
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Published 1818 ; a Diary of events carefully observed from 1641 to 1706 ; with much other curious and valuable matter; by John Evelyn, of Wotton, scholar, author, and a very perfect country gentleman, of the highest Christian character. Sir Walter Scott "had never seen a mine so rich."
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See Sylva.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.