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Cisley or Ciss, any dairy-maid. Tusser frequently speaks of the “dairy-maid. Cisley,” and in April Husbandry tells Ciss she must carefu lly keep these ten guests from her cheeses: Gehazi, Lot’s wife, Argus, Tom Piper, Crispin, Lazarus, Esau, Mary Maudlin, Gentiles, and bishops. (1) Gehazi, because a cheese should never be a dead white, like Gehazi the leper. (2) Lot’s wife, because a cheese should not be too salt, like Lot’s wife. (3) Argus, because a cheese should not be full of eyes, like Argus. (4) Tom Piper, because a cheese should not be “hoven and puffed,” like the cheeks of a piper. (5) Crispin, because a cheese should not be leathery, as if for a cobbler’s use. (6) Lazarus, because a cheese should not be poor, like the beggar Lazarus. (7) Esau, because a cheese should not be hairy, like Esau. (8) Mary Maudlin, because a cheese should not be full of whey, as Mary Maudlin was full of tears. (9) Gentiles, because a cheese should not be full of maggots or gentils. (10) Bishops, because a cheese should not be made of burnt milk, or milk “banned by a bishop.”—Tusser: Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry (“April,” 1557).

Citizen (The), a farce by Arthur Murphy. George Philpot is destined to be the husband of Maria Wilding. But as Maria Wilding is in love with Beaufort, she behaves so sillily to her betrothed that he refuses to marry her; whereupon she gives her hand to Beaufort (1757).

Citizen King (The), Louis Philippe, the first elective king of France (1773, 1830–1849, abdicated and died 1850).

CITY, plu. Cities.

City of Churches (The), Brooklyn, New York, which has an unusual number of churches.

City of David (The), Jerusalem.—2 Sam. v. 7, 9.

City of Destruction (The), this world, or rather the worldly state of the unconverted. Bunyan makes “Christian” flee from the City of Destruction and journey to the Celestial City. By which he allegorizes the “walk of a Christian” from conversion to death (1678).

City of Enchantments, a magical city described in the story of “Beder Prince of Persia.”—Arabian Nights’ Entertainments.

City of God (The), the Church, or whole body of believers. The phrase is used by St. Augustine.

City of Lanterns (The), an imaginary cloud-city somewhere beyond the zodiac.—Lucian: Verœ Historiœ.

City of Legions, Caerleon-on-Usk. Newport is the port of this ancient city (Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire). It was in the City of Legions that Arthur held his court. It contained two cathedrals, viz. St. Julius and St. Aaron, built in honour of two martyrs who suffered death here in the reign of Diocletian.

City of Masts (The), London.

City of Monuments (The), Baltimore, in Maryland. One of its streets is called Monument Street.

City of Palaces (The). Three cities are so called: (1) Rome from the reign of Augustus. Agrippa converted “a city of brick huts into a city of marble palaces.” (2) Calcutta. (3) St. Petersburg is so called, from its numerous Imperial and Government edifices.

City of Refuge (The), Medina, in Arabia, where Mahomet took refuge when driven by conspirators from Mecca. He entered the city, not as a fugitive, but in triumph (A.D. 622).

Cities of Refuge, Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan (east of Jordan); Hebron, Shechem, and Kedesh (west of that river).—Deut. iv. 43; Josh. xx. 1–8.

City of the Great King (The), Jerusalem.—Psalm xlviii. 2; Matt. v. 35.