Chapter Jaup to Jellicot of J by Brewer's Readers Handbook

Jean Jacques, So J. J. Rousseau is often called (1712–1778).

That is almost the only maxim of Jean Jacques to
Which I can…subscribe.—Lord Lytton.

Jean Paul. J. P. Friedrich Richter is generally so called (1763–1825).

Jeanne of Alsace, a girl ruined by Dubosc the highwayman. She gives him up to justice, in order to do a good turn to Julie Lesurques , who had befriended her.—Stirling:The Courier of Lyons (1852).

Jebusites (The). The Catholics are so called in Dryden’s Absalom and Achilophel.

But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much;
These out of mere instinct, they knew not why,
Adored their fathers’ God, and property;
And, by the same blind benefit of fate,
The devil and the Jebusite did hate.
   —Part i. par. 530-540 (1681).

Jedburgh, Jeddart, or Jedwood Justice, hang first and try afterwards. The custom rose from the summary way of dealing with border marauders.

(Jeddart and Jedwood are merely corruptions of Jedburgh.)

Cupar Justice is the same thing.

Abingdon Law, the same as “Jedburgh Justice.” In the Commonwealth, major-general Brown, of Abingdon, first hanged his prisoners and then tried them.

Lynch Law, mob law. So called from James Lynch of Piedmont, in Virginia. It is a summary way of dealing with marauders, etc. Called in Scotland, Burlaw or Byrlaw.

Jeddler (Dr.), “a great philosopher,” The heart and mystery of his philosophy was to look upon the world as a gigantic practical joke; something too absurd to be considered seriously by any rational man. A kind and generous man by nature was Dr. Jeddler, and though he had taught himself the art of turning good to dross and sunshine into shade, he had not taught himself to forget his warm benevolence and active love. He wore a pigtail, and had a streaked face like a winter pippin, with here and there a dimple “to express the peckings of the birds;” but the pippin was a tempting apple, a rosy, healthy apple after all.

Grace and Marion Feddler, daughters of the doctor, beautiful, graceful, and affectionate. They both fell in love with Alfred Heathfield; but Alfred loved the younger daughter. Marion, knowing the love of Grace, left her home clandestinely one Christmas Day, and all supposed she had eloped with Michael Warden. In due time, Alfred married Grace, and then Marion made it known to her sister that she had given up Alfred out of love to her, and had been living in concealment with her aunt Martha. Report says she subsequently married Michael Warden, and became the pride and honour of his country mansion.—Dickens: The Battle of Life (1846).

Jedida and Benjamin, two of the children that Jesus took in His arms and blessed.

“Well I remember,” said Benjamin, “when we were on earth, with what loving fondness He folded us in His arms; how tenderly He pressed us to His heart. A tear was on His cheek, and I kissed it away. I see it still, and shall ever see it.” “And I, too,” answered Jedida, “remember when His arms were clasped around me how He said to our mothers, ‘Unless ye become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.”—Klopstock:The Messiah, i. (1748).

Jehoiachim, the servant of Joshua Geddes the quaker.—Sir W. Scott: Redgauntlet (time, George III.).

Jehu, a coachman, one who drives at a rattling pace.

The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for.he driveth furiously.—2 Kings ix. 20.