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Reullura (i.e. “beautiful star”), the wife of Aodh, one o f the Culdees or primitive clergy of Scotland, who preached the gospel of God in Iona, an island south of Staffa. Here Ulvfagre the Dane landed, and, having put all who opposed him to death, seized Aodh, bound him in iron, carried him to the church, and demanded where the treasures were concealed. Just then appeared a mysterious figure all in white, who first unbound Aodh, and then, taking the Dane by the arm, led him up to the status of St. Columb, which immediately fell and crushed him to death. Then turning to the Norsemen, the same mysterious figure told them to “go back, and take the bones of their chief with them;” adding, whoever lifted hand in the island again should be a paralytic for life. The “saint” then transported the remnant of the islanders to Ireland; but when search was made for Reullura, her body was in the sea, and her soul in heaven.—Campbell: Reullura.

Reuthamir, the principal man of Balclutha a town belonging to the Britons on the river Clyde. His daughter Moina married Clessammor (Fingal’s uncle on the mother’s side). Reuthamir was killed by Comhal (Fingal’s father) when he attacked Balclutha and burned it to the ground.—Ossian: Carthon.

Reveller (Lady), cousin of Valeria the blue-stocking. Lady Reveller is very fond of play, but ultimately gives it up, and is united to lord Worthy.—Mrs. Centlivre: The Basset Table (1706).

Revenge (The), the ship under the command of sir Richard Grenville, anchored at Flores, in the Azores, when a fleet of fifty-three Spanish ships hove in sight. (See Grenville, p. 449.)

Revenge (The Palace of), a palace of crystal, provided with everything agreeable to life, except the means of going out of it. (See Philax, p. 836.)

Revenge (The), a tragedy by Young (1721). The hero is the Moor Zanga, who, being captured by the Spaniards, is condemned to slavery by don Alonzo, and in revenge excites the don to jealousy which brings about his ruin.

Revenons à nos Moutons, let us return to the matter in hand. The phrase comes from an old French comedy of the fifteenth century, entitled L’ Avocat Patelin, by Blanchet. A clothier, giving evidence against a shepherd who had stolen some sheep, is for ever running from the subject to talk about some cloth of which Patelin, his lawyer, had defrauded him. The judge from time to time pulls him up, by saying, “Well, well! and about the sheep?” “What about the sheep?” (See Patelin, p. 812.)

Revolt of Islam (The), a poem of twelve cantos, in Spenserian metre, by Percy B. Shelley (1817); the object of the story is to kindle the love of political and religious liberty. The hero and heroine are Laon and Cythna; the tyrant is Othman, who is dethroned, but by the aid of foreign mercenaries regains his crown, and commands Laon to be burnt alive. The story says that Cythna was an orphan brought up with Laon, from whom she imbibed republican principles, and vowed to devote her life to the cause. When she was quite young, the tyrant sent some of his guards to bring her to the harem. Laon resisted, and slew several of them, for which he was seized, laden with chains, and cast into prison; but ere long a friend liberated him, and, putting to sea, the boat landed him where Cythna had been taken. Here he heard of the great work which Cythna was effecting, and in due time they met, and lived together till Othman commanded Laon to be seized and burnt to death. Scarcely had he been bound to the stake, when Cythna came on horseback and induced the guards to bind her to the stake likewise; so both were burnt to death and taken to paradise.