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First I was turned into the army; there I got broken bones and empty pockets. Then I was banished to the coast of Africa, to govern the savages of Senegambia.—The Wheel of Fortune, act ii. 1.

Miss Emily [Tempest], daughter of Mr. Tempest; a great wit of very lively parts. Her father wanted her to marry sir David Daw, a great lout with plenty of money, but she fixed her heart on captain Henry Woodville, the son of a man ruined by gambling. The prospect was not cheering, but Penruddock came forward, and, by making them rich, made them happy.—Cumberland: The Wheel of Fortune (1779).

Tempest (Lady Betty), a lady with beauty, fortune, and family, whose head was turned by plays and romances. She fancied a plain man no better than a fool, and resolved to marry only a gay, fashionable, dashing young spark. Having rejected many offers because the suitor did not come up to her ideal, she was gradually left in the cold. Now she is company only for aunts and cousins, in ball-rooms is a wallflower, and in society generally is esteemed a piece of fashionable lumber.—Goldsmith: A Citizen of the World, xxviii. (1759).

Templars (Knights), an order of knighthood founded in 1118 for the defence of the Temple in Jerusalem. Dissolved in 1312, when their lands, etc., were transferred to the Hospitallers. The Templars wore a white robe with a red cross; but the Hospitallers a black robe with a white cross.

Temple (The). When Solomon was dying, he prayed that he might remain standing till the Temple was completely finished. The prayer was granted, and he remained leaning on his staff till the Temple was completed, when the staff was gnawed through by a worm, and the body fell to the ground.—Charles White: The Cashmere Shawl.

Temple (Launcelot), the nom de plume of John Armstrong, the poet (1709–1779).

Temple (Miss), governess at Lowood’s Institution, and the good genius of the family.—Charlotte Bronté: Jane Eyre (1847).

Temple Bar, called “The City Golgotha,” because the heads of traitors, etc., were at one time exposed there after decapitation. The Bar was removed in 1878.

Templeton (Laurence), the pseudonym under which sir W. Scott published Ivanhoe. The preface is initialed L. T., and the dedication is to the Rev. Dr. Dryasdust (1820).

Ten Animals in Paradise (The). According to Mohammedan belief, ten animals, besides man, are admitted into heaven: (1) Kratim, Ketmir, or Catnier, the dog of the seven sleepers; (2) Balaam’s ass; (3) Solomon’s ant; (4) Jonah’s whale; (5) the calf [sic] offered to Jehovah by Abraham in lieu of Isaac; (6) the ox of Moses; (7) the camel of the prophet Salech or Saleh; (8) the cuckoo of Belkis; (9) Ishmael’s ram; and (10) Al Borak, the animal which conveyed Mahomet to heaven.

(There is diversity in some lists of the ten animals. Some substitute for Balaam’s ass the ass of Aazis, Balkis, or Maqueda, queen of Sheba, who went to visit Solomon. And some, but these can hardly be Mohammedans, think the ass on which Christ rode to Jerusalem should not be forgotten. None seem inclined to increase the number. See also Animals, p. 45.)

Ten Commandments (A Woman’s), the two hands, with which she scratches the faces of those who offend her.

Could I come near your beauty with my nails,
I’d set my ten commandments in your face.
   —Shakespeare: 2 Henry VI. act i. sc. 3 (1591).

Tenantius, the father of Cymbeline and nephew of Cassibelan. He was the younger son of Lud the king of the southern part of Britain. On the death of Lud, his younger brother Cassibelan succeeded, and on