. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. reas and Callirrhoe, by Char-iton (eighth century). Choke {General), a lank North Amer-ican gentleman, one of the most remark-able men in the country. He was editorof The Watertoast Gazette, and a memberof The Eden Land Corporation. It wasgeneral Choke who induced Martin Chuz-zlewit to stake his all in the egregipusEden swindle.—C. Dickens, Martin Chuz-zleivit (1844). Cliolmoiideley [], of ValeRoyal, a friend of sir Geoffrey Peveril.—Sir W. Scott, Peveril of the Peak (time,Charles II.). Choppard {Pierre), one of the gang ofthieves,
. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. reas and Callirrhoe, by Char-iton (eighth century). Choke {General), a lank North Amer-ican gentleman, one of the most remark-able men in the country. He was editorof The Watertoast Gazette, and a memberof The Eden Land Corporation. It wasgeneral Choke who induced Martin Chuz-zlewit to stake his all in the egregipusEden swindle.—C. Dickens, Martin Chuz-zleivit (1844). Cliolmoiideley [], of ValeRoyal, a friend of sir Geoffrey Peveril.—Sir W. Scott, Peveril of the Peak (time,Charles II.). Choppard {Pierre), one of the gang ofthieves, called The Ugly Mug. Whenasked a disagi-eeable question, he always The Prisoner of Chillon ZAKELeman lies by ChiUons walls:A thousand feet in depth belowlis massy waters meet and flow;This much the fathom line was sentFrom ChiUons snow-white round about the wave enthrals ;A double dungeon wall and waveHave made— and like a living the surface of the lakeThe dark vault lies wherein we lay. Byrons Prisoner of Chillon.*. THE PRISONER OF CHILLON. CHOPPARD 225 CHRISTIAN answered, Ill ask my wife, my memorysso slippery.—Edward Stirling, The Cou-rier of LyOtis (1852). Chriemliirda. (See under K.) Chrisom Child {A), a child that dieswithin a month of its birth. So calledbecause it is buiied in the white clothanointed with chrism (oil and balm) wornat its baptism. Hes in Ai-thm-s [Abraham^s] bosom, if everman went to Arthurs bosom. A made a finerend, and went away, an it had been any christom[clirisom] child. A pai-ted just ... at turningo the tide. (Quieklys description of the deathof Palstaff.)—Shakespeare, Henry Y. act ii. sc. 3(1599). Why, Mikes a child to him ... a chrism Ingelow, Brothers and a Sermon. Christabel {ch = k), the heroine of afragmentary poem of the same title byColeridge. Christabel, the heroine of an ancient ro-mance entitled Sir Eglamour of Artois. Christabelle {], daughter of a bonnie king of Ireland, bel
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