the streets of London, in the seventeenth century, and thought
it capital fun to break windows, upset sedan-chairs, beat quiet
citizens, and molest young women. These young blades called themselves
at different times, Muns, Hectors, Scourers, Nickers, Hawcabites, and
Mohawks or Mohocks.

=Scourge of Christians= (_The_), Noureddin-Mahm[^u]d, of Damascus
(1116-1174).

=Scourge of God= (_The_), Attila, king of the Huns, called _Flagellum Dei_
(died A.D. 453). Gens[)e]ric, king of the Vandals, called _Virga Dei_
(*, reigned 429-477).

=Scourge of Princes= (_The_), Pietro Aretino, of Arezzo, a merciless
satirist of kings and princes, but very obscene and licentious. He
called himself "Aretino the Divine" (1492-1557).

Thus Aretin of late got reputation
By scourging kings, as Lucian did of old
By scorning gods.

Lord Brooke, _Inquisition Upon Fame_ (1554-1628).

Suidas called Lucian "The Blasphemer;" and he added that he was torn to
pieces by dogs for his impiety. Some of his works attack the heathen
philosophy and religion. His _Jupiter Convicted_ shows Jupiter to be
powerless, and _Jupiter, the Tragedian_, shows Jupiter and the other
gods to be myths (120-200).

=Scourge of Scotland=, Edward I., _Scot[=o]rum Malleus_ (1239, 1272-1307).

=Scrape-All=, a soapy, psalm-singing hypocrite, who combines with Cheatly
to supply young heirs with cash at most exorbitant usury. (See
CHEATLY.)--Shadwell, _Squire of Alsatia_ (1688).

=Scrape on, Gentlemen.= Hadrian went once to the public baths, and, seeing
an old soldier scraping himself with a potsherd, for want of a
flesh-brush, sent him a sum of money. Next day the bath was crowded with
potsherd scrapers; but the emperor said when he saw them, "Scrape on,
gentlemen, but you will not scrape an acquaintance with me."

=Scribble=, an attorney's clerk, who tries to get married to Polly
Honeycombe, a silly, novel-struck girl, but well off. He is happily
foiled in his scheme, and Polly is saved from the consequences of a most
unsuitable match.--G. Colman, the elder, _Polly Honeycombe_ (1760).

=Scrible'rus= (_Cornelius_), father of Martinus. He was noted for his
pedantry, and his odd whims about the education of his son.

_Mart[=i]nus Scribl[=e]rus_, a man of capacity, who had read
everything; but his judgment was worthless, and his taste
perverted.--(?) Arbuthnot, _Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works,
and Discoveries of Martin Scriblerus