h of him. Both came to Salamanca, both set up at the Eagle,
both hired the same servant, Lazarillo, and ere long they met,
recognized each other, and became man and wife.--Jephson, _Two Strings
to your Bow_ (1792).

_Clara_ [DOUGLAS], a lovely girl of artless mind, feeling heart, great
modesty, and well accomplished. She loved Alfred Evelyn, but refused
to marry him because they were both too poor to support a house.
Evelyn was left an immense fortune, and proposed to Georgina Vesey,
but Georgina gave her hand to Sir Frederick Blount. Being thus
disentangled, Evelyn again proposed to Clara, and was joyfully
accepted.--Lord L. Bulwer Lytton, _Money_ (1840).

CLARCHEN _[Kler'.kn]_, a female character in Goethe's _Egmont_, noted
for her constancy and devotion.

CLARE _(Ada)_, cousin of Richard Carstone, both of whom are orphans
and wards in Chancery. They marry each other, but Richard dies young,
blighted by the law's delays in the great Chancery suit of "Jarndyce
_v_. Jarndyce."--C. Dickens, _Bleak House_ (1853).

CLARENCE _(George Duke of_), introduced by Sir W. Scott in _Anne of
Geierstein_ (time Edward IV.).

CLARENCE AND THE MALMSEY BUTT. According to tradition, George, Duke of
Clarence, having joined Warwick to replace Henry VI. on the throne,
was put to death, and the choice being offered him, was drowned in a
butt of malmsey wine (1478).

CLARENDON _(The Earl of_), Lord Chancellor to Charles II. Introduced
by Sir W. Scott in _Woodstock_ (time, Commonwealth).

CLARIBEL _(Sir)_, surnamed "The Lewd." One of the six knights who
contended for the false Florimel.--Spenser, _Faery Queen_, iv. 9
(1593).

_Clar'ibel_, the pseudonym of Mrs. Barnard, author of numerous popular
songs (from 1865 to).

CLAR'ICE (3 _syl_.), wife of Rinaldo, and sister of Huon of Bordeaux.
Introduced in the romances of Bojardo, Ariosto, Tasso, etc.

CLARIN OR CLARIN'DA, the confidential maid of Radigund, queen of the
Am'azons. When the queen had got Sir Ar'tegal into her power, and made
him change his armor for an apron, and his sword for a distaff, she
fell in love with the captive, and sent Clarin to win him over by fair
promises and indulgences. Clarin performed the appointed mission, but
fell in love herself with the knight, and told the queen that Sir
Artegal was obstinate, and rejected her advances with scorn.--Spenser,
_Faery Queen_, v. 5 (1596).

CLARINDA, the heroine of Mrs. Centlivre's drama _The Beau's Duel_
(1703).

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