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See Enaravina. LER (1796-1865), an author, was b. in Nova Scotia. Called to the bar there, he eventually rose to be chief justice, to which high office he was appointed in 1828. He retired in 1856, when he came to England, where he resided until his death. He was the author of many books, including histories of his native province; but it is for his writings under the pseudonym of ‘Sam Slick’ that he became best known. The three series of The Clockmaker, or Sayings and Doings of Sam Slick of Slickville, 1837-40, were reprinted in England and attracted much attention. His wit was racy, and the rigour of his outspokenne was only gilded by the humorous coating under which he disguised it. There is a memoir by F. Blake Crofton 1889. GARIS, large flat fish of predatory habits, found in N. hemisphere; distinguished by large mouth, right-sided eyes, and narrowne of body; length, 2-514 ft.; female lays up to five million pelagic eggs. (87° N., 27° 20’ E.), ancient Gk. city, Caria, Asia Minor, on Ceramic Gulf; site of the world-famous mausoleum, built 352 B.C.