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Grimm connects the name with Alp, Alb, = elf, and he may be regarded as an importation from the Teutonic Pantheon, invested, however, with many Keltic and Christian as well as Asiatic attributes. M. Long non, in the Romania, vol. iii, has carefully worked out the probable connection of Huon with the reign of Charles the Bald. Whatever the historical element in the romance, Oberon became an e ential part in it as early as the thirteenth Dunlop, Hist. of Prose Fiction, I. 296, note. century. 2. The fourth satellite of Uranus, discovered by La ell in 1847.-3. A romantic poem, one of the chief works of Wiel and, published in 1780. -4. A romantic opera by K. M. von Weber, produced at London in 1826. The libretto in English is by Planché. It was also produced with an Italian libretto at London in 1860, with various additions from "Euryanthe," etc. Oberpfalz. See Palatinate . Oberstein (ō'ber-stin). A town in Birkenfeld, Oldenburg, Germany, situated on the Nahe 47 miles west-southwest of Mainz. The leading industry is agate-cutting and-polishing. Near there are fifty polishing-mills. Population (1890), 6,271. Oberwesel (ō'ber-vā'zel). A town in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, situated on the Rhine 19 miles south-southeast of Coblenz. Near it is the castle of Schönburg. Population (1890), 2,521. Obi (ō'bē), or Ob (ōb). A navigable river of Siberia, formed by the union of the Biya and Katun, and flowing into the Gulf of Obi. Its chief Obion (ō'bi-on) River. A river in western Ten- ne ee which joins the Mi i ippi 57 miles above Memphis. Length, about 130-140 miles. Obligado, Punta de, Battle of. See Punta de Obligado . Oblivion, Act of. An English statute of 1660, entitled "An Act of Free and Generall Pardon, Indempnity, and Oblivion," by which all politi- cal offenses committed during the time of the Commonwealth were pardoned, certain offend- ers mentioned by name in the act being ex- cepted, especially those engaged in the trial and execution of Charles I. Also called Act of In- demnity. Ocaña. A town in the department of Santander, Colombia, 250 miles north by east of Bogotá. Population, about 6,000. O'Carol an (ō-kar'ō-lan), Turloch. Born in 1670 in County Meath: died at Alder ford, March 25, 1738. A famous Irish minstrel. He was one of the last of the improvising wandering bards, and trav- eled with a harp from door to door. Occam, or Ockham (ok'am), William of. Born at Ockham, Surrey, England, about 1270: died at Munich, April 7, 1347. An English scholas- tic philosopher, the reviver of nominalism. He tor," "Princeps Nominalium," and in the ages following his own "Venerabilis Inceptor," as if he had not actually taken his degree. He was a great advocate of the rule of poverty of the Francis can order, to which he belonged, and a strong defender of the state against the pretensions of the papacy. He was lecturer in the University of Paris; aided Louis of Bavaria in his contest with Pope John XXII.; and opposed the latter in the Francis can a em- Ochill Hills (ōch'il hilz). A range of hills in Scotland, situated in southern Perth shire and adjoining parts of Stirling, Clack mannan, Kin- ro , and Fife. It extends from near Stirling to the Firth of Tay. Highest summit, Ben Cleugh (2,363 feet). Ochiltree (ōch'l-trē), Edie. In Scott's novel "The Antiquary," a king's beadsman or licensed beggar, called "Blue Gown" from his costume. Ochino (ō-kēnō), Bernard i no. Born at Siena, Italy, 1487: died at Schlackau, Moravia, about 1565. An Italian reformer, a general of the Capuchin order. He fled from Italy and lived in exile in Switzerland, Germany, England, etc. He wrote polemical works. Ochoa (ō-cho the logical doctrine that generality belongs only to the significations of signs (such as words). The conceptions of Ochrida (och're-dä). A town in Albania, Euro- the mind are, according to him, objects in themselves inpean Turkey, situated on the Lake of Ochrida nothing physics, can and theology, be discovered where by their reason, general but all result must is that rest upon faith. Occamism thus prepared the way for the over- throw of scholasticism, by arguing that little of importance to man could be learned by scholastic methods: yet the Occam is tic writings exhibit the scholastic faults of trivial ity, prolixity, and formality in a higher degree than those of any other school. His chief works are "Tract at us logices," "Tract at us de sacramento altar is," "Super quatuor libros sententia rum expositio aurea," of local origin; AS. as if " ac - clif , pl. accleafu , oak-cliff.] Born about 1370: died about 1454. An English poet and lawyer. He lived at Chester's Inn in the Strand in his youth, and knew Chaucer. His chief poem is "De regimine principum," a new version of "The Governail of Princes."" Some of his poems were printed for the first time in 1796 by George Mason, but a number were printed 1487-1598 at Paris, Lyons, Venice, name is Occleve in the only place where we are sure, or nearly sure, that he himself has written it. Oceana (ō-se-a'nä). A philosophical treatise on the theory of civil government, by James Har- rington, published in 1656. The full title is "The Commonwealth of Oceana." It presents the model of a perfect republic. Ocean Grove (o's han grov). A town in Mon- mouth County, New Jersey, adjoining Asbury Park 7 miles south of Long Branch. It is a seaside resort. Population (1890), 2,754. Ocean i a (ō-se-a'ni-a), ni-ä), or Oceanic a (o-she-an'i- kä). A division of the world (according to many geographers) many geographers) which comprises Polynesia, Mic rones i a, Me lanes i a, Austral asia, and Ma- laysia. Ocean us (ō-sē'a-nus). [Gr. ' Ωκεανός .] 1. Ac- cording to ancient geographical ideas, a swift and unbounded stream encircling all the known lands and seas; later, the outer sea, or Atlantic Ocean. The progre of geographical discovery bonding modifications of this produced corresponding Though Dragut was no more, Ochiali - as the Christians called 'Ali El-Uluji, 'the Renegade' (the Turks dubbed him Fartas, 'Scurvied,' from his complaint) - was follow- ing succe fully in his old master's steps. Born at Cas- tell i (Licastoli) in Calabria about 1508, Ochiali was to have been a priest, but his capture by the Turks turned him to the more exciting career of a Corsair. Soon after the siege of Malta he succeeded Barb a ro a's son Hasan as pasha or Beglerbeg of Algiers (1568), and one of his first acts was to retake Tunis (all but the Goletta) in the name of Sultan Selim II., who, to the unspeakable lo of the Mohamme- dan world, had in 1566 succeeded his great father Suley- man. In July, 1570, off Alicata, on the southern coast of Sicily, Ochiali surrounded four galleys of "the Religion" including the flag-ship, which Saint Clément, the general - they then po e ed but five-and took three of them, of the galleys, abandoned in order to throw himself and his treasure on shore at Montichiaro. Florida. Length, about 200 miles. Ockley (ok'li), Simon. [ Ockley , Ackley , and Oakley are from AS. Acleá , a place-name, 'oak lea.'] Born at Exeter, England, 1678: died at Swavesey, Cambridge shire, England, 1720. An English Orientalist. His chief work is a "His- tory of the Saracens" (1708-18). IMG:content-0745.png:[blocks in formation] of Chiapas, southeastern Mexico, south of Palenque. There are ancient ruins in the vicinity. Ocracoke (o'kra-kōk) Inlet. A sea pa age in North Carolina, A. D. A general and ruler of Palmyra, practically independent of the Romans: husband of Zenobia. Ody ey affected troops, and in 476 overthrew Orestes and compelled Romulus August ulus to abdicate. He extinguished title and office of emperor of the West, and, a uming the title of patrician, ruled in the West, nominally as vicar of the Eastern emperor. He was overthrown and trea The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century Cyclopedia of names the Atlantic. 30 miles southwest of Cape Hat teras. IMG:content-0747.png:[blocks in formation] Octave (ok-täv'). In Molière's “Les fourberies de Scapin," the son of Argante. In Otway's version he is called Octavian. Octavia (ok-ta'vi-ä). [L., fem. of Octavius.] Died 11 B. c. The sister of Octavius (August us Cæsar). She was the wife first of Mar cell us, and after ward Mark Antony. Her marriage with Antony was intended to confirm amicable relations between him and Octavius. She was supplanted in his affections by Cleopatra, and was divorced in 32. She appears in Shakspere's "Antony and Cleopatra," and Daniel published (1599) a poem in 51 stanzas entitled "A Letter sent from Octavia to her husband Marcus Antonius into Egypt." Octavia. Born about 42 A. D.: killed 62 A. D. Daughter of Claudius and Me alina, and wife of Nero. Octavian, L. Oct avian us. See August us . Octavian (ok-ta'vi-an). In Colman the younger's play "The Mountaineer," an inspired maniac. This character was taken from Cardenio in "Don Quixote." Octavian. 1. A 15th-century romance relating to the emperor Octavian. There are two English versions from a French original, "Octavien, or Florent et Lyon." 2. A satirical comedy by Tieck, published in 1804. Octavian Library. A public library at Rome, the first library open to the public, founded by the emperor August us in honor of his sister Octavia, and housed in the Portico of Octavia. It perished in the fire which raged at Rome for three days in the reign of Titus, A. D. 79-81. Octavius (ok-ta'vi-us). A dialogue, by Minucius Felix, in which arguments against Christianity which were current at the time are set forth and refuted.