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Atʹticus

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The most elegant and finished scholar of the Romans. His admirable taste and sound judgment were so highly thought of that even Cicero submitted to him several of his treatises.

The English Atticus. Joseph Addison; so called by Pope, on account of his refined taste and philosophical mind. (1672–1719.)

The Christian Atticus. Reginald Heber, Bishop of Calcutta. (1783–1826.)

The Irish Atticus. George Faulkner; so called by Lord Chesterfield. (1700–1775.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Attic Bee (The)
Attic Bird (The)
Attic Boy (The)
Attic Faith
Attic Muse (The)
Attic Order
Attic Salt
Attic Science
Attics, Attic Storey
Atticus
Attingians
Attock
Attorney, Solicitor (French, atourner, to attorn, or turn over to another)
Atys
Au Courant (French)
Au Fait (French)
Au Grand Sérieux (French)
Au Pied de la Lettre (French)
Au Revoir (French)
Aubry’s Dog