Identifier: charactersketche00inbrew (find matches)
Title: Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
Subjects: Literature Allusions Fiction.
Publisher: New York,: E. Hess
Contributing Library: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries with support from LYRASIS and the Sloan Foundation

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85). Dean of St. Patrick (T/^e), JonathanSwift, who was appointed to the deanery in Bffie Deans and her Sister inthe Prison R, Herdman, Artist James Faed, Engraver ft 7EANIE DEANS was admitted into the jail by Ratcliffe. Rat-cliffe marshalled her the way to the apartment where Effle wasconfined. The sisters walked together to the side of the palletbed, and sat down side by side, took hold of each others hands andlooked each other in the face; but without speaking a word. In thisposture they remained for a minute, while the gleam of joy graduallyfaded from their features, and gave way to the most intense expression,first of melancholy and then of agony, till, throwing themselves againinto each others atms, they, to use the language of scripture, lifted uptheir voices and wept bitterly. Even the hard-hearted turnkey, who hadspent his life in scenes calculated to stifle both conscience and feeling,could not witness this scene without a touch of human sympathy. Scotts Heart of Midlothian.
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DEAN OF ST. PATRICK 299 DEATH FROM STRANG-E CAUSES 1713, and retained it till Ms death (1667-1745). Deans (Douce Davie), the cowherd atEdinburgh, noted for his religious peculiar-ities, his magnanimity in affection, and hiseccentricities. Mistress Bebecca Deans, Douce Daviessecond wife. Jeanie Deans, daughter of Douce DavieDeans, by his first wife. She marriesReuben Butler, the Presbyterian minister.Jeanie Deans is a model of good sense,strong affection, resolution, and disintei*-estedness. Her journey from Edinburghto London is as interesting as that ofElizaheth from Siberia to Moscow, or ofBunyans pilgrim. Effie (Euphemia) Deans, daughter ofDouce Davie Deans, by his second wife.She is betrayed by George (afterward SirGeorge)Staunton (called Geordie Robertson)and imprisoned ^or child-murder. Jeaniegoes to the queen and sues for pardon,which is vouchsafed to her, and Stauntondoes what he can to repair the mischief hehas done by marrying Effie, who thus be-comes Lady Staunton. Soon aft

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