James Wood

“ Absalom, a son of David, who rebelled against his father, and at whose death David gave vent to a bitter wail of grief. A name given by Dryden to the Duke of Monmouth, son of Charles II.
Absolute, The, the philosophical name for the uncreated Creator, or creating cause of all things, dependent on nothing external to itself. ”

“ Abauzit, Firmin, a French Protestant theologian and a mathematician, a friend of Newton, and much esteemed for his learning by Rousseau and Voltaire (1679-1767) .
Abbadie, two brothers of French descent, Abyssinian travellers in the years 1837-1848; also a French Protestant divine (1658-1727) .
Abbas, uncle of Mahomet, founder of the dynasty of the Abbasides (566-652) .
Abbas Pasha, the khedive of Egypt, studied five years in Vienna, ascended the throne at eighteen, accession hailed with enthusiasm; shows at times an equivocal attitude to Britain; b. 1874. ”

“ Able man, man with "a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute" (Gibbon) .
Abner, a Hebrew general under Saul; assassinated by Joab.
Abo, the old capital of Finland and seat of the government, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
Ab`omey, the capital of Dahomey, in W. Africa.
Abou`kir, village near Alexandria, in Egypt, on the bay near which Nelson destroyed the French fleet in 1799; where Napoleon beat the Turks, 1799; and where Abercrombie fell, 1801. ”