Chapter Melyhalt to Merchant of Venice of M by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Meo Periculo (Latin). On my responsibility; I being bond.

“ `I will vouch for Edie Ochiltree, meo periculo, ... `said Oldbuck.”- Sir W. Scott: The Antiquary, chap. xxxviii.

Mephibosheth in Absalom and Achitophel, by Dryden and Tate, is meant for Pordage, a poetaster (ii. 403).

Mephistopheles, Mephistophilis, Mephostophilus A sneering, jeering, leering tempter. The character is that of a devil in Goethe's Faust. He is next in rank to Satan.

Mercador Amante - the basis of our comedy called The Curious Impertinent - was by Gaspar de Avila, a Spaniard.

Mercator's Projection is Mercator's chart or map for nautical purposes. The meridian lines are at right angles to the parallels of latitude. It is so called because it was devised by Gerhard Kauffmann, whose surname Latinised is Mercator (Merchant). (1512-1594.)

Merchant of Venice A drama by Shakespeare. A similar story occurs in the Gesta Romanorum. The tale of the bond is chapter xlviii., and that of the caskets is chapter xcix. Shakespeare, without doubt, is also indebted for his plot to the novelette Il Pecorone of Ser. Giovanni. (Fourteenth century.)
    Loki made a wager with Brock and lost. He wagered his head, but saved it on the plea that Brock could not take his head without touching his neck. (Simroch's Edda, p. 305.)