Chapter Rogue Ingrain to Roman of R by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

heard the blast, but Ganelon persuaded him that it was only his nephew hunting the deer. Roland died of his wounds, but in dying threw his trusty sword Durandal into a poisoned stream, where it remained.

Roland de Vaux (Sir). Baron of Triermain, who woke Gyneth from her long sleep of five hundred years and married her. (Sir Walter Scott: Bridal of Triermain.)

Rolandseck Tower opposite the Drachenfels. The legend is that when Roland went to the wars, a false report of his death was brought to his betrothed, who retired to a convent in the isle of Nonnewerth. When Roland returned home flushed with glory, and found that his lady-love had taken the veil, he built the castle which bears his name, and overlooks the nunnery, that he might at least see his heart-treasure, lost to him for ever.

Roll The flying roll of Zechariah (v. 1-5). “Predictions of evils to come on a nation are like the Flying Roll of Zechariah.” This roll (twenty cubits long and ten wide) was full of maledictions, threats, and calamities about to befall the Jews. The parchment being unrolled fluttered in the air.

Rolls [Chancery Lane, London]. So called from the records kept there in rolls of parchment. The house was originally built by Henry III, for converted Jews, and was called “Domus Conversorum.” It was Edward III. who appropriated the place to the conservation of records. “Conversi” means lay-monks. (Ducange, vol. ii. p. 703.)
   Glover's Roll. A copy of the lost Roll of Arms, made by Glover, Somerset herald. It is a roll of the arms borne by Henry III., his princes of the blood, barons, and knights, between 1216 and 1272.
   The Roll of Caerlaverock. An heraldic poem in Norman-French, reciting the names and arms of the knights present at the siege of Caerlaverock, in 1300.

Rolling Stone A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Greek:	LiqoV kuliudomeuoV to Fukov poiei. (Erasmus: Proverbs; Assiduitas.)
Latin:	Saxum volutum non obducitur musco (or Saxum volubile etc.) Planta quae saepius transfertus non coalescit. (Fabius.) Saepius plantata arbor fructum profert exiguum.
French:	Pierre qui roule n'amasse jamais mousse. La pierre souvent remuée n'amasse pas volontiers mousse. Pierre souvent remuée n'attire pas mousse.
Italian:	Pietra mossa non fa muschio.

   “Three removes are as bad as a fire.”

“I never saw an oft-removed tree,
Nor yet an oft-removed family.
That throve so well as those that settled be.”

Rollrich or Rowldrich Stones, near Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire). A number of large stones in a circle, which tradition says are men turned to stone. The highest of them is called the King, who “would have been king of England if he could have caught sight of Long Compton,” which may be seen a few steps farther on; five other large stones are called the knights, and the rest common soldiers.

Roly-poly (pron. rowly-y powl-y). A crust with jam rolled up into a pudding; a little fat child. Roly is a thing rolled with the diminutive added. In some parts of Scotland the game of nine-pins is called rouly- pouly.

Romaic Modern or Romanised Greek.

Roman (The)
   Jean Dumont, the French painter, le Romain (1700-1781).
   Stephen Picart, the French engraver, le Romain (1631-1721).
   Giulio Pippi, Giulio Romano (1492-1546).
   Adrian van Roomen, the mathematician, Adrianus Romanus (1561-1615).
   Most learned of the Romans. Marcus Terentius Varro (B.C. 116-28).
   Last of the Romans. Rienzi (1310-1354).
   Last of the Romans. Charles James Fox (1749- 1806.) (See Sidney.)
   Ultimus Romanorum. Horace Walpole (1717-1797). (See Last.)