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Butler, city (1990 pop. 15,714), seat of Butler co., W Pa.; inc. as a borough 1817, as a city 1917. It is located in an area with coal, natural gas, oil, and limestone resources. Glass and plastic products, machinery, and abrasives are made. Moraine State Park is there. Butler 1. Joseph. 1692--1752, English bishop and theologian, author of Analogy of Religion (1736) 2. Josephine (Elizabeth). 1828--1906, British social reformer, noted esp for her campaigns against state regulation of prostitution 3. Reg, full name Reginald Cotterell Butler. 1913--81, British metal sculptor; his works include The Unknown Political Prisoner (1953) 4. R(ichard) A(usten), Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, known as Rab Butler. 1902--82, British Conservative politician: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1951--55); Home Secretary (1957--62); Foreign Secretary (1963--64) 5. Samuel. 1612--80, English poet and satirist; author of Hudibras (1663--78) 6. Samuel. 1835--1902, British novelist, noted for his satirical work Erewhon (1872) and his autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh (1903) Butler See also Servant. Balderstone, Caleb archetypal faithful servant of the Ravens-woods. [Br. Lit.: Bride of Lammermoor] Peter Wimsey’s foil and jack-of-all-trades. [Br. Lit.: The Nine Tailors] resourceful servant proves more than equal to his employers when household is marooned. [Br. Lit.: The Admirable Crichton] Justice Shallow’s varlet; assumes identity of master. [Br. Lit.: Henry IV] Lovewit’s house servant; connives to make profit by alchemy. [Br. Lit.: The Alchemist]
gentleman’s gentleman for architect and motherless children. [TV: “Family Affair” in Terrace, I, 254] when the impecunious socialite is hired as a butler, he and his mistress fall in love. [Am. Cinema: My Man Godfrey in Halliwell] nostalgic, punctilious master of “downstairs.” [Br. TV: Upstairs, Downstairs] manservant who frequently rescues his master. [Br. Lit.: novels of P. G. Wodehouse; Espy, 337] Addams’s zombielike, extremely tall butler. [TV: “The Addams Family” in Terrace, I, 29] bungling foil to the punctilious Fogg. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Butler, Charles Butler he was called, found himself alone in the world. "Lights," commanded Master Freddie; and the butler pressed a button, and a flood of brilliant incandescence streamed from above, half-blinding Jurgis. Gerald Arbuthnot Farquhar, Butler Francis, Footman Lady Hunstanton Lady Caroline Pontefract Lady Stutfield Mrs. |
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