Quo me rapis (pg. 52) -- Interpetations abound. From Horace, "where are you carrying me off to?"
deodands (pg. 52) -- An object or instrument which becomes forfeit because it has caused a person's death.
empiric (pg. 54) -- One who is guided by practical experience rather than precepts or theory, or, an unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan. Well, that clears it up!
Cadmus (pg. 66) -- When he sowed the dragon's teeth armed men sprang up.
portable soup (pg. 66) -- A precursor to boullion.
she was in kindle (pg. 222) -- To give birth to young.
Marquesas (pg. 235) -- Islands in French Polynesia.
volto sciolto pensieri stretti (pg. 249) -- Open face, concealed thoughts.
il faut souffrir pour être beau (pg. 298) -- One must suffer in order to be beautiful.
Old Sodbury's Island (pg. 330) -- Fictional island.
Juan Fernández (pg. 351) -- Island chain off the coast of Chile.