(The), subs. phr. (literary).—See quot.
1864. Athenæum, 29 Oct., ‘Rev. of Slang Dictionary.’ There is the SHABBY WOMAN, a term pointing to the statue of Minerva which guards the portal of the Athenæum, and looks so little like ‘Eve on hospitable thoughts intent,’—for since the Athenæum Club was established, no member has ever afforded the simplest rites of hospitality to a friend.
