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Brewer's: Jonas
in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, is meant for Sir William Jones, Attorney-General, who conducted the prosecution of the Popish Plot (June 25th, 1674); not the great Oriental…Brewer's: Beau
Beau Brummel. George Bryan. (1778-1840.) Le Beau D'Orsay. Father of Count D'Orsay, and called by Byron Jeune Cupidon. Beau Fielding, called “Handsome Fielding” by Charles II., whose name…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Q
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Q Q.E.D Q.E.F Q.P Q.S Q.V Quack Quacks Quad Quadra Quadragesima Sunday…Dutch Wars
(Encyclopedia) Dutch Wars, series of conflicts between the English and Dutch during the mid to late 17th cent. The wars had their roots in the Anglo-Dutch commercial rivalry, although the last of the…Brewer's: Morgue
a dead-house, is generally associated with mors (death). but this is a blunder, as the word means visage, and was first applied to prison vestibules, where new criminals were placed to be…Brewer's: Lear
(King). A legendary king of Britain, who in his old age divided his kingdom between Goneril and Regan, two of his daughters, who professed great love for him. These two daughters drove the…Brewer's: Cavalier
(3 syl.). A horseman; whence a knight, a gentleman. (Latin, caballus, a horse.) The Cavalier. Eon de Beaumont, the French soldier; Chevalier d'Eon. (1728-1810.) Charles Breydel, the…Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia) Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte deTurenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte deäNrēˈ də lä t&oomacr;r dōvĕrˈnyə vēkôNtˈ də tərĕnˈ [key], 1611–75, marshal of France…India: Rulers
Maurya, ancient Indian dynasty (c.325–c.183 B.C.)Asoka, Indian emperor (c.273–c.232 B.C.) of the Maurya dynastyHarsha, Indian emperor (606–47)Prithvi Raj, ruler of the Chauan dynasty of N.…Summer Poetry
And an oily smoke that rolls through the trees/ into the night of the last American summer . . . —Major Jackson Read more verse honoring the seasons. See a glossary of poetry terms. Read…Trending
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