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Snow-White and Rose-Red

Snow-White and Rose-Red There was once a poor widow who lived in a lonely cottage. In front of the cottage was a garden wherein stood two rose-trees, one of which bore white and the other red…

Brewer's: Clause Rolls

(Rotuli clausi). Close Rolls. (See Close Rolls) “Clause Rolls contain all such matters of record as were committed to close writs. These Rolls are preserved in the Tower” —Jacob: Law…

Brewer's: Near

meaning mean, is rather a curious play on the word close (close-fisted). What is “close by” is near Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Near SideNeapolitan A B…

Brewer's: Hard By

Near. Hard means close, pressed close together; hence firm or solid, in close proximity to. “Hard by a sheltering wood.” DavidMallet: Edwin and Emma. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…