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Brewer's: Este
The house of Este had for their armorial bearing a white eagle on an azure shield. Rinaldo, in Jerusalem Delivered, adopted this device; and Ariosto, in his Orlando Furioso, gives it both…Brewer's: Conclamatum est
He is dead past all hope. The sense of hearing is generally the last to fail in the hour of death, hence the Romans were accustomed to call on the deceased three times by name, and if no…Brewer's: Non Est
A contraction of Non est inventus (not to be found). They are the words which the sheriff writes on a writ when the defendant is not to be found in his bailiwick. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Bird of Este
The white eagle, the cognisance of the house. His dazzling way The bird of Estë soars beyond the solar ray. Tasso: Jerusalem Delivered, x. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Est-il-possible
A nickname of Prince George of Denmark, given him by James II. The story goes that James, speaking of those who had deserted his standard, concluded the catalogue with these words, “And…Meaning of "Iacta alea est"
The Question: I'm not sure, but I think Alexander the Great said, "The die is cast." Please set me straight as to who, when, and where. The…Brewer's: Dulce est Desipere in Loco
It is delightful to play the fool occasionally; it is nice to throw aside one's dignity and relax at the proper time. (Horace: 4 Odes, xii. 28.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Brewer's: L'Etat c'est Moi
(I am the State). The saying and belief of Louis XIV. On this principle he acted with tolerable consistency. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Le Roi le…Carey Estes KEFAUVER, Congress, TN (1903-1963)
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1963 Party: Democrat KEFAUVER Carey Estes , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born on a farm near Madisonville, Monroe County, Tenn., July 26, 1903;…Brewer's: Tout est Perdu Hormis L'Honneur
is what Francois I. wrote to his mother after the battle of Pavia. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Tout le MondeTout Ensemble A B C D E F G H I J K…Trending
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