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Vertebrates and Invertebrates Warm-blooded animals regulate their own body temperatures; their bodies use energy to maintain a constant temperature. Cold-blooded animals depend on their…Maitrayana-Brahmaya-Upanishad: First Prapathaka
First Prapathaka1. The laying of the formerly-described sacrificial fires is indeed the sacrifice of Brahman. Therefore let the sacrificer, after he has laid those fires, meditate on the Self…Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
by Former Texas Governor Ann Richards Democratic National Convention Keynote Address Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Buenas noches, mis amigos! I am delighted to be here with you this…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Note on Oedipus Tyrannus, by Mrs. Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Act 2.Note on Oedipus Tyrannus, by Mrs. Shelley In the brief journal I kept in those days, I find recorded, in August, 1820, Shelley 'begins "Swellfoot the Tyrant…Brewer's: Syrens of the Ditch
Frogs. So called by Tasso. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SyriaSymbolism of Metals and Gems A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Brewer's: Jean Crapaud
A Frenchman. A Frenchman is called both a toad and a frog. (See Crapaud.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jean FarineJeames A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Swell Mob
The better-dressed thieves and pickpockets. A “swell” is a person showily dressed; one who puffs himself out beyond his proper dimensions, like the frog in the fable. Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Sly-Boots
One who appears to be a dolt, but who is really wide awake; a cunning dolt. “The frog called the lazy one several times, but la vain; there was no such thing as stirring him, though the…Brewer's: Batrachomyomachia
(pronounce Ba-trak'o-my'o-makia). A storm in a puddle; much ado about nothing. The word is the name of a mock heroic poem in Greek, supposed to be by Pigres of Caria, and means The Battle…Brewer's: Dutch Nightingales
Frogs. Similarly, Cambridgeshire nightingales; Liège nightingales, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Dutch SchoolDutch Gold A B C D E F G H I J…Trending
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