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John Donne: Expostulation XVI. Et properare meum clamant
ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, I do not expostulate with thee, but with them who dare do that; who dare expostulate with thee, when in the voice of thy church thou givest allowance…Brewer's: Hugh of Lincoln
It is said that the Jews in 1255 stole a boy named Hugh, whom they tortured for ten days and then crucified. Eighteen of the richest Jews of Lincoln were hanged for taking part in this…Brewer's: Emblems of the Jewish Temple
(See Exod. xxv. 30-32; Rev. i. 12-20.) Golden candlestick. The Church. Its seven lights, the seven spirits of God. (Rev. iv. 6.) The shewbread. The twelve loaves the twelve tribes of…Brewer's: Mendoza
(Daniel), the Jew. A prize-fighter who held the belt at the close of the last century, and in 1791 opened the Lyceum in the Strand to teach “the noble art of boxing.” (1719-1791.) When…Brewer's: Septuagint
A Greek version of the Old Testament, so called because it was made, in round numbers, by seventy Jews; more correctly speaking, by seventy-two. Dr. Campbell disapproves of this derivation…Brewer's: Greeks
in the New Testament mean Hellenists, or naturalised Jews in foreign countries; those not naturalised were called Aramæan Jews in Syria, Mesopotamia, and Palestine. “I will praise God that…Brewer's: Barcochebah
or Barchocebas (Shimeon). A fanatical leader of the Jews who headed a revolt of the Jews against the Romans A.D. 132, took Jerusalem in 132, and was slain by Julius Severus in an assault…Brewer's: Jeunesse Doree
The “gilded youth” of a nation; that is, the rich and fashionable young unmarried men. “There were three of the jeunesse dorée, and, as such, were pretty well known to the ladies who…Brewer's: Richard Coeur de Lion
(See Bogie.) “His tremendous name was employed by the Syrian mothers to silence their infants; and if a horse suddenly started from the way, his rider was wont to exclaim, `Dost thou think…A Morass of Movable Feasts
A quick guide to the dates of Passover and Easter Related Links Easter Features Tale of Two Easters Passover Kosher for Passover The Jewish Calendar The Christian…Trending
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