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What's So "Great" About Catherine II?
Who Was Catherine the Great? Catherine II of Russia is one of history's most famous figures. More than that, she has had an incredible celebrity following since her lifetime. She was the subject of…What You Should Know About Credit Card Blocking
Source: FDIC Consumer News Credit card blocking is like having a slow leak in your spare tire: You are not aware of the problem until you need to do something about it. Credit card blocking…Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonEichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonyōˈzĕf frīˈhĕr fən īˈkhəndôrf [key], 1788–1857, German poet, a leader of the late romantics. He studied law,…Brewer's: Comparisons are Odorous
So says Dogberry. (Much Ado About Nothing, iii. 5.) We own your verses are melodious, But then comparisons are odious. Swift, Answer to Sheridan's “Simile.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase…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: Palaver
comes from the Portuguese palavra (talk), which is palaver, a council of African chiefs. “Comparisons are odorous: palabras [words], neighbour Verges.” —Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing…Brewer's: Dogberry
An ignorant, self-satisfied, overbearing, but good-natured night-constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Hero
Daughter of Leonato, governor of Messina. Her attachment to Beatrice is very beautiful, and she serves as a foil to show off the more brilliant qualities of her cousin. (Shakespeare Much…Brewer's: Great Cry and Little Wool
Much ado about nothing. (See Cry.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great DauphinGreat Commoner A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Missouri Compromise
(Encyclopedia) Missouri Compromise, 1820–21, measures passed by the U.S. Congress to end the first of a series of crises concerning the extension of slavery. By 1818, Missouri Territory had gained…Trending
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