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Roses, Wars of the
(Encyclopedia) Roses, Wars of the, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle (1455–85) for the throne of England between the noble houses of York (whose badge was a white rose) and…Walt Whitman: One's-Self I Sing
One's-Self I SingOne's-self I sing, a simple separate person, Yet utter the word Democratic, the word En-Masse.Of physiology from top to toe I sing, Not physiognomy alone nor brain alone is…Walt Whitman: Sometimes with One I Love
Sometimes with One I LoveSometimes with one I love I fill myself with rage for fear I effuse unreturn'd love, But now I think there is no unreturn'd love, the pay is certain one way…Walt Whitman: To One Shortly to Die
To One Shortly to DieFrom all the rest I single out you, having a message for you, You are to die—let others tell you what they please, I cannot prevaricate, I am exact and merciless, but I…Michigan and Huron: One Lake or Two?
It is a widely accepted fact that Lake Superior, with an area of 31,820 square miles, is the world's largest freshwater lake. However, this fact is based on a historical inaccuracy in the…Aesop's Fables: The Stag with One Eye
by Aesop The Crow and the SwanThe Fly and the Draught-MuleThe Stag with One Eye A Stag, blind of one eye, was grazing close to the sea-shore and kept his sound eye turned towards the land…Brewer's: Carry Everything before One
(To). To be beyond competition; to carry off all the prizes. A military phrase. Similarly, a high wind carries everything before it. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Carry out one's Bat
(To). A cricketer is said to carry out his bat when he is not “out” at the close of the game. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Carry Swords!Carry Out A B C…Brewer's: Cast a Sheep's Eye at One
(To). To look askance or sideways at one; to look wantonly at one. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cast beyond the MoonCast Down A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Come Yorkshire over One
(To). To bamboozle one, to overreach one. Yorkshire has always been proverbial for shrewdness and sharp practice. “I's Yorkshire too” means, I am 'cute as you are, and am not to be taken…Trending
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