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Titus: 2
Titus Chapter 2 1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged…William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene III
Scene IIIA room in Sempronius' houseEnter Sempronius, and a Servant of Timon'sSemproniusMust he needs trouble me in 't,—hum!— 'Bove all others? He might have tried Lord Lucius or Lucullus;…Brewer's: Karrows
A set of gamblers in Ireland, who played away even the clothes on their backs. “The karrows plafe awaie mantle and all to the bare skin, and then trusse themselves in straw or leaves. They…Brewer's: Spout
Up the spout. At the pawn-broker's. In allusion to the “spout” up which brokers send the articles ticketed. When redeemed they return down the spout—i.e. from the store-room to the shop. “…Brewer's: Stork
a sacred bird, according to the Swedish legend received its name from flying round the cross of the crucified Redeemer, crying Styrka! styrka! (Strengthen! strengthen!). (See Christ, in…Brewer's: Wilde
A John or Johnny Wilde is one who wears himself to skin and bone to add house to house and barn to barn. The tale is that John Wilde, of Rodenkerchen,…Brewer's: Yellowhammer
(The). The eggs of this bird are spotted with red. The tradition is that the bird fluttered about the Cross, and got stained with the blood in its plumage, and by way of punishment its…Brewer's: Fool's Paradise
Unlawful pleasure, illicit love, vain hopes. Thus, in Romeo and Juliet, the Nurse says to Romeo, “If ye should lead her [Juliet] into a fool's paradise, it were a gross ... behaviour.” The…Nehemiah: 1
Nehemiah Chapter 1 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, 2 That Hanani,…The Koran/Sura LXX — The Steps or Ascents
Sura LXX — The Steps or AscentsMecca — 44 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful A SUITOR sued[158] for punishment to light suddenly On the infidels: none can hinder…Trending
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