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Brewer's: Streak of Silver

(The). The British Channel. So called in the Edinburgh Review, October, 1870. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Street and WalkerStrawberry Preachers A B C…

Brewer's: Coronet

A crown inferior to the royal crown. A duke's coronet is adorned with strawberry leaves above the band; that of a marquis with strawberry leaves alternating with pearls; that of an earl…

Christina Rossetti: Maiden-Song

Maiden-SongLong ago and long ago, And long ago still, There dwelt three merry maidens Upon a distant hill. One was tall Meggan, And one was dainty May, But one was fair Margaret, More…

Gothic revival

(Encyclopedia) Gothic revival, term designating a return to the building styles of the Middle Ages. Although the Gothic revival was practiced throughout Europe, it attained its greatest importance in…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 5, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 4, 1806June 6, 1806June 5, 1806 Thursday June 5th 1806. Colter and Bratton were permitted to visit the indian villages today for the purpose…

Toffee Trees and Turkish Delight

Food in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia compiled by Holly Hartman And really it was a wonderful tea. There was a nice brown egg, lightly boiled, for each of them, and then sardines on toast,…

The Song of Hiawatha: Vocabulary

Vocabulary Adjidau'mo, the red squirrel Ahdeek', the reindeer Ahmeek', the beaver Annemee'kee, the thunder Apuk'wa. a bulrush Baim-wa'wa, the sound of the thunder Bemah'gut, the grape-…

Brewer's: Straw

Servants wishing to be hired used to go into the market-place of Carlisle (Carel) with a straw in their mouth. (See Mop.) At Carel I stuid wi' a strae i my mouth, The weyves com roun' me…