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Brewer's: Heretic
means “one who chooses,” and heresy means simply “a choice.” A heretic is one who chooses his own creed, and does not adopt the creed authorised by the national church. (Greek, hairesis,…John Percival JONES, Congress, NV (1829-1912)
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1895; 1895-1901; 1901-1903 Party: Republican; Silver; Republican JONES John Percival , a Senator from Nevada; born at 'The Hay,' Herefordshire, England, January 27,…Brewer's: Alcinoo poma dare
(to give apples to Alcinous). To carry coals to Newcastle; sending cider to Herefordshire. The orchards of Alcinous, King of Corcyra (Corfu), were famous for their fruits. Source:…Brewer's: Man of Ross
John Kyrle, of Ross, in Herefordshire, immortalised by Pope in his epistle On the Use of Riches. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man of SaltMan of Remnants…Brewer's: Saxon Castles
Alnwick Castle, given to Ivo de Vesey by the Conqueror. Bamborough Castle (Northumberland), the palace of the kings of Northumberland, and built by King Ida, who began to reign 559; now…Brewer's: Ross
(Celtic). A headland; as Roslin, Culross, Rossberg, Montrose, Roxburg, Ardrossan, etc. Ross, from the Welsh rhos (“a moor”); found in Welsh and Cornish names, as Rossal, Rusholme, etc.…England
(Encyclopedia) England, the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2022Se pop. 68,429,595), 50,…Brewer's: Mare
The Cromlech at Gorwell, Dorsetshire, is called the White Mare; the barrows near Hambleton, the Grey Mare. Away the mare - i.e. Off with the blue devils, good-bye to care. This mare is…William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act I
Act IScene ILondon. The palace.Enter King Henry, Lord John of Lancaster, the Earl of Westmoreland, Sir Walter Blunt, and othersKing Henry IVSo shaken as we are, so wan with care, Find we a…Wales
(Encyclopedia) Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (2011 pop. 3,063,456), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with…Trending
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