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Brewer's: Lines
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. The part allotted to me and measured off by a measuring line. (Palms xvi. 6.) Hard lines. Harsh restrictions. Here lines means an allotment…Brewer's: John
A contraction of Johannes (Joh'n). The French contract it differently, Jean—i.e. Jehan or Jehann; in Italian, Giovanni. Popes. JOHN I. died wretchedly in jail. JOHN II. and III. were…Brewer's: Joy
The seven joys of the Virgin: (1) The annunciation; (2) the visitation; (3) the nativity; (4) the adoration of the three kings; (5) the presentation in the temple; (6) the discovery of her…Brewer's: King Cole
(See Cole.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King CottonKing Cash A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Kings
Of the 2,550 sovereigns who have hitherto reigned, 300 have been overthrown. 134 have been assassinated. 123 have been taken captive in war. 108 have been executed. 100 have been slain in…Brewer's: L. E. L
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (afterwards Mrs. Maclean), a poetess of the “Lara” and “Corsair” school (1802-1839). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LL.DL A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Seasons
(The). In art. The four seasons have often been sculptured or painted by artists: POUSSIN drew his symbolic characters from the Old Testament. Thus, Adam and Eve in Paradise represent…Brewer's: Second
(See Two.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Second-handSebastianistes A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Son
(or descendant of). Norman, Fitz-; Gaelic, Mac; Welsh, Ap- (sometimes contracted into P, as P-richard); Irish, O'; Hebrew and Arabic, Ben-, all prefixes: English, -son; Russian, -vitch or…Brewer's: Song
Father of modern French song. Panard: also called the “La Fontaine of the Vaudeville.” (1691-1765.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Song of DegreesSons of…Trending
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