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Brewer's: Loggerheads
Fall to loggerheads; to squabbling and fisticuffs. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LoggetLogan A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Brewer's: Logget
A sweetmeat, a toffy cut into small manchets, a little log of toffy. Common enough in Norfolk. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LogistillaLoggerheads A B C…Brewer's: Logan
or Rocking Stones, for which Corn wall is famous. Pliny tells us of a rock near Harpasa which might be moved with a finger. Ptolemy says the Gygonian rock might be stirred with a stalk of…Brewer's: We Three
Did you never see the picture of “We Three” ? asks Sir Andrew Aguecheek- not meaning himself, Sir Toby Belch, and the clown, but referring to a public-…Baron Munchausen: The Baron harangues the com...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe A litigated contention betw... The Baron goes to Petersbur... The Baron harangues the com... The Baron harangues the company, and they continue the…Brewer's: Divide and Govern
Divide a nation into parties, or set your enemies at loggerheads, and you can have your own way. A maxim of Machiavelli, a noted political writer of Florence (1469-1527). “Every city or…Brewer's: Michon
according to Cotgrave, is a “block, dunce, dolt, jobbernol, dullard, loggerhead.” Probably michon, Mike (an ass), mikel, and cousin Michel, are all from the Italian miccio, an ass. (See…William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene IV
Scene IVHall in Capulet's houseEnter Lady Capulet and NurseLady CapuletHold, take these keys, and fetch more spices, nurse.NurseThey call for dates and quinces in the pastry.Enter…Where in the World Is Diego Garcia?
A strategic U.K. and U.S. airbase with a dark history by Borgna Brunner British Indian Ocean Territory, a dependency of the United Kingdom, includes Diego Garcia. Related Links Iraq…Movies and Film: Two Chinas, Two Cinemas
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