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Brewer's: Dwarf
(The). Richard Gibson, painter (1615-1690), a page of the backstairs in the court of Charles I. He married Anne Shepherd, a dwarf also, and the King honoured the wedding with his presence…Brewer's: Edgar
or Edgardo. Master of Ravenswood, in love with Lucy Ashton (Lucia di Lammermoor). While absent in France on an important embassy, the lady is led to believe that her lover has proved…Brewer's: Edyrn
Son of Nudd; called the “Sparrowhawk.” He ousted the Earl of Yniol from his earldom, and tried to win E'nid, the earl's daughter, but failing in this, became the evil genius of the gentle…Brewer's: Elvira
(Donna). A lady deceived by Don Giovanni, who deluded her into a liaison with his valet, Leporello. (Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni.) Elvira. A lady who loved Ernani, the robber-captain,…Brewer's: Eurydice
(4 syl.). Wife of Orpheus, killed by a serpent on her wedding night. Orpheus went down to the infernal regions to seek her, and was promised she should return on condition that he looked…Brewer's: Left-handed Marriage
A morganatic marriage (q.v.). In these marriages the husband gives his left hand to the bride, instead of the right, when he says, “I take thee for my wedded wife.” George William, Duke of…Brewer's: Jonc
(French). A wedding-ring; so called because those who were married by compulsion at Ste. Marine wore rings of jonc or straw. “C'est dans l'église de Ste. Marine que l'on marie ceux que l'…Brewer's: Punish a Bottle
(To). To drink a bottle of wine or spirits. When the contents have been punished, the empty bottles are “dead men.” “After we'd punished a couple of bottles of old Crow whisky ... he caved…Brewer's: Throwing an Old Shoe for Luck
(See under Shoe.) “Now, for goode luck caste an old shoe after me.” —Haywood (1693-1756). “Ay, with all my heart, there's an old shoe after you.” —The Parson's Wedding (Dodsley, vol. ix.…Other American Library Association Awards for Children's Books, 1999
Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners.1998 Coretta Scott King Awards, honoring black authors and illustrators: (author): Heaven, Angela Johnson (Simon & Schuster…Trending
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