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Petronius
(Encyclopedia) PetroniusPetroniuspĭtrōˈnēəs [key], d. c.a.d. 66, Roman satirist, known as Petronius Arbiter because of his now generally accepted identity with Gaius Petronius, to whom Tacitus refers…Cavedone, Giacomo
(Encyclopedia) Cavedone, GiacomoCavedone, Giacomojäˈkōmō kävādôˈnā [key], 1577–1660, Italian painter, of the Bolognese school. He assisted Guido Reni in Rome, but his reputation as a master of color…Amanirenas Biography
Amanirenasqueen of CushBorn: late first century B.C. Amanirenas presided over the kingdom of Meroë, the capital of the Cushite dynasty, in northeast Africa. When Roman emperor Augustus levied…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Note on the Early Poems, by Mrs. Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley LinesNote on the Early Poems, by Mrs. Shelley The remainder of Shelley's Poems will be arranged in the order in which they were written. Of course, mistakes will…The Waste Land
T. S. EliotAbstractNam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: Sibylla ti theleis; respondebat illa: apothanein thelo.[I have seen with…Brewer's: Mote and Beam
(Matt. vii. 3-5). In alio pediculum video, in te ricinum non vides (Petronius). Here pediculum means a louse, and ricinum a tyke. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Othello's Occupation's Gone
(Shakespeare). “Jam quadrigae meae deencurrerunt” (Petronius). I am laid on the shelf; I am no longer the observed of observers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Chip
or Chips. A carpenter is known by his chips. A man is known to be a carpenter by the chips in his workshop, so the profession or taste of other men may be known by their manners or mode…Brewer's: Cow's Tail
“Always behind, like a cow's tail.” “Tanquam coda vituli.” ( Petronius.) The cow knows not the worth of her tail till she loses it, and is troubled with flies, which her tail brushed off…Brewer's: Cut neither Nails nor Hair at Sea
Petronius says, “Non licere cuiquam mortalium in nave neque ungues neque capillos deponere, nisi cum pelago ventus irascitur.” The cuttings of the nails and hair were votive offerings to…Trending
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