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Brewer's: Begging
Hermits were of the Augustine order; they renounced all property, and lived on the voluntary alms of “the faithful.” Begging Friars were restricted to four orders: Franciscans (Grey…Brewer's: Air
an element. Anaxagoras held air to be the primary form of matter. Aristotle gives Fire, Air, Earth, and Water as the four elements. Air, a manner, as “the air of the court,” the “air of…Brewer's: Gourmand's Prayer
(The). “O Philoxenos, Philoxenos, why were you not Prometheus?” Prometheus was the mythological creator of man, and Philoxenos was a great epicure, whose great and constant wish was to…Brewer's: Casket Homer
Alexander the Great's edition, with Aristotle's corrections. After the battle of Arbela a golden casket, studded with jewels, was found in the tent of Darius. Alexander, being asked to…Brewer's: Causes
Aristotelian causes are these four: (1) The Efficient Cause. That which immediately produces the effect. (2) The Material Cause. The matter on which (1) works. (3) The Formal Cause. The…Brewer's: Dramatic Unities
(The three). One catastrophe, one locality, one day. These are Aristotle's rules for tragedy, and the French plays strictly follow them. The French have added a fourth, one style. Hence…Brewer's: Aristotelian Unities
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, laid it down as a rule that every tragedy, properly constructed, should contain but one catastrophe; should be limited to one denoument; and be…Brewer's: Vulgar Errors
Aristotle taught that women have more teeth than men. From an account given in Genesis ii. 21 it was once generally believed that a woman has one rib more than a man. It is a vulgar error…Brewer's: Stagirite
or Stagyrite (3 syl.). (Greek.) Aristotle, who was born at Stagira, in Macedon. Generally called Stagirite in English verse. In one rich soul Plato the Stagyrite, and Tully joined. Thomson…Brewer's: Wives of Literary Men
The following literary men, among many others, made unhappy marriages: ADDISON. ARISTOTLE. BACON (LORD). BOCCACCIO…Trending
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