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Brewer's: Jonathan and David
In 1 Sam. xviii. 4 we read that Jonathan (the king's son) “stripped himself of his robe and gave it to David, with his sword, bow, and girdle.” This was a mark of honour, as princes and…Brewer's: Immortal Three
(The). Homer, Dante, and Milton. Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn; The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, The next in majesty; in both…Brewer's: Cast of the Eye
(A). A squint. One meaning of the word cast is to twist or warp. Thus, a fabric is said to “cast” when it warps; and seamen speak of “casting,” or turning the head of a ship on the tack…Brewer's: Diotrephes
One who loves to have the pre-eminence among others. (3 John 9.) “Neither a desperate Judas, like the prelate Sharpe [archbishop of St. Andrew's who was murdered], that's gone to his place…Brewer's: Bower Anchor
An anchor carried at the bow of a ship. There are two: one called the best bower, and the other the small bower. (To rhyme with flower.) “Starboard being the best bower, and port the small…Brewer's: Answer more Scotico
(To). To divert the direct question by starting another question or subject. “Hark you, sirrah,” said the doctor, “I trust you remember you are owing to the laird 4 stone of barleymeal and…Brewer's: Apollo Belvidere
[Bel-ve-dear ]. A marble statue, supposed to be from the chisel of the Greek sculptor Calamis, who flourished in the fifth ante-Christian era. It represents the god holding a bow in his…Brewer's: Cupid
The god of love, and son of Venus. According to fable he wets with blood the grindstone on which he sharpens his arrows. Ferus et Cupido Semper ardentes acuens sagittas.' Horace: 2 Odes,…Brewer's: Cupid's Golden Arrow
Virtuous love. “Cupid's leaden arrow,” sensual passion. Deque sagittifera promsit duo tela pharetra Diversorum operum; fugat hoc, facit illud amorem. Quod facit auratum est, et cuspide…Brewer's: Running Footman
The last of these menials died out with the infamous Duke of Queensberry. In the early part of the eighteenth century no great house was complete without some half-dozen of them. Their…Trending
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