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Brewer's: Annabel
in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel is designed for the Duchess of Monmouth. Her maiden name and title were Anne Scott, Countess of Buccleuch, the richest heiress in Europe. The…Brewer's: Sancho Panza
the squire of Don Quixote, was governor of Barataria, according to Cervantes. He is described as a short, pot-bellied rustic, full of common sense, but without a grain of “spirituality.”…Brewer's: Quietus
The writ of discharge formerly granted to those barons and knights who personally attended the king on a foreign expedition. At their discharge they were exempt from the claim of scutage…Brewer's: Portland Vase
A cinerary urn of transparent dark-blue glass, long in possession of the Barberini family. In 1770 it was purchased by Sir William Hamilton, for 1,000 guineas, and cams afterwards into the…Brewer's: Gabrielle
(3 syl.; g hard). La Belle Gabrielle. Daughter of Antoine d'Estrées, grand-master of artillery, and governor of the Ile de France. Henri IV., towards the close of 1590, happened to sojourn…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Ballad On The American War
by Robert Burns Epitaph On My Ever Honoured FatherReply To An Announcement By J....Ballad On The American War Tune-"Killiecrankie." When Guilford good our pilot stood An'…Brewer's: Guinever
or rather Guanhumara (4 syl.). Daughter of Leodograunce of Camelyard, the most beautiful of women, and wife of King Arthur. She entertained a guilty passion for Sir Launcelot of the Lake,…Brewer's: Mare's Nest
To find a mare's nest is to make what you suppose to be a great discovery, but which turns out to be all moonshine. Why dost thou laugh? What mare's nest hast thou found? Beaumont and…Brewer's: Michael
Prince of the celestial armies, commanded by God to drive the rebel angels out of heaven. Gabriel was next to him in command. (See Seven Spirits.) Longfellow, in his Golden Legend, says he…Brewer's: Mark
God bless the mark! An ejaculation of contempt or scorn. (See Save The Mark.) “To be ruled by my conscience, I should stay with the Jew my master, who, God bless the mark! is a kind of…Trending
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