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Brewer's: Images which fell from Heaven
Diana of Ephesus (Acts xix. 35). The same is said of the image of Cybele (3 syl.), set up in the temple of Victory, at Rome. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Saturn's Tree
in alchemy, is a deposit of crystallised lead, massed together in the form of a “tree.” It is produced by a shaving of zinc in a solution of the acetate of lead. In alchemy Saturn = lead…Brewer's: Two Gentlemen of Verona
The story of Proteus and Julia was borrowed from the pastoral romance of Diana, by George of Montemayor, a Spaniard, translated into English by Bartholomew Younge in 1598. The love…Brewer's: Procris
Unerring as the dart of Procris. When Procris fled from Cephalus out of shame, Diana gave her a dog that never failed to secure its prey, and a dart which not only never missed aim, but…Brewer's: Ephesian Letters
Magic characters. The Ephesians were greatly addicted to magic. Magic characters were marked on the crown, cincture, and feet of Diana; and, at the preaching of Paul, many which used…Brewer's: Erostratus
The man who set fire to the temple of Diana in Ephesus, on the day Alexander the Great was born. This he did to make his name immortal. In order to defeat his vainglory, the Ephesians…Brewer's: Metals
The seven metals in alchemy. Gold, Apollo or the sun. Silver, Diana or the moon. Quicksilver, Mercury. Copper, Venus. Iron, Mars. Tin, Jupiter. Lead, Saturn. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Orders of Architecture
These five are the classic orders: Tuscan, Dorie, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. The following was the usual practice: CORINTHIAN, for temples of Venus, Flora, Proserpine, and the Water…British Royalty - Royal Delivery
Royal Delivery The world watches and welcomes Prince William and Catherine's first born, a boy named George Alexander Louis. Related Links Prince William and Kate…British (Wimbledon) Champions: Doubles—Men
Doubles—Men1884–86William Renshaw–Ernest Renshaw1887Herbert Wilberforce–P.B. Lyon1888–89William Renshaw–Ernest Renshaw1890Joshua Pim–F.O. Stoker1891Wilfred Baddeley–Herbert Baddeley1892E.W.…Trending
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