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Brewer's: Vernon
mentioned by Thomson in his Summer, was Admiral Edward Vernon, who attacked Carthagena in 1741; but the malaria reached the crew, and, as the poet says - “To infant weakness sunk the…Brewer's: Temples
(Pagan) in many respects resembled Roman Catholic churches. There was first the vestibule, in which were the piscina with lustral water to sprinkle those who entered the edifice; then the…Brewer's: Silver
was, by the ancient alchemists, called Diana or the Moon. Silver The Frenchman employs the word silver to designate money, the wealthy Englishman uses the word gold, and the poorer old…Brewer's: Egyptian Festivals
(The). The six great festivals of the ancient Egyptians were— 1. That of Bubastis (= Diana, or the moon); 2. That of Busiris, in honour of Isis; 3. That of Saïs (= Minerva, Hermes, or…Brewer's: Oracles
were extremely numerous, and very expensive to those who consulted them. The most famous were Dodona, Ammon (in Libya), Delphos, Delos, that of Trophonius (in Boeotia), and that of Venus…Brewer's: Orion
A giant hunter, noted for his beauty. He was blinded by Enopion, but Vulcan sent Cedalion to be his guide, and his sight was restored by exposing his eyeballs to the sun. Being slain by…Brewer's: Osbaldistone
Nine of the characters in Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy bear this name. There are (1) the London merchant and Sir Hildebrand, the heads of two families; (2) the son of the merchant is Francis…Brewer's: Lodona
The Lodden, an affluent of the Thames in Windsor Forest. Pope, in Windsor Forest, says it was a nymph, fond of the chase, like Diana. It chanced one day that Pan saw her, and tried to…Brewer's: London
says Francis Crossley, is Luan-dun (Celtic), City of the Moon, and tradition says there was once a temple of Diana (the Moon) where St. Paul's now stands. Greenwich he derives from Grian-…Biographies: Selected Fashion Designers and Models
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