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Declaration of the Rights of Man
Approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26, 1789The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of…The Four Ages of Man
ContentsIntroductionChildhoodYouthMiddle AgeOld AgeThe Devil's Dictionary: Man
by Ambrose Bierce MAMMONMANESMAN -n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is…Brewer's: Black Man
(The ). The Evil One. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black MariaBlack Mail A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Friend of Man
Marquis de Mirabeau. So called from one of his works, L'Ami des Hommes (5 vols.). This was the father of the great Mirabeau, called by Barnave “the Shakespeare of eloquence.” (1715-1789…Brewer's: Nab-man
A sheriff's officer. (See Nab.) “Old Dornton has sent the nabman after him at last.” —Sir W. Scott: Guy Mannering (dramatised by Terry, ii. 3). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Brewer's: New Man
The regenerated man. In Scripture phrase the unregenerated state is called the old man (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894New StyleNew Jerusalem A B C…Brewer's: Heavy Man
(The), in theatrical parlance, means an actor who plays foil to the hero, such as the king in Hamlet, the mere foil to the prince; Iago is another “heavy man's” part as foil to Othello;…Brewer's: Horsey Man
(A). One who affects the manners and style of a jockey or horse-dealer. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hortus SiccusHorsemen A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Fall of Man
(The). The degeneracy of the human race in consequence of the “fall” [or disobedience] of Adam, man's federal head. Adam fell, or ceased to stand his ground, under temptation. Source:…Trending
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