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Brewer's: Triangular Part of Man
(The). The body. Spenser says, “The divine part of man is circular, but the mortal part is triangular.” (Faërie Queene, book ii. 9.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Run a Man Down
(To). To abuse, depreciate. A hunting term. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Run of the HouseRun Thin A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Sadder and a Wiser Man
(A). A sadder and a wiser man He rose the morrow morn. Coleridge: The Ancient Mariner. Saddle Set the saddle on the right horse. Lay the blame on those who deserve it. Lose the horse and…Brewer's: Sand-man is about
(The). (See Dustman.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SandsSand-blind 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 Related…Brewer's: Lord of Creation. Man
“Replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Behold, I have given…Brewer's: Smith's Prize-man
One who has obtained the prize (25), founded in the University of Cambridge by Robert, Smith, D.D. (once master of Trinity), for proficiency in mathematics and natural philosophy. There…Brewer's: Whole Duty of Man
Tenison, Bishop of Lincoln, says the author was Dr. Chaplin, of University College, Oxford. (Evelyn: Diary.) Thomas Hearne ascribes the…Brewer's: Wisest Man of Greece
So the Delphic oracle pronounced Socrates to be, and Socrates modestly made answer, “ 'Tis because I alone of all the Greeks know that I know nothing…Poems by Emily Dickinson: A Man
Fire Ventures A Man Fate slew him, but he did not drop; She felled — he did not fall — Impaled him on her fiercest stakes — He neutralized them all. She stung him, sapped his…Brewer's: Man of Blood and Iron
(The). Otto von Bismarck (Prince Bismarck), called “man of blood” from his great war policy, and “iron” from his indomitable will. Many years Chancellor of Prussia and Germany. (Born…Trending
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