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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: 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…Brewer's: Old Man Eloquent
Isocrates; so called by Milton. When he heard of the result of the battle of Chaerone'a, which was fatal to Grecian liberty, he died of grief. That dishonest victory At Chaerone's, fatal…Brewer's: Old Man of the Moon
(The). The Chinese deity who links in wedlock predestined couples. (See Man In The Moon.) “The Chinese have a firm belief in marriages being made in heaven. A certain deity, whom they call…Brewer's: Old Man of the Mountain
Hassanben-Sabah, the sheik Al Jebal, and founder of the sect called Assassins (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Old Man of the SeaOld Man of the Moon…Brewer's: Old Man of the Sea
In the story of Sinbad the Sailor, the Old Man of the Sea, hoisted on the shoulders of Sinbad, clung there and refused to dismount. Sinbad released himself from his burden by making the…Brewer's: O'man's Sea
The Persian Gulf. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OmbreOm 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…Trending
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