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Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Murray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofMurray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofboth: mûrˈē [key], 1531?–1570, Scottish nobleman. An illegitimate son of James V by a daughter of…Sharp, Cecil James
(Encyclopedia) Sharp, Cecil James, 1859–1924, English musician, best known for his researches in English folk music. In 1911 he founded the English Folk Dance Society. In the United States he…Brewer's: Abecedarian
One who teaches or is learning his A B C. Abecedarian hymns.Hymns which began with the letter A, and each verse or clause following took up the letters of the alphabet in regular…Brewer's: Abel Keene
A village schoolmaster, afterwards a merchant's clerk. He was led astray, lost his place, and hanged himself. —Crabbe: Borough, Letter xxi. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Aholibamah
Aholiba′mah A granddaughter of Cain, loved by the seraph Samiasa. She is a proud, ambitious, queen-like beauty, a female type of Cain. When the flood came, her angel-lover carried her under…Brewer's: Caiaphas
The country-house of Caiaphas, in which Judas concluded his bargain to betray his Master, stood on “The Hill of Evil Counsel.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Bridger, James
(Encyclopedia) Bridger, James, 1804–81, American fur trader, one of the most celebrated of the mountain men, b. Virginia. He was working as a blacksmith in St. Louis when he joined the Missouri River…Riley, James Whitcomb
(Encyclopedia) Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849–1916, American poet, b. Greenfield, Ind., known as the Hoosier poet. He was at various times a traveling actor, a sign painter, and a newspaperman. Under…Brewer's: Land of Nod
(The). To go to the land of Nod is to go to bed. There are many similar puns and more in French than in English. Of course, the reference is to Gen. iv. 16, “Cain went ... and dwelt in the…Francis, Dick
(Encyclopedia) Francis, Dick (Richard Stanley Francis), 1920–2010, English novelist. He was a champion steeplechase jockey (1946–57) and a racing writer for a London newspaper (1957–73). Francis…Trending
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