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Brewer's: Raminagobris
A cat; a vile poet. La Fontaine in several of his fables gives this name to the cat. Rabelais under this name satirises Guillaume Crétin, an old French poet in the reigns of Charles VIII…Brewer's: Song
Father of modern French song. Panard: also called the “La Fontaine of the Vaudeville.” (1691-1765.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Song of DegreesSons of…Brewer's: Bears are caught by Honey
In French, “Il faut avoir mauvaise bête par douceur,” for, as La Fontaine says, “Plus fait douceur que violence.”Bears are very fond of honey. Bribes win even bears. There is another…Brewer's: Hunting two Hares
He who hunts two hares leaves one and loses the other. No one can do well or properly two things at once. “No man can serve two masters.” French: “Poursuis deux lièvres, et les manques” (…Brewer's: Numero
Homme de numero—that is “un homme fin en affaires.” M. Walckenaer says it is a shop phrase, meaning that he knows all the numbers of the different goods, or all the private marks…Brewer's: Old Age Restored to Youth
“La fontaine de Jourvence fit rejovenir la gent.” The broth of Medea did the same. Grinding old men young. Ogier's Ring (q.v.) restored the aged to youth again. The Dancing Water restores…Brewer's: Fables
The most famous writers of fables are— Pilpay, among the Hindus. Lokman, among the Arabs. Æsop and Babrios, among the Greeks. Phædrus and Arianus, among the Romans. Faerne, Abstemius, and…Shaw, George Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Shaw, George Bernard, 1856–1950, Irish playwright and critic. He revolutionized the Victorian stage, then dominated by artificial melodramas, by presenting vigorous dramas of ideas.…1943 Academy Awards
The 1944 Academy Awards were presented March 15, 1944 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Outstanding Motion PictureCasablanca (Warner Bros.)For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paramount)…3-Pt Field Goal Percentage
3-Pt Field Goal PercentageMinimum 1.5 Three-Point FG made per game. ClGmFGFGAPCT.Joe Stafford, Western CarolinaJR305811052.7Ricky Peral, Wake ForestJR325110051.0Justyn Tebbs, Weber St.…Trending
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