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Brewer's: Anthia
The lady-love of Abrocomas in Xenophon's romance, called Ephesiaca. Shakespeare has borrowed from this Greek novel the leading incidents of his Romeo and Juliet , especially that of the…Brewer's: Parting
Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say `Good Night' till it be morrow. Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, ii. 2. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Parting…Brewer's: Mejnoun and Leilah
A Persian love-tale, the Romeo and Juliet or Pyramus and Thisbe of Eastern romance. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MelampodeMeistersingers A B C D E F…Brewer's: Montague
(3 syl.). The head of a faction in Verona (Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet). The device of the family is a mountain with sharply-peaked crest (mont-agu or acu). Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Lad o' Wax
A little boy, a doll of a man. In Romeo and Juliet the Nurse calls Paris “a man of wax,” meaning a very “proper man.” Horace speaks of the “waxen arms of Telephus,” meaning well modelled…Brewer's: Idle Worms
It was once supposed that little worms were bred in the fingers of idle servants. To this Shakespeare alludes— A round little worm Pricked from the lazy finger of a maid. Shakespeare:…2000 Drama Desk Awards
The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 14, 2000.Outstanding PlayCopenhagenOutstanding MusicalContact Outstanding Musical RevivalKiss Me,…August 2019 Current Events: Science and Technology News
Top of Page Disaster News | US News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news events you need…Brewer's: Cheveril
He has a cheveril conscience. One that will easily stretch like cheveril or kid leather. “Oh, here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad!” —Shakespeare:…Brewer's: Chop Logic
(To). To bandy words; to altercate. Lord Bacon says, “Let not the council chop with the judge.” (See Chop And Change .) “How now, how now, chop logic! What is this? `Proud,' and `I thank…Trending
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