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Brewer's: Cat may look at a King
(A). An insolent remark of insubordination, meaning, “I am as good as you”, or “Are you too mighty to be spoken to or looked at?” “You may wear stars and ribbons, and I may be dressed in…Brewer's: Look as Big as Bull Beef
(To). To look stout and hearty, as if fed on bull beef. Bull beef was formerly recommended for making men strong and muscular. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Look Before You Leap
Consider well before you act. “Melius est cavere semper, quam patiri semel.” And look before you ere you leap, For, as you sow, you're like to reap. Butler: Hudibras, canto ii. part ii.…Brewer's: Look for a Needle in a Bottle of Hay
(To). (See Bottle.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Look not a Gift Horse in the MouthLook Before You Leap A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Brewer's: Look not a Gift Horse in the Mouth
“Noli dentes equi inspicere donati. ” Do not examine a gift too critically. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Look One Way and Row AnotherLook for a Needle in…Amy Lowell: J—K. Huysmans
J—K. HuysmansA flickering glimmer through a window-pane, A dim red glare through mud bespattered glass, Cleaving a path between blown walls of sleet Across uneven pavements sunk in slime To…The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 18
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 17Chapter 19Chapter 18 The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet…Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky"
The Question: Is there any type of English translation to Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky? Can you direct me to the site? The Answer: Yes and no…Achaean League
(Encyclopedia) Achaean LeagueAchaean Leagueəkēˈən [key], confederation of cities on the Gulf of Corinth. The First Achaean League, about which little is known, was formed presumably before the 5th…Eliasson, Olafur
(Encyclopedia) Eliasson, Olafur, 1967–, Danish sculptor, architect, and installation artist. His work is influenced by nature and natural phenomena. Early works involved frozen water droplets,…Trending
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