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Brewer's: Innocents
Feast of the Holy Innocents. The 28th December, to commemorate Herod's butchery of the children of Bethlehem under two years old, with the design of cutting off the infant Jesus (Matt. ii…Brewer's: City of the Great King
(The) —i.e. Jerusalem. (Psa. xlviii. 2; Matt. v. 35.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894City of the Seven HillsCity of Saints A B C D E F G H I J K…2001-02 AFC Divisional Summaries Playoff Games
Patriots, 16-13 (OT) Oakland (11-6) 0 7 6 0 0— 13 New England (11-5) 0 0 3 10 3— 16 Date—Jan. 19. Att—60,292. Time—3:32. 2nd Quarter: OAK—James Jett 13-yd…2000-01 NFL Playoff Game Summaries Wild Card Round
Dolphins, 23-17 (OT) Indianapolis (10-6) 3 11 0 3 0— 17 Miami (11-5) 0 0 7 10 6— 23 Date—Dec. 30. Att—73,193. Time—3:09. 1st Quarter: IND—Mike Vanderjagt…2008 British Academy of Film and Television Awards
The 2008 BAFTA Awards, the British equivalent of our Oscar and Emmy awards (combined into one ceremony), were presented Feb. 10, 2008 in London. These are the…1988 Olympics
SeoulTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoGymnasticsModern…Brewer's: No Man is a Hero to his own Valet
Montaigne (1533-1592) said: “Peu d'hommes ont esté admirés par leurs domestiques.” Mad. Cornuel (who died 1694) wrote to the same effect: “Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet de…Brewer's: Herod
A child-killer; from Herod the Great, who ordered the massacre of the babes in Bethlehem. (Matt. ii. 16). To out-herod Herod. To out-do in wickedness, violence, or rant, the worst of…Brewer's: Field Works
Works thrown up by an army in besieging or defending a fortress, or in strengthening its position. “Earth-forts, and especially field works, will hereafter play an important part in wars…Brewer's: Mercy
A young pilgrim who accompanied Christiana in her pilgrimage to Mount Zion. She married Matthew, Christian's son. (Bunyan: Pilgrim's Progress, part ii.) Mercy. The seven works of mercy…Trending
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