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Brewer's: Phineus
(2 syl.). A blind king of Thrace, who had the gift of prophecy. Whenever he wanted to eat, the Harpies came and took away or defiled his food. Blind Thamyris, and blind Moeonides, And…Brewer's: Poets' Corner
(The). In Westminster Abbey. The popular name given to the south corner, because some sort of recognition is made of several British poets of very varied merits. As a national Valhalla, it…Brewer's: Prime
(l syl.). In the Catholic Church the first canonical hour after lauds. Milton terms sunrise “that sweet hour of prime.” (Paradise Lost, bk. v. 170.) “All night long ... came the sound of…Brewer's: Sin
according to Milton, is twinkeeper with Death of the gates of Hell. She sprang full-grown from the head of Satan. ... Woman to the waist, and fair, But ending foul in many a scaly fold…Brewer's: Sock
[comedy]. The Greek comic actors used to wear a sandal and sock. The difference between the sock and the tragic buskin was this- the sock went only to the ankle, but the buskin extended to…Brewer's: Seraphim
An order of angels distinguished for fervent zeal and religious ardour. The word means “to burn.” (See Isaiah vi. 2.) Thousand celestial ardours [seraphs] where he stood Veiled with his…Brewer's: Serenade
(3 syl.). Music performed in the serene - i.e. in the open air at eventide (Latin, serenum whence the French sérénade and Italian serenata). Or serenate which the starved lover sings To…Brewer's: Sextile
(2 syl.). The aspect of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees or two signs. This position is marked thus *. As there are twelve signs, two signs are a sixth. In sextile,…Brewer's: Shepherd
The shepherd. Moses who fed the flocks of Jethro, his father-in-law. Sing, heavenly muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb or of Sinai didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the…Brewer's: Warp
(To). A sea term, meaning to shift the position of a vessel. This is done by means of a rope called a warp. Kedging is when the warp is bent to a…Trending
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