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Brewer's: Peasant-boy Philosopher
(The). James Ferguson. (1710-1776.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Peasants' WarPeasant Bard A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Brewer's: Peep-o'-Day Boys
The Irish insurgents of 1784; so called because they used to visit the houses of their opponents (called defenders) at peep of day searching for arms or plunder. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Peter the Wild Boy
found 1725 in a wood near Hameln, in Hanover, at the supposed age of thirteen. (Died 1785.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PeterboatPeter the Hermit A B…Brewer's: Wild Boy of Hamelin
or Man of Nature, found in the forest of Hertswold, Hanover. He walked on all fours, climbed trees like a monkey, fed on grass and leaves, and could…Brewer's: Give the Boys a Holiday
Anaxagoras, on his death-bed, being asked what honour should be conferred upon him, replied, “Give the boys a holiday.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Give…Brewer's: Loose-girt Boy
(The). Julius Caesar was so nicknamed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Loose-strifeLoose Fish A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Director:John DavisWriters:John Davis, David Weiss, David Stem, Steve OedekerkParamount Pictures; G; 83 minutesRelease:12/01Voices of:Debi Derryberry, Patrick Stewart, Martin Short…Sonny Boy Williamson Biography
Sonny Boy Williamson(John Lee Williamson)blues singer, harmonica playerBorn: 3/30/1914Birthplace: Jackson, Tennessee One of the founding members of the post-War Chicago blues scene, Sonny Boy…Ganesa
(Encyclopedia) GanesaGanesagənāˈsə [key], b. 1507, d. after 1564, Indian astronomer. As a boy of 13 in a village N of Mumbai, Ganesa wrote a treatise on astronomy, the Grahalaghava, which has often…Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)
(Encyclopedia) Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)hĕmˈənz [key], 1793–1835, English poet. She married Capt. Alfred Hemans in 1812, had five children, and separated from…Trending
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