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Brewer's: Drinking at Freeman's Quay
that is, drinking gratis. At one time, all porters and carmen calling at Freeman's Quay, near London Bridge, had a pot of beer given them gratis. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,…Brewer's: Entire
Ale, in contradistinction to “cooper,” which is half ale and half porter. As Calvert's entire, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Entre NousEnthusiast A B…Henry CLAY, Congress, KY (1777-1852)
Senate Years of Service: 1806-1807; 1810-1811; 1831-1842; 1849-1852 Party: Democratic Republican; National Republican; Whig CLAY Henry , a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in the…Brewer's: Cerberus
A grim, watchful keeper, house-porter, guardian, etc. Cerberus, according to Roman mythology, is the three-headed dog that keeps the entrance of the infernal regions. Herculës dragged the…Brewer's: Ci-devant
(French). Former, of times gone by. As Ci-devant governor —i.e. once a governor, but no longer so, Ci-devant philosophers means philosophers of former days. “The appellation of mistress…Brewer's: Cross-patch
A disagreeable, ill-tempered person, male or female. Patch means a fool or gossip; so called from his parti-coloured or patched dress. A cross-patch is an ill-tempered fool or gossip.…Brewer's: Stimulants of Great Men
BONAPARTE took snuff when he wished to stimulate his intellect, or when he was greatly annoyed. BRAHAM (the singer) drank bottled porter. The REV, WILLIAM BULL, the Nonconformist, was an…Brewer's: Swiss
The nickname of a Swiss is “Colin Tampon” (q.v.). No money, no Swiss i.e. no servant. The Swiss have ever been the mercenaries of Europe - willing to serve anyone for pay. The same was…Brewer's: Portobello Arms
A public-house sign. The Mirror says: “In 1739, after the capture of Portobello, Admiral Vernon's portrait dangled from every sign-post, and he may figuratively be said to have sold the…1995–1996 Obie Awards
Best PlayAdrienne Kennedy, June and Jean in Concert and Sleep Deprivation ChamberPlaywritingAin Gordon, Wally's GhostDonald Margulies, The Model ApartmentSuzan-Lori Parks, VenusDoug Wright,…Trending
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