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Leigh Hunt was sent to prison for applying this term to George IV when Regent. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Adonis FlowerAdonis A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Cockney School
Leigh Hunt, Hazlitt, Shelley, and Keats; so called by Lockhart. (1817.) “If I may be permitted to have the honour of christening it, it may be henceforth referred to by the designation of…Brewer's: Windmill Street
When Charnel chapel, St. Paul's, was taken down by the Protector Somerset, in 1549, more than 1,000 cart-loads of bones were removed to Finsbury Fields…Brewer's: Francesca da Rimini
Daughter of Guido da Polenta, Lord of Ravenna. Her story is told in Dante's Inferno (canto v.). She was married to Lanciotto Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, but committed adultery with Paolo,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 8, 1804
Day 115 Day 117 Lewis, July 8, 1804 Detachment Orders Nadawa Island July 8th 1804.- In order to insure a prudent and regular use of all provisions issued to the crew of the Batteaux in…Brewer's: Buncle
(John). “A prodigious hand at matrimony, divinity, a song, and a peck.” He marries seven wives, loses all in the flower of their age, is inconsolable for two or three days, then resigns…1997 UCI World Cup Champions
Men Cross CountryPts1Miguel Martinez, FRA6382Christophe Duponey, FRA6323Cadel Evans, AUS600 DownhillPts1Corrado Herin, ITA2772Jurgen Beneke, GER2653Tomas Misser, SPA233Women Cross…Brewer's: Rupert's Head
(Sir), Devonshire. The legend is that the young wife of Sir Rupert Leigh eloped with a paramour, and the guilty pair, being pursued, were overtaken on the Red Cliff. The woman fell over…Brewer's: Radcliffe Library
(Oxford). Founded by Dr. John Radcliffe, of Wakefield, Yorkshire. (1650-1714.) “When King William [III] consulted [Radcliffe] on his swollen apkles and thin body, Radcliffe said, `I would…Brewer's: Sneck Posset
To give one a sneck posset is to slam the door in his face (Cumberland and Westmoreland). The “sneck” or snick is the latch of a door, and to “sneck the door in one's face” is to shut a…Trending
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