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Tompkins, Daniel D.
(Encyclopedia) Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774–1825, American political figure, Vice President of the United States (1817–25), b. Scarsdale, N.Y. A leader of the Jeffersonian group in New York state, he…Walt Whitman: Song of the Exposition, Part 3
Part 3Responsive to our summons, Or rather to her long-nurs'd inclination, Join'd with an irresistible, natural gravitation, She comes! I hear the rustling of her gown, I scent the odor of…Brewer's: Florismart
One of Charlemagne's paladins, and the bosom friend of Roland. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FlorizelFlorisel of Nice'a A B C D E F G H I J K L…Confederacy
(Encyclopedia) Confederacy, name commonly given to the Confederate States of America (1861–65), the government established by the Southern states of the United States after their secession from the…melodrama
(Encyclopedia) melodrama [Gr.,=song-drama], originally a spoken text with musical background, as in Greek drama. The form was popular in the 18th cent., when its composers included Georg Benda, J. J…Brewer's: Orlando Innamorato
(Roland the paladin in love). A romantic epic in three books, by the Count Boiardo of Scandiano, in Italy (1495). There is a burlesque in verse of the same title by Berni of Tuscany (1538…Brewer's: Quid pro Quo
Tit for tat; a return given as good as that received; a Roland for an Oliver; an equivalent. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Quid RidesQuid of Tobacco A B…1998 British Academy of Film and Television Awards
The 1998 BAFTA Awards, the British equivalent of our Oscar and Emmy awards (combined into one ceremony), were presented April 19, 1998 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. These are the…Brewer's: Achilles of the West
Roland the Paladin; also called “The Christian Theseus” (2 syl.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Achilles' SpearAchilles of Rome A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Mita
Sister of Aude, surnamed “the Little Knight of Pearls,” in love with Sir Miton de Rennes, Roland's friend. Charlemagne greeted her after a tournament with the Saracens at Fronsac, saying…Trending
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