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John Keats: Specimen of an Induction to a Poem
by JohnKeats"Places of nestling green for ...CalidoreSpecimen of an Induction to a Poem Lo! I must tell a tale of chivalry; For large white plumes are dancing in mine eye. Not like the…Asian Americans in Government
Elaine ChaoBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…John Donne: Expostulation XVI. Et properare meum clamant
ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, I do not expostulate with thee, but with them who dare do that; who dare expostulate with thee, when in the voice of thy church thou givest allowance…Brewer's: Augustinians
Friars or nuns of the Augustine Order, established in the eleventh century in commemoration of St. Augustine, and in imitation of the ancient order founded by him in the fourth century.…Brewer's: Heart in his Mouth
His heart was in his mouth. That choky feeling in the throat which arises from fear, conscious guilt, shyness, etc. “The young lover tried to look at his ease, ... but his heart was in his…Brewer's: Henry
(Poor), a touching tale in poetry by Hartmann von der Aur [Our ], one of the minnesingers (12th century). Henry, prince of Hoheneck, in Bavaria, being struck with leprosy, was told that he…Brewer's: Herb
Many herbs are used for curative purposes simply because of their form or marks: thus, wood-sorrel, being shaped like a heart, is used as a cordial; liver-wort for the liver; the celandine…Brewer's: Highness
The Khedive of Egypt is styled “Your Highness,” or “His Highness;” The children of kings and queens, “Your Royal Highness,” or “His Royal Highness;” The children of emperors, “Your…Brewer's: Grab
To clutch or seize. I grabbed it; he grabbed him, i.e. the bailiff caught him. (Swedish, grabba, to grasp; Danish, griber; our grip, gripe, grope, grupple.) A land grabber. A very common…Brewer's: Coup de Main
(French). A sudden stroke; a stratagem whereby something is effected suddenly. Sometimes called a coup only, as “The coup [the scheme] did not answer.” “London is not to be taken by a coup…Trending
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