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Brewer's: Barley-bree

Barley-broth; that is, malt liquor brewed from barley ( Scotch). The cock may craw, the day may daw, And aye we'll taste the barley-bree. Burns: Willie Brew'd a Peck o' Maut. Source:…

Brewer's: Bon gre mal gre

Willing or unwilling, willy nilly, nolens volens. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bon MotBon Gaultier Ballads A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…

Brewer's: Upper Ten Thousand

or The Upper Ten. The aristocracy. The term was first used by N.P. Willis, in speaking of the fashionables of New York, who at that time were not more than ten thousand in number. Source…

Brewer's: Fanny Fern

A nom de plume of Mrs. Sarah Payson Parton, sister of Mr. N. P. Willis, the American poet. (Born 1811, died 1872.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Golf Summary

The Masters Tournament Winners U.S. Open Champions…

Members of Congress: Georgia, Congress, GA

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Georgia Member Name Birth-Death ABBOT, Joel 1776-1826 ADAMSON, William Charles 1854-1929 ALFORD, Julius Caesar 1799-1863…

Pro Football Hall of Fame

National Football Museum, Canton, Ohio Teams named are those with which player is best identified; figures in parentheses indicate number of playing seasons.Name, position, team(s), number…

Tallest Buildings Timeline

When and how high they have been built by Beth Rowen and Catherine McNiff 1890 New York World Building, New York City (309 feet, the number of stories is disputed, but figures…

Wimbledon Preview

by John Gettings From the Spotlight Archive: This feature appeared in June 1998 The Duke and Duchess of Kent politely applaud American Pete Sampras' victory in 1997, but the royals and the home…