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Maitrayana-Brahmaya-Upanishad: Fourth Prapathaka
Fourth Prapathaka1. The Valakhilyas, whose passions were subdued, approached him full of amazement and said: “O Saint, we bow before thee; teach thou, for thou art the way, and there is no…John Keats: Ode to a Nightingale
by John Keats Ode on a Grecian UrnOde to a Nightingale My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the…Brewer's: Bo
or Boh, in old Runic, was a fierce Gothic captain, son of Odin. His name was used by his soldiers when they would take the enemy by surprise. (Sir William Temple.) From this name comes our…Brewer's: Carpet
The magic carpet of Tangu. A carpet to all appearances worthless, but if anyone sat thereon, it would transport him instantaneously to the place he wished to go. So called because it came…Brewer's: Harlequin
means a species of drama in two parts, the introduction and the harlequinade, acted in dumb show. The prototype is the Roman atellanæ but our Christmas pantomime or harlequinade is…Brewer's: Helmets
Those of Saragossa were most in repute in the days of chivalry. Close helmet. The complete head-piece, having in front two movable parts, which could be lifted up or let down at pleasure…Brewer's: Maugis d'Aygremont
Son of Duke Bevis of Aygremont, stolen in infancy by a female slave. As she rested under a white-thorn a lion and a leopard devoured her, and then killed each other in disputing for the…Brewer's: Mazikeen
or Shedeem. A species of beings in Jewish mythology exactly resembling the Arabian Jinn or genii, and said to be the agents of magic and enchantment. When Adam fell, says the Talmud, he…Brewer's: Stonehenge
says Geoffrey of Monmouth, was erected by Merlin (the magician) to perpetuate the treachery of Hengist, who desired a friendly meeting with Vortigern, but fell upon him and his 400…Brewer's: Dee
—i.e. D for a detective. Look sharp! the dees are about. Dee (Dr. John). A man of vast knowledge, whose library, museum, and mathematical instruments were valued at pound £2,000. On one…Trending
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