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Poems: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

by T. S. Eliot Sweeney Among the NightingalesPortrait of a LadyThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock S'io credesse che mia risposta fosse A persona che mai tornasse al mondo, Questa…

Poem: Portrait of a Lady

13 - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Preludes - 15 Portrait of a Lady Thou hast committed-- Fornication: but that was in another country And besides, the wench is dead. -…

Brewer's: High Words

Angry words. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894HighgateHigh Tea A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Brewer's: Takin' the Beuk

A Scotch phrase for family worship. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Taking OnTake Tea with Him A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

wine

(Encyclopedia) wine, alcoholic beverage made by the fermentation of the juice of the grape. Wine is so ancient that its origin is unknown. The earliest archaeological evidence of winemaking dates to…

Brewer's: Houqua

A superior quality of tea, so called from Hoque, the celebrated Hong-Kong tea merchant; died 1846. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894HourHound A B C D E…

Brewer's: Kettledrum

A large social party, originally applied to a military party in India, where drum-heads served for tables. On Tweedside it signifies a “social party,” met together to take tea from the…

Brewer's: Brew

Brew me a glass of grog, i.e. mix one for me. Brew me a cup of tea, i.e. make one for me. The tea is set to brew, i.e. to draw. The general meaning of the word is to boil or mix; the…

Brewer's: Husband's Boat

(The). The boat which leaves London on Saturday, and takes to Margate those fathers of families who live in that neighbourhood during the summer months. “I shall never forget the evening…