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Brewer's: Taking Time by the Forelock
Seize the present moment; “Carpe diem.” Time personified is represented with a lock of hair on his forehead but none on the rest of his head, to signify that time past cannot be used, but…Brewer's: Time-honoured Lancaster
Old John of Gaunt. His father was Edward III., his son Henry IV., his nephew Richard II. of England; his second wife was Constance, daughter of Peter the Cruel of Castile and Leon, his…Brewer's: Wile away Time
(not While). It is the same word as “guile,” to “beguile the time” (fallere tempus). “To wile each moment with a fresh delight.”…All-Time Scoring Leaders
All-Time Scoring Leaders(Through 2005)Rank PlayerTouch-downsPlayerPoints1.Jerry Rice208Gary Anderson2,4342.Emmitt Smith175Morten Andersen2,3583.Marcus Allen145George Blanda2,0024.Marshall…All-Time Interception Leaders
All-Time Interception Leaders(Through 2005) Amount1.Paul Krause812.Emlen Tunnell793.Rod Woodson714.Dick Lane685.Ken Riley656.Ronnie Lott637.Dave Brown62 Dick LeBeau629.Emmitt Thomas5810.Mel…All-Time Sack Leaders
All-Time Sack Leaders(Through 2005) Amount1.Bruce Smith200.02.Reggie White198.03.Kevin Greene160.04.Chris Doleman150.55.John Randle137.5 Richard Dent137.57.Lawrence Taylor132.5 Leslie O'…All-Time Leading Receivers
All-Time Leading Receivers(Through 2005)RankPlayerNumber ofreceptionsPlayerYards1. Jerry Rice 1,549Jerry Rice22,8952. Cris Carter 1,101Tim Brown14,9343.Tim Brown1,094James Lofton14,0044.…All-Time NASCAR Leaders
NASCAR's all-time Top 20 drivers in victories, pole positions and earnings based on records through 2001. Drivers active in 2002 are in bold type. Victories 1 Richard Petty 200 2 David…Brewer's: Perfumed Terms of the Time
So Ben Jonson calls euphemisms. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PeriPerfume 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…World Time Zones Map
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