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Brewer's: Father of Waters
The Irawaddy, in Burmah, and the Mississippi, in North America. The Nile is so called by Dr. Johnson in his Rasselas. (See Father Thames.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Fire and Water
I will go through fire and water to serve you. The reference is the ordeals of fire and water which might be transferred to substitutes. Paul seems to refer to substitutional death in Rom…Brewer's: First Water
A diamond of the first water. (See Diamond.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894First Gentleman of EuropeFirst-fruits A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Milk and Water
Insipid, without energy or character; baby-pap (literature, etc.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Milk of Human KindnessMilk and Honey A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Mouth Waters
That makes my mouth water. “Cela fait venir l'eau à la bouche.” The fragrance of appetising food excites the salivary glands. The phrase means- that makes me long for or desire it.…America's Troubled Waters
Source: U.S. PIRG, Troubled Waters: An Analysis of Clean Water Act Compliance, 2007. Since 1972, the Clean Water Act has made significant strides in cleaning up U.S. waterways. Unfortunately, the…Muddy Waters Biography
Muddy Waters(McKinley Morganfield)blues singerBorn: 4/4/1915Birthplace: Rolling Fork, Mississippi Blues singer and guitarist who plugged in Delta blues and is considered one of rock's most…On (and Under) the Water
Most people think Robert Fulton invented the steamboat. But in fact, John Fitch, an American, built and operated a steamboat on the Delaware River in 1787, but his passenger business failed. Fulton's…Christina Rossetti: By the Waters of Babylon
By the Waters of BabylonB.C. 570October 1866Here where I dwell I waste to skin and bone; The curse is come upon me, and I waste In penal torment powerless to atone. The curse is come on…A Boy's Will: Going for Water
by Robert Frost MowingRevelationGoing for Water THE well was dry beside the door, And so we went with pail and can Across the fields behind the house To seek the brook if still it…Trending
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