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Brewer's: Chery and Fair-Star
Chery was the son of a king's brother and Brunetta; Fair-star was the daughter of the king and Blondina, the two fathers being brothers, and the two mothers sisters. They were cast on the…Brewer's: Fair fall you
Good befall you. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fair Play is a JewelFair and Square A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Fair Play is a Jewel
As a jewel is an ornament of beauty and value, so fair play is an honourable thing and a “jewel in the crown” of the player. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…O'Brien, William Shoney
(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, William Shoney, c.1826–1878, American silver magnate, b. Dublin, Ireland. He was brought to the United States as a child and worked in a New York grocery store before going to…Kerr, Jean Collins
(Encyclopedia) Kerr, Jean Collins, 1923–2003, American comic author and playwright, b. Scranton, Pa., wife of Walter Kerr. Kerr had a knack for finding wry humor in the worlds of marriage, suburbia,…Forain, Jean Louis
(Encyclopedia) Forain, Jean LouisForain, Jean LouiszhäN lwē fôrăNˈ [key], 1852–1931, French painter, etcher, and lithographer. One of the foremost etchers of his day, Forain is best known for his…Tlali, Miriam
(Encyclopedia) Tlali, MiriamTlali, Miriamtläˈlē [key], 1933–, South African novelist, b. Johannesburg. One of the first to write about Soweto, Tlali is known for her semiautobiographical novel Muriel…trapdoor spider
(Encyclopedia) trapdoor spider, burrow-dwelling spider of the Old and New Worlds. Trapdoor spiders dig burrows, which they line with silk and protect by constructing one or two circular, hinged…Christina Rossetti: The World
The WorldSonnetBy day she woos me, soft, exceeding fair: But all night as the moon so changeth she; Loathsome and foul with hideous leprosy And subtle serpents gliding in her hair. By day…Fair Oaks, American Civil War battle
(Encyclopedia) Fair Oaks: see Peninsular campaign.Trending
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