A brown study; in cloudland. “Finding him gone for `travels in the blue,' I respected his mood, and did not resent his long mutism.” —Remington Annual, 1880, p. 61. Source: Dictionary of…
- that is, “Coventry blue,” noted for its fast dye. An epithet applied to a person of inflexible honesty and fidelity. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894True-…
Milk and water, the colour of the skies. Its name derision and reproach pursue, And strangers tell of three times skimmed sky-blue. Bloomfield: Farmer's Boy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…
The Royal Horse Guards were so called in 1690, because of their blue facings. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Oxford Boat CrewOxford A B C D E F G H…
(Encyclopedia) Crater Lake National Park, 183,224 acres (74,206 hectares), SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range; est. 1902. Crater Lake, 20 sq mi (52 sq km), lies in a huge pit that was created when the…
The ocean is still on of the world's biggest mysteries, with scientists discovering something new each time we go deeper. How many of these bizarre deep creatures can you name?
(Encyclopedia) blackthorn or sloe, low, spreading, thorny bush or small tree (Prunus spinosa) of the plum genus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), having black bark, white flowers, and deep blue…
A barrister. A blue-bag is a cant name for a barrister. (See Barrister's Bag.) “He [O'Flynn] had twice pleaded his own cause, without help of attorney, and showed himself as practised in…
By Blue Ontario's ShorePart 1By blue Ontario's shore,
As I mused of these warlike days and of peace return'd, and the
dead that return no more,
A Phantom gigantic superb, with stern…
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Love's PhilosophyThe Birth of PleasureFragment: 'Follow to the Deep Wood's Weeds' Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862. Follow to the deep wood's…
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