(The). Talos, the work of Hephæstos (Vulcan). He traversed Crete to prevent strangers from setting foot on the island, and threw rocks at the Argonauts to prevent their landing. Talos used…
(The). Napoleon I. (1761, 1804-1814, died 1821). He looked on himself as an instrument in the hands of destiny. “The Man of Destiny ... had power for a time to bind kings with chains, and…
(The). (2 Thess. ii. 3). The Roman Catholics say the Man of Sin is Antichrist. The Puritans applied the term to the Pope of Rome; the Fifth-Monarchy men to Cromwell; many modern…
(A). An author. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man of RemnantsMan of Feeling 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…
(A). A tailor. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man of RossMan of Letters 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…
(See Old , etc.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man of the Third RepublicMan of the Hill A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…
(The). Supposed to be Goldsmith's father. (Citizen of the World.) Washington Irving has a tale with the same title. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man in…
Napoleon III. He was made President of the French Republic December 11, 1848; made his coup d'état December 2, 1851; and was made Emperor December 2, 1852. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…
(The). A tedious “hermit of the vale,” which encumbers the story of Tom Jones, by Fielding. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man of the SeaMan of Straw A B…
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