(The), Zech, ii. 17. “Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth his flock.” Idol shepherd means self-seeking, counterfeit, pseudo; the shepherd that sets up himself to be worshipped by his…
St. Bernard quotes this proverb in Latin, “Quo me amat, amat et canem meam, ” French, “Qui aime Pertrand, aime son chien ” Spanish, “Quién bién quiérs a beliram, bien quiére a su can.” (If…
An idle, well-fed dependent or loafer. “It came into a common proverbe to call him an Abbay-lubber, that was idle, wel fed, a long, lewd, lither loiterer, that might worke and would not…
Strikes listed below involved 1,000 or more workers The following table shows the number of work stoppages (strikes), the number of workers involved, and how many days of work were lost due to…
meant originally a private person, one not engaged in any public office. Hence Jeremy Taylor says, “Humility is a duty in great ones, as well as in idiots” (private persons). The Greeks…
Hiawatha's Fasting Hiawatha's Sailing Hiawatha's Friends Two good friends had Hiawatha,
Singled out from all the others,
Bound to him in closest union,
And to whom he gave the…
What Manner Candide Found Mis... Conclusion Candide had, in truth, no great inclination to marry Miss Cunegund; but the extreme impertinence of the Baron determined him to conclude…
Sirach Chapter 33 1 There shall no evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord; but in temptation even again he will deliver him. 2 A wise man hateth not the law; but he that is…
Wild cards are added to a strict qualification system to encourage greater sports participation worldwide by Catherine McNiff Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards…
From John o' Groat's house to the Land's End. From Dan to Beersheba, from one end of Great Britain to the other. John o' Groat was a Dutchman, who settled in the most northerly point of…
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