London; so called from Lud, a mythical king of Britain. Ludgate is, by a similar tradition, said to be the gate where Lud was buried. (See London.) “And on the gates of Lud's town set your…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 30, 1805January 1, 1806December 31, 1805 December 31st Tuesday 1805 A Cloudy night & Some rain, this day proved Cloudy and Some…
by Robert Burns Highland Harry Back AgainThe Braes O' KilliecrankieThe Battle Of Sherramuir Tune-"The Cameronian Rant." "O cam ye here the fight to shun,
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(3 syl.), according to etymology, should be all dumb show, but in modern practice it is partly dumb show and partly grotesque speaking. Harlequin and Columbine never speak, but Clown and…
To pepper one well. To give one a good basting or thrashing. To take pepper i' the nose. To take offence. The French have a similar locution, “La moutarde lui monte au nez.” “Take you…
It is said that Busiris, King of Egypt, sacrificed to his gods all strangers that set foot on his territories. Diomed, King of Thrace, gave strangers to his horses for food. (See Diomedes…
(g hard), in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, means Brussels, where Charles II. long resided while he was in exile. Had thus old David [Charles II.] ... Not dared, when fortune…
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Cavities three miles long, at Oxen-le-Field, Durham. A, B, C communicate with each other, diameter, about 38 yards. The diameter of D, a separate cave, is about 28 yards. A is 19 feet 6…
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