Natural mineral water from a spring in the village of Seidlitz, in Bohemia. (See Seltzer.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SeiksSeian Horse A B C D E F…
A corruption of Selters Water; so called from the Lower Selters, near Limburg (Nassau). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Semiramis of the NorthSelling the…
That makes my mouth water. “Cela fait venir l'eau à la bouche.” The fragrance of appetising food excites the salivary glands. The phrase means- that makes me long for or desire it.…
Filthy drainings. The bilge is the lowest part of a ship, and, as the rain or sea-water which trickles down to this part is hard to get at, it is apt to become foul and very offensive.…
(The), which beautifies ladies, makes them young again, and enriches them. It fell in a cascade in the Burning Forest, and could only be reached by an underground passage. Prince Chery…
(In.) In a state of trouble, or of anxiety. The reference is to the ordeal by hot water (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hotch-potHot-foot A B C D…
The first Alteration, the first Grudging, of the SicknessInsultus Morbi PrimusMeditationJohn DonneJohn DonneVARIABLE, and therefore miserable condition of man! this minute I was well, and am…
John
Chapter 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not…
Book II High on a Throne of Royal State, which far
Outshon the wealth of ORMUS and of IND,
Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand
Showrs on her Kings BARBARIC Pearl & Gold,
Satan…
Self-LoveHe that cannot choose but love,
And strives against it still,
Never shall my fancy move,
For he loves against his will;
Nor he which is all his own,
And cannot pleasure choose;
When…
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