by Aesop The Fisherman PipingThe Ploughman, the Ass, and the OxThe Weasel and the Man A Man once caught a Weasel, which was always sneaking about the house, and was just going to drown it…
or Abraham Cove A Tom o' Bedlam; a naked vagabond; a begging impostor. The Abraham Ward, in Bedlam, had for its inmates begging lunatics, who used to array themselves “with party-coloured…
by Aesop The Slave and the LionThe Bee and JupiterThe Flea and the Man A Flea bit a Man, and bit him again, and again, till he could stand it no longer, but made a thorough search for it,…
(The). (See Iron Mask.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man in the MoonMan in Black 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…
(See Homo.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man-of-WarMan of the World 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…
The Bodouins affirm that the monkeys of Mount Kara were once human beings, thus transformed for disobedience to their prophet. The Arabs have a similar tradition, that the monkey (Nasnâs)…
(The). Napoleon III. (1802, reigned 1852-70, died 1873). (M. Gambetta, 1838-1882.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man of the WorldMan of the Sea A B C D…
Hassanben-Sabah, the sheik Al Jebal, and founder of the sect called Assassins (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Old Man of the SeaOld Man of the Moon…
In the story of Sinbad the Sailor, the Old Man of the Sea, hoisted on the shoulders of Sinbad, clung there and refused to dismount. Sinbad released himself from his burden by making the…
The Old Man and His Grandson There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon,…
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