(Encyclopedia) St. Denis, RuthSt. Denis, Ruthsānt dĕnˈĭs [key], 1877–1968, American dancer, b. Newark, N.J., whose name was originally Ruth Dennis. After her debut (c.1893) she toured with David…
(Encyclopedia) Major, John, 1469–1550, Scottish theologian and historian. He studied and taught at the Univ. of Paris. His works, all in Latin, were published there. He was one of the most famous…
The flying island, the supposed retreat of King Rodrigo. So called from St. Brandan, who went in search of the Islands of Paradise in the sixth century. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…
(The). Dumfries, of which city St. Michael is the patron saint. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894City of SaintsCity of Refuge A B C D E F G H I J K…
(Les ). The mud baths of St. Amand (that is, St. Amand —les—Eaux, near Valenciennes, famous for its mineral waters). These mud—baths are a “sorte de limon qui se trouve prés des eaux…
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…
The Triple Fool I am two fools, I know,
For loving, and for saying so
In whining poetry;
But where's that wise man, that would not be I,
If she would not…
Twickenham GardenBlasted with sighs, and surrounded with tears,
Hither I come to seek the spring,
And at mine eyes, and at mine ears,
Receive such balms as else cure every thing…
Woman's ConstancyNow thou hast loved me one whole day,
To-morrow when thou leavest, what wilt thou say?
Wilt thou then antedate some new-made vow?
Or say that now
We are not just…
Air and AngelsTwice or thrice had I loved thee,
Before I knew thy face or name;
So in a voice, so in a shapeless flame
Angels affect us oft, and worshipp'd be.
Still when,…
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