Old as Panton Gates. A corruption of Panton Gates at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PantryPantomime A B C D E F G H I J K L M…
The gate where the 10th cohorts of the legions were posted. It was opposite the Praetorian gate, and farthest from the enemy. (Latin, decem, ten.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…
according to Milton, are nine-fold—three of brass, three of iron, and three of adamant; the keepers are Sin and Death. This allegory is one of the most celebrated passages of Paradise Lost…
(Encyclopedia) Oppenheimer, J. RobertOppenheimer, J. Robertŏpˈənhīˌmər [key], 1904–67, American physicist, b. New York City, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1925), Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1927. He taught at…
(Encyclopedia) Delaunay, RobertDelaunay, Robertrōbĕrˈ dəlōnāˈ [key], 1885–1941, French painter; husband of Sonia Delaunay-Terk. By 1909, Delaunay had progressed from a neoimpressionist phase to…
by Robert Burns A Bard's EpitaphEpitaph For Gavin Hamilton, Esq.Epitaph For Robert Aiken, Esq. Know thou, O stranger to the fame
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