Anarcharsis among the Scythians. A wise man amongst fools; “Good out of Nazareth”; “A Sir Sidney Smith on Salisbury Plain.” The opposite proverb is “Saul amongst the Prophets,” i.e. a fool…
(To). To shout or cry aloud; to utter a cry of joy or of sorrow. “Saul lifted up his voice and wept.” - I Sam. xxiv. 16. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
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I Mind it…
(4 syl.). The adherents of Lowe and Horsman, seceders in 1866 from the Reform Party. John Bright said of these members that they retired to the cave of Adullam, and tried to gather round…
A′gag in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, is meant for Sir Edmondbury Godfrey, the magistrate before whom Titus Oates made his declaration, and was afterwards found barbarously…
(St.). Patron saint of preachers and tentmakers. Originally called Saul. The name was changed in honour of Serigus Paulus, whom he converted. His symbol are a sword and open book, the…
by Robert Burns Epistle To John Goldie, In KilmarnockThird Epistle To J. LapraikThe Holy Fair[1] A robe of seeming truth and trust
Hid crafty Observation;
And secret hung,…
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