often called “St. Winifred's Needle.” In the crypt of Ripon Minster is a passage regarded as a test of chastity. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SaintsSt.…
Shoemakers. Crispin Crispian was a shoe maker. (See Henry V., iv. 3.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of St. PatrickKnights of Malta A B C D E F…
Instituted in 1783, in honour of the patron saint of Ireland. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the BagKnights of St. Crispin A B C D E F G…
(Encyclopedia) CorreggioCorreggiokərĕjˈō [key], c.1494–1534, Italian painter, whose real name was Antonio Allegri, called Correggio for his birthplace. He learned the rudiments of art from his uncle…
(Encyclopedia) patristic literature, Christian writings of the first few centuries. They are chiefly in Greek and Latin; there is analogous writing in Syriac and in Armenian. The first period of…
(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…
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…
by John Keats Isabella; or, The Pot of BasilPoemsThe Eve of St. Agnes St. Agnes' Eve — Ah, bitter chill it was!
The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold;
The hare…
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