i.e. absolving oneself of a vow. In Cheshire, two or more persons would agree to do something, or to abstain from something, say drinking beer; and they would go into a wood, and register…
(A). A mess, a muddle; as, “a pretty hash he made of it.” A hash is a mess, and a mess is a muddle. I'll soon settle his hash for him. I will soon smash him up; ruin his schemes; “give…
The meal called tea served with cold meats, vegetables, and pastry, in substitution of dinner. “A well-understood `high tea' should have cold roast beef at the top of the table, a cold…
This song, like “Green Sleeves and Pudding Pies,” “Maggy Lauder” and some others, were invectives against the Catholic clergy about the time of the Reformation. The first verse refers to…
Reactions of friends, family, and public figures by Beth Rowen Memorials to John F. Kennedy, Jr., appeared at his Tribeca home and the offices of George magazine in New York City. Related Links…
Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 1999. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…
Revelation Chapter 18 1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily…
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THE MOUTH OF A GREAT RIVER IN THE ISLAND ATLANTIS.
OCEAN IS DISCOVERED RECLINING NEAR THE SHORE;
APOLLO STANDS BESIDE HIM.
OCEAN…
A fool; so called from the motley or patched dress worn by licensed fools. “What a pied ninny's this! thou scurvy patch!” Shakespeare: The Tempest, iii. 2. Cross-patch. An ill-tempered…
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