by Robert Burns The Farewell To the Brethren o...Song-Farewell To ElizaOn A Scotch Bard, Gone To The West Indies A' ye wha live by sowps o' drink,
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Barley-broth; that is, malt liquor brewed from barley ( Scotch). The cock may craw, the day may daw, And aye we'll taste the barley-bree. Burns: Willie Brew'd a Peck o' Maut. Source:…
or The Upper Ten. The aristocracy. The term was first used by N.P. Willis, in speaking of the fashionables of New York, who at that time were not more than ten thousand in number. Source…
Willing or unwilling, willy nilly, nolens volens. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bon MotBon Gaultier Ballads A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…
A nom de plume of Mrs. Sarah Payson Parton, sister of Mr. N. P. Willis, the American poet. (Born 1811, died 1872.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
The All-Star Game Baseball’s first All-Star Game was held on July 6, 1933, before 47,595 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. From that year on, the All- Star Game has matched the best players in the…
National Football Museum, Canton, Ohio Teams named are those with which player is best identified; figures in parentheses indicate number of playing seasons.Name, position, team(s), number…
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