5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ...Gale Research Company, 1966 - 816 עמודים |
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עמוד 119
... expression has remained in use until the present day . See Uncle Sam . Brown , Jones , and Robinson . The names of three imaginary Englishmen of the middle class , who traveled to- gether in Europe . Their adventures -amusingly ...
... expression has remained in use until the present day . See Uncle Sam . Brown , Jones , and Robinson . The names of three imaginary Englishmen of the middle class , who traveled to- gether in Europe . Their adventures -amusingly ...
עמוד 225
... expression " to lie down among the dead men means to get so drunk as to slip from one's chair under the table and lie among the empty bottles . Brewer , in his Dictionary of Phrase and Fable , says " the expression is a witticism on the ...
... expression " to lie down among the dead men means to get so drunk as to slip from one's chair under the table and lie among the empty bottles . Brewer , in his Dictionary of Phrase and Fable , says " the expression is a witticism on the ...
עמוד 336
... expression is a con- traction of God be with you , and is similar to the French adieu , which is à Dieu ( [ I commend you ] to God ) . " The common phrase ' good - by ' is equiv- alent to farewell , and would be better writ- ten good ...
... expression is a con- traction of God be with you , and is similar to the French adieu , which is à Dieu ( [ I commend you ] to God ) . " The common phrase ' good - by ' is equiv- alent to farewell , and would be better writ- ten good ...
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