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31Cultural influence of Gilbert and Sullivan — In the past 125 years, Gilbert and Sullivan have pervasively influenced popular culture in the English speaking world.[1] Lines and quotations from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas have become part of the English language, such as short, sharp… …
32Rabe — 1. Alt rappen seyn böss weis zu machen. – Gruter, I, 4; Lehmann, 7, 27. Lat.: Difficile est assueta derelinquere. (Sutor, 549.) 2. Aus dem (einem) Raben zieht man keinen Falken. 3. Beim Raben hilft kein Bad. – Gaal, 1267; Simrock, 8054. 4. Besser …
33Weg (Subst.) — 1. A guter Weg krumm, ist nint um. (Deisslingen.) – Birlinger, 203. 2. Ach Gott, den Weg möten wi all, säd de oll Frû, dôr füert de Schinner mit de Koh ût n Stall. – Hoefer, 295; Schlingmann, 461. »Einer Fraw war die Kuh gestorben. Als dieselbe… …
34Father — Fa ther, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fathering}.] 1. To make one s self the father of; to beget. [1913 Webster] Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take as one s own child; to adopt;… …
35Fathered — Father Fa ther, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fathering}.] 1. To make one s self the father of; to beget. [1913 Webster] Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take as one s own child; to… …
36Fathering — Father Fa ther, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fathering}.] 1. To make one s self the father of; to beget. [1913 Webster] Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take as one s own child; to… …
37To father on — Father Fa ther, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fathering}.] 1. To make one s self the father of; to beget. [1913 Webster] Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take as one s own child; to… …
38To father upon — Father Fa ther, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fathering}.] 1. To make one s self the father of; to beget. [1913 Webster] Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take as one s own child; to… …
39Beefsteak Club — is the name, nickname and historically common misnomer applied by sources to several 18th and 19th century clubs that celebrated the beefsteak as a symbol of patriotic and often Whig concepts of liberty and prosperity.HistoryThe first known… …
40Pietro Bembo — Pietro Bembo † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pietro Bembo A famous Italian scholar and Cardinal, b. of a noble family at Venice, 20 May, 1470; d. at Rome, 18 January, 1547. He was the son of Bernardo Bembo, whose enthusiasm for Italian… …
