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A blessing in disguise is an English language idiom referring to the idea that something that appears to be a misfortune can have unexpected benefits. [3] It first appeared in James Hervey 's hymn "Since all the downward tracts of time" in 1746, and is in current use in everyday speech and as the title of creative works such as novels, songs ...
Bugtime Adventures interleaves historical events described in the Bible with fictional stories of a community of bugs who live nearby in Bugglesville. [1] The bugs' story overlaps with the Biblical human story — for example, in the first episode, "Blessing in Disguise", Iggy the wild bee crashlands on the back of Joseph, who is struggling with emotions of forgiveness and revenge.
'Blessings in Disguise.' Cartoon showing Confederate president Jefferson Davis surrounded by the fallen cities of Savannah, Charleston, Atlanta, Columbia, Richmond, and Wilmington. Since these cities no longer needed to be defended, the Confederate Army could regroup and attack with new force. Wood engraving, 1865.
His premature departure from Chavez Ravine after the 1983 season was a blessing in disguise, eventually leading the outfielder into a future Hall of Fame managing career that spanned five teams ...
Strict rules imposed by government authorities in China on social media websites have stirred up a debate about its negative effects. SINA (NAS: SINA) was recently given the task of verifying the ...
Image credits: Mou Vince #2. During my teenage years, I would travel often to my native place of Chennai, India. It would mostly be a regular family visit to meet my ageing maternal grandparents.
He had trouble "finding his own style", and became depressive, which proved to be a blessing in disguise: Rather than painting the "classic" landscapes derivative of contemporary Icelandic artists, he began painting dark images from his youth in northern Iceland, seemingly haunted by the early loss of his mother and the strict (though caring ...
"Blessing in Disguise" began and ended with verses from "The Wild Side of Life", a number one hit for Hank Thompson in 1952 about a wife who abandons her husband in favour of the night life. Since much of the album was inspired by Kris and Rita’s life together, this intriguingly suggested that he might not have been the only one to wandere ...