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This English etching from 1793 shows a postillion mounted on the front left horse "My postillion has been struck by lightning", "our postillion has been struck by lightning", and other variations on the same pattern, are often given as examples of the ridiculous phrases supposed to have been found in phrase books or language instruction in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The namegiver of Eichendorff’s poem is the wooden dowsing rod, an instrument used to locate ground water, oil, buried metals or ores, gemstones and many other objects and materials without the use of scientific apparatus. [10] Dowsing is also seen as divining; especially in reference to interpretation of results. [11]
For example, the Odin article links to a list of names of Odin, which include kennings. A few examples of Odin's kennings are given here. A few examples of Odin's kennings are given here. For a scholarly list of kennings see Meissner's Die Kenningar der Skalden (1921) or some editions of Snorri Sturluson 's Skáldskaparmál .
Spare the rod and spoil the child; Speak as you find; Speak of the devil and he shall/is sure/will appear; Speak softly and carry a big stick; Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me; Still waters run deep; Strike while the iron is hot; Stupid is as stupid does; Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan
Ship of state: the nautical metaphors of Thomas Jefferson : with numerous examples by other writers from classical antiquity to the present. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-2516-6. Milligan, Christopher S.; Smith, David C. (1997). "Language from the Sea: Discovering the Meaning and Origin of Nautical Metaphors".
THE LIGHTNING ROD. Bob Guccione Jr. December 10, 2024 at 7:30 AM. ... What gets left out of the whole discussion, is the whole Islam of it all, meaning a religion is a system of ideas, and if one ...
Australian true-crime author Helen Garner has always subverted expectations of good and evil and what's worth noticing. At 80, she's earning attention in the U.S.
Lily-Rose Depp may be one of Hollywood’s fastest growing talents, but she’s still trying to retain her privacy.. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph published on Dec. 29, the 25-year-old ...