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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 ...
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In non-English-speaking cultures, words connoting good health or a long life are often used instead of "bless you", though some also use references to God. In certain languages such as Vietnamese, Japanese or Korean, nothing is generally said after a sneeze except for when expressing concern when the person is sick from a cold or otherwise ...
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 ...
140 best Irish blessings for St. Patrick's Day. It's normal to hear various "season's greetings" around the holidays, and different types of "best wishes" and congratulatory statements when ...
Blessing (name) "Blessing" (poem), a poem by Imtiaz Dharker; E. K. Blessing, a manufacturer of musical instruments; Hotel Blessing, an historic hotel in Blessing, Texas, United States; Blessing, a ship of the Third Supply fleet to Virginia colony in 1609; Blessing of the Bay, built 1631, one of the first ships constructed in Colonial America
The Black Death (shudder). It's the most feared plague ever to sweep humanity, but it might have actually done us a favor. A new study suggests after the plague ravaged Europe in the mid-1400s ...
[3] [6] The word benison means "blessing" and, according to the founders, the club's name came from a story about King James V, "the Gude-man of Ballangeich", who: "in the disguise of a bagpiper, was journeying to the East Neuk of Fife.