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After Alexander's war in India he comes to England, of which he makes Perceforest, one of his knights, king. The romance tells how Perceforest establishes the Knights of the Franc Palais, how his grandson brings the Grail to England, and includes many popular tales, such as that of the Sleeping Beauty.
The self-assumed nickname of Alexander Cruden (1701-1770), compiler of the Concordance of the Bible. After being, on more than one occasion, confined in a lunatic asylum he became a reader for the Press, and later developed a mania for going about constantly with a sponge to wipe out the licentious, coarse, and profane chalk scrawls which met his eye.
A smooth chin, no beard at all. An Amazonian chin (#.v.). I like this trustie glasse of Steele . . . Wherein I see a Sampson's grim regarde Disgraced yet with Alexander's bearde.
To celebrate the fiftieth year of her residence in England, Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) inaugurated a fund for the assistance of hospitals, convalescent homes, etc., to be raised by the sale of artificial wild roses made by the blind and cripples. On a day in June these are sold in the streets, the buyers wearing the roses as a sign of having contributed to the fund.
In the 60s of last century Queen Alexandra (then Princess of Wales) had a slight accident which for a time caused her to walk with an almost impercepti- ble limp. In a spirit of servile imitation many sf the women about the court adopted this method of walking, which hence became known as the "Alexandra limp.
A Greek MS. of the Scriptures written (probably in the 5th cen- tury) in uncials on parchment, which is sup- posed to have originated at Alexandria. In 1628 it was presented to Charles I by Cyril Sucar, patriarch of Constantinople, and in 1753 was placed in the British Museum. It contains the Septuagint version (except por- tions of the Psalms), a part of the New Testa- ment, and the Epistles of Clemens Romanus.
Founded by Ptolemy Soter, in Alexandria, in Egypt.
From about A.D. 323 to 640, when Alexandria, in Egypt, was the centre of science, philosophy, and literature.
A system of philosophy which flourished at Alexandria in the early centuries of the Christian era, characterized by its attempt to combine Christianity and Greek philosophy. It gave rise to Gnosticism and Neoplatonism.
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When Alfred the Great set about the restoration of letters in England he founded a school and gathered around him learned men from all parts; these became known as "Alfred's scholars"; the chief among them are: Werfrith, Bishop of Worces- ter; Ethelstan and Werwulf, two Mercian priests; Plegmund (a Mercian), afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury; Asser, a Welsh- man; Grimbald, a French scholar from St. Omer, and John the Old Saxon.
The hero of a story in the Arabian Nights Entertainments, who sees a band of robbers enter a cavern by means
A priory which is dependent upon and owes allegiance to another priory in a foreign country. A sub-priory, such as RufTord Abbey, Notts, which was under the prior of Rievaulx in Yorkshire, has sometimes been erroneously called an alien priory.
Active.
Thriving or still existing
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An old English expression meaning "one and all," confused sometimes with "all and sum" meaning the whole total.
Everyone.
Not everyone who appears friendly is a true friend
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Happening or done simultaneously
Someone who threatens but does not act
Complete chaos erupts
Very nearly or almost entirely
People often desire benefits without taking risks or making efforts.
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
In total.
Feeling prepared or eager but lacking an opportunity to act
a situation where one must commit fully to succeed
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The center of attention
Completely attentive and observant
A game of cards ; so called from the four points that are at stake, viz. High, Low, Jack, and Game.
Attractive appearance but lacking substance
Someone who appears wealthy or glamorous but lacks substance or real value
Everything is fine or satisfactory
Patience and waiting will ultimately lead to success or reward.
Everything enjoyable or desirable will eventually stop or finish
Quite unintelligible; an unknown tongue or language. Casca says, "For mine own part, it was all Greek to me." (Julius Ctesar, 1, 2.
The nautical term for the whole of the crew.
Everyone is needed to help with a difficult situation
Someone who talks big but has no substance or resources
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All his ventures succeed; he is invariably fortunate. The allusion is to the legend of Midas (#.v.).
Having a kind and generous nature
Complete chaos erupts
completely wrong or mistaken
Completely without substance or meaning
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Any actions are justified in extreme circumstances
Any actions are justified in extreme circumstances
Everything will work out for the best
Everything that happens can be used to one's advantage
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
A successful outcome justifies the methods used to achieve it
A successful outcome justifies the efforts or difficulties that came before it
Not as good as expected
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