Moore's La It a Rookh
Preserved but no longer current.
The Peri laments her expulsion from heaven, and Is told she \vill be readmitted if she will bring to the gate of heaven the "gift most dear to the Almighty." After a number of unavailing offerings she brought a guilty old man, who wept with re- pentance, and knelt to pray. The Peri offered the Repentant Tear, and the gates flew open.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Moore's La It a Rookh” mean?
The Peri laments her expulsion from heaven, and Is told she \vill be readmitted if she will bring to the gate of heaven the "gift most dear to the Almighty." After a number of unavailing offerings she brought a guilty old man, who wept with re- pentance, and knelt to pray. The Peri offered the Repentant Tear, and the gates flew open.
Is “Moore's La It a Rookh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.