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David Morton: The Kings are passing Deathward

The Kings are passing DeathwardDavid MortonThe Kings are passing deathward in the dark Of days that had been splendid where they went; Their crowns are captive and their courts are stark Of…

Spain: Kings, Queens, Prime Ministers

Kings and Queens Carlos II (1665–1700) Felipe V (1700–1724, 1724–1746) Luis I (1724) Fernando VI (1746–1759) Carlos III (1759–1788) Carlos IV (1788–1808) Joaquín Murat, gran duque de Berg (…

Coretta Scott King 2006 Deaths

Coretta Scott KingAge: 78 civil rights activist and the widow of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who assumed her husband's campaign for racial equality and social justice after his…

Aesop's Fables: The Frogs Asking for a King

by Aesop The Boy and the FilbertsThe Olive-Tree and the Fig-TreeThe Frogs Asking for a King Time was when the Frogs were discontented because they had no one to rule over them: so they…

Brewer's: Cat may look at a King

(A). An insolent remark of insubordination, meaning, “I am as good as you”, or “Are you too mighty to be spoken to or looked at?” “You may wear stars and ribbons, and I may be dressed in…

Brewer's: Lyon King-of-Arms

Chief heraldic officer for Scotland; so called from the lion rampant in the Scottish regal escutcheon. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LyonnesseLynx-eyed A…

Brewer's: King's Hanoverian White Horse

(The). The 8th Foot; called the “King's Hanoverian” for their service against the Pretender in 1715, and called the “White Horse” from their badge; now called the “Liverpool Regiment.”…

Brewer's: Kings have Long Hands

Do not quarrel with a king, as his power and authority reach to the end of his dominions. The Latin proverb is, “An nescis longas regibus esse manus, ” and the German, “Mit grossen herren…

Brewer's: Kings may override Grammar

(See Grammar.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Kingly TitlesKings have Long Hands A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…