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Brewer's: Mother of Cities
[Amu-al-Bulud]. Balkh is so called. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mother of PearlMother of Books A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Brewer's: Fair City
Perth; so called from the beauty of its situation. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fair GameFair A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Brewer's: Empire City
(The). New York, the great commercial city of the United States. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Empire of Reason; the Empire of TruthEmperor of the…Brewer's: Eternal City
(The). Rome. Virgil makes Jupiter tell Venus he would give to the Romans imperium sinë finë (an eternal empire). (Æneid, i. 79.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Monumental City
Baltimore, U.S., is so called because it abounds in monuments: witness the obelisk, the 104 churches, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Monumental…Brewer's: Sacred City
(See Holy City.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sacred HeartSacred Anchors 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 Z…Brewer's: Granite City
(The). Aberdeen. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Granite RedoubtGrani 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 Z Related…Brewer's: Canvas City
(A). A military encampment. “The Grand Master assented, and they proceeded accordingly, ... avoiding the most inhabited parts of the canvas city.” —Sir W. Scott: The Talisman, chap. x. “In…Brewer's: Celestial City
(The). Heaven is so called by John Bunyan in his Pilgrim's Progress. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Celestial EmpireCelandine A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: City of Bells
(The). Strasburg. “He was a Strasburgher, and in that city of bells had been a medical practitioner.” —Mayne Reid: The Scalp Hunters, chap. xxv. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Trending
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