Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-08-29

its original in the time OF Edward y,
such Of the lands Of ST. Peter, at Wes,L.s We
were invaded by the great men Of t Utilise
who, therefore, allowed somewha, on, :, 'oer
towards the repair of ST. Paul's ct' hA
Blount's Dictionary, 1851. cR>
"He looks as the Devil did ovey Liaeo,o y
middle or Rood tower of Lincoln Cath rlh
the highest in the whole kingdom, and wSa h
spire was on it, it must, in proportio, SO lie
height of the tower, have exceeded tho, =, h /
ST. Paurs, which was five hundred and " @
feet. The monks were so proud Of hi. "'N4
ture, that they would have it that ,b 1s i N
looked upon it with an envious eye; wbs,. Ue'l
proverb Of man who looks invidious az u:
lignant, "He looks as the De0H over Ling +G A:'
present there are only four very ordin.". A
nacles, one at each corner Tour MrOusEi ! A'
land and Wales, l742. N'S
Whave paid my shot."-"Shot" is Com
mode of expression among the commonsI+N
denote reckoning, sc. 81 have paid nv t ny % %
or rather 'sscot," from "sco,tum,".a taxo .4'
tribution, shot. Nicholson and Burn, I9a
moreland and Cumberland. ""'
"IAe higher the Ape goes the more he slo,. 4,
tail."-This- is an excellent proyerb, and ,i.. a.
fes that the higher low-bred vulgar person, ,6''
advanced, the more they expose themselvs, -
"Crocodile's tears '-Crocodile, an ham,.
beast, living most about the river Nnn, ::
Egypt. 1t is hatched Of an egg, and grow,
unto wonderful greatness, sometimes 10 ,s..
ty or thirty feet long. 1t is written, thaths Vi;
weep over mans head when he hath deyo.
ed the body, and then will eat up the head r.,
Wherefore in Latin there is proverb, 'cro,;
dill lacryma," that is, scrocodile's tears +,
signify such tears are ieigned, and spent orr
with intent 10 deceive or do harm. oh n
honayy, 1868
Lois Pound-A prison. Dr. GREY, in HI,
notes on Hudibras, explains ii to alIude 10 On,
Doctor Lob, a dissenting preacher, who used to
hold forth when conventicles were prohbi,el
and had made himself retreat by means Of
trap door at the bottom OF his pulpit Ont.
being pursued by the officers of Justice, tf,y
followed him through divers sublerraneous pas
sages, till they got into dark cell, from whtnc,
they could not find their way out; but calling &c
some Of their ompanions, swore they had 90
into 'Lob's Pound.'-Dsctionary Of lie FvIgu
Tongue, 1873.
SSin, fint-(A cant term for al asar!ciou
man. 1.-The antiquity Of certain proverbs IS
mong the most striking singular:lec IN he ar
nails of the human mind. AbdaIm9IeF ore
the Khaiife, of the race of Omniadss vas SD,
named, by way of sarcasm, Rascha. HegiaYaI
that is, 'the skinner of a flint ard to this ia
we call an avaricious man skin flint, Uniw
sal Magazine, 1896.
To Rule the Roast--!s to govern, manage, 0
preside over Johnson observes, that it vase
riginalIy written roist, which signifies a tumul
and then implied to direct the rabble.--Rida'
Dictionary.
Bear the BeN.---To "Bear the Bell" is to. SUI
pass others, or TO be the first in merit; alludin
to the wether, which wears bell and is follow
ed by the flock; or to the first pack.hOrse Of
drove, who has bells on his colIar.---ib.
On the Naa.-This saying implies immediate
ly, or without delay.
'We want our money on the naiI.'-SwV.
Johnson suppose5 this phrase TO have arise
from counter studded with nails.
Iowlond for an OhUer.-That is, to give
equivalent Rowland and Oliver, were ~
Knights, famous in romance; the wondeTf
achievements of the one could only be equaIc
by those ofthe other Dictionary VuigQr I6agg
Piping Hot-This expression is taken fror
the custom Of bakers blowing his pipe, Z
horn, in villages, to let the people know b
bread is just drawn, and consequently 'hOt' an
dictionary.