to lament one's misfortunes
1misfortunes never come singly — Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. ung meschief ne vient point seul, a misfortune does not come alone. c 1300 King Alisaunder (EETS) 1.1276 Men telleth in olde mone [lament] The qued [harm] comuth nowher alone. 1509 A. BARCLAY Ship of Fools 236 Wyse men… …
2literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
3Splash Mountain — Infobox Disney ride name=Splash Mountain caption=Poster of Splash Mountain park= land= designer=Walt Disney Imagineering manufacturer= type=Flume and Dark Ride theme=Animated parts of Song of the South control system= propulsion= soft opened=… …
4Mesopotamian religion — Introduction beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and Assyrians, who inhabited ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in the millennia before the Christian era. These religious beliefs and… …
5Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …
6English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
7tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …
8The Tale of the Destruction of Riazan — (Russian: Повесть о разорении Рязани Батыем) is an early Russian work about the capture of the city of Ryazan by the Mongols in 1237.General HistoryWhen events described in the tale took place, Ryazan principality was a rather prosperous border… …
9Theobald Wolfe Tone — Infobox Military Person name=Theobald Wolfe Tone lived=20 June, 1763 – 19 November, 1798 caption= nickname= placeofbirth=Dublin, Ireland placeofdeath=Provost s Prison, Dublin allegiance=United Irishmen French First Republic branch=… …
10Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …
