The elephant which supports the world is called Muha-pudma, and the the tortoise which supports the elephant is called Chukwa. In some of the Eastern mythologies we are told that the world stands on the backs of eight elephants, called… — E. Cobham Brewer Copy Share Image
To defer anything to the Greek Calends is to defer it sine die. There were no calends in the Greek months. The Romans used… — E. Cobham Brewer Copy Share Image
The elephant which supports the world is called Muha-pudma, and the the tortoise which supports the elephant is called Chukwa. In some of the… — E. Cobham Brewer Copy Share Image
Tree of Liberty: A tree set up by the people, hung with flags and devices, and crowned with a cap of liberty. The Americans… — E. Cobham Brewer Copy Share Image
