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What is the origin of the phrase "War never changes"

What is between dystopian and utopian?

Noun genders in Moby Dick

Meaning of a mixed metaphor from "The Gift of The Magi"?

What is candlebox? No info in the dictionaries

What does Scandinavian Home mean? Late XIX, early XX century. Great Britain

What is "monarchs of the stage"?

What is "taytottlers"?

Who really gave two figs?

What does "goathawks" mean in this passage from All The Pretty Horses?

What is the meaning of the phrase "a man of the world"?

Meaning of "sleep" and "shave it through on the grub"

What is the meaning of "a personal odyssey of the self"? [closed]

Is there an official term for long, unpunctuated sentences?

What is the exact meaning of this excerpt from Chapter 52 of "Pride and Prejudice " by Jane Austen?

Literary device: frequently referenced object which never appears

What does "passion-tearing" mean?

Meaning of "the kynge gaf hem leue for fayne wold he haue ben accorded with her"

What does "showing as much interest as a bee shows in vinegar cruet" mean?

Meaning of "delight the heart of a wheelbarrow"