What two ideas are more inseparable than Beer and Britannia. From LearnThat.org. [Rev Sydney Smith. In the Edinburgh Review, quoted in H Pearson The Smith of Smiths (1934), ch.11.]
Here they started to build a town which they called Britannia, and they made friends with the Maoris of the district. From Wordnik.com. [History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890] Reference
The word Britannia occurs three times in the "Confession.". From Wordnik.com. [Bolougne-Sur-Mer St. Patrick's Native Town] Reference
Long before that, Bennet Frothingham had been known in the money-market; it was the 'Britannia' -- Loan. From Wordnik.com. [The Whirlpool] Reference
For the rest, I may say that the Britannia was the Palazzo Tiepolo; the. From Wordnik.com. [A Wanderer in Venice] Reference
But the Britannia was the first gate to cycle since Ianira's disappearance. From Wordnik.com. [Ripping Time]
There is an excellent substitute called Britannia metal, very much liked at the. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) His Life and Confessions] Reference
He is aware that the pitch at the Britannia is the smallest in the Premier League. From Wordnik.com. [Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed] Reference
Geographically speaking, the Britannia was the highest of Shangri-La's active tour gates. From Wordnik.com. [Ripping Time]
There is an excellent substitute called Britannia metal, very much liked at the Adelphi and elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar Wilde]
We decided to head out for lunch at the pub, this time going back to Saturday's Britannia aka Gail's local. From Wordnik.com. [acechick] Reference
Terra Vandalica (Andalusia), she corrected me by saying, that in her language those places were called Britannia and Terra Betica. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula] Reference
£4, and £5 for a translation of Camden's "Britannia" -- small sums, indeed, for so much labor, but not so unreasonable when we think that. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from] Reference
Armorica was called Britannia by Sulpicius Severus, but Sidonius. From Wordnik.com. [Bolougne-Sur-Mer St. Patrick's Native Town] Reference
And, of course, the towers are poking up above a building labelled what else but 'Britannia'. From Wordnik.com. [Cool Goole No 2] Reference
But the new king of the wind power hill is the Clipper "Britannia" model, rated at 7.5 megawatts. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Graham Richard: Wind Power Success Stories, Part 2] Reference
The year after that nearly fatal accident, I-- the writer of this anecdote -- was visiting the "Britannia". From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown)] Reference
Yes, the 'Britannia' bit was pure serendipity, but I did notice it at the time and made sure it was prominent. From Wordnik.com. [Cool Goole No 2] Reference
In the third book of his long poem, 'Britannia's Pastorals,' there is a quaint and pretty song, of which one verse runs. From Wordnik.com. [Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts] Reference
And stain Britannia's flag with children's tears?. From Wordnik.com. [A Voice from the Factories] Reference
New York, previous to going on board the "Britannia" on the. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers] Reference
The 'Britannia', a convict ship, the property of Messrs. Enderby &. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned] Reference
Camden, in his "Britannia," who is quoted by all succeeding writers. From Wordnik.com. [Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London] Reference
'Britannia', vol. ii., p. 346, and for a full account of the legend see. From Wordnik.com. [The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson] Reference
Why was that old bore at the club in such a fidget about the 'Britannia'?. From Wordnik.com. [The Whirlpool] Reference
I believe every penny she has is in the "Britannia", one way or another. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Whirlpool] Reference
"Britannia" here, "Britannia" there, as in the merry days when we were young. From Wordnik.com. [The Gypsies] Reference
"Britannia," and very bitter at the slighting way the author speaks of heralds. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare's Family] Reference
William Camden had finished his "Britannia" by 1617 (commenced in 1597), printed in 1625. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare's Family] Reference
All the Allies were represented, as well as allegorical figures, such as Britannia, Justice. From Wordnik.com. [A Patriotic Schoolgirl] Reference
(8) This is one of the few instances in the work in which the name Britannia applied to Wales. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of King Alfred]
Why, the "Britannia" brings him fifteen thousand a year; and he must be in a score of other things. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Whirlpool] Reference
Romans in Britain at the beginning of his "Britannia," that I need only refer the reader to it, and go on with my journey. From Wordnik.com. [Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722] Reference
"Britannia" and the author of the "Antiquities of Cambridge," and other such learned writers, by whom they may be fully informed. From Wordnik.com. [Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722] Reference
"Also to the 'Daily News' and to the 'Britannia' papers. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1] Reference
"His look is 'Cool Japan,' which is kind of like 'Cool Britannia'.". From Wordnik.com. [Looks Are Everything] Reference
In its early years, Labour pitched an image of the U.K. as a hip "Cool Britannia.". From Wordnik.com. [Cameron Tourist Pledge Hit by Strike Call] Reference
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