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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Fear Fortress | Literature | 1: C. Mackay: The Giant (slightly altered). 2: "If a child disappeared, or any cattle were carried off, the trembling peasants said, `The lord of Fear-fortress has taken them.' If a fire broke out anywhere, it was the lord of Fear-fortress who must have lit it. The origin of all accidents, mishaps, and disasters was traced to the mysterious owner of this invisible castle."- Croquemitaine, iii. 1. 3: "It sunk before my earnest face, 4: And fly the true of heart." 5: And left no shadow on the place, 6: Between me and the day. 7: But, weak in every part, 8: An hypothetical castle in a forest near Saragossa. It represents that terrible obstacle which fear conjures up, but which vanishes into thin air as it is approached by a stout heart and clear conscience. The allegory forms the third part of the legend of Croquemitaine. 9: Such castles rise to strike us dumb; 10: They melt before the strong man's eyes 11: It vanished quite away,. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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