Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Sag’ittary.

 Sag’itta’rius,Sag’ramour le De’sirus. 
CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Sag’ittary.
 
A terrible archer, half beast and half man, whose eyes sparkled like fire, and struck dead like lightning. He is introduced into the Trojan armies by Guido da Colonna.   1
       
“The dreadful Sagittary
       
Appals our numbers.”
       
Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, v. 5
 


 Sag’itta’rius,Sag’ramour le De’sirus. 

 
Google
Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore.
Welcome · Advertising · Terms of Use · © 2009 Bartleby.com