单词 | king log |
释义 | > as lemmasKing Log 3. King Log: the log which Jupiter in the fable made king over the frogs; often used as the type of inertness on the part of rulers, as contrasted with the excess of activity typified by ‘King Stork’. ΚΠ 1675 J. Crowne Countrey Wit iv. 78 Go, sir, Manage him—whilst I handle Log, the Second King of Frogs, that follows him. 1761 J. Wesley Jrnl. 18 Jan. The custom began in the reign of king Log. 1766 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 11 July (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2747 I have always owned a great regard for King Log. 1901 M. J. F. McCarthy Five Years Ireland xxiii. 320 They prefer King Log to King Stork. < as lemmas |
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