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Rhadamanthus imposed on the Cretans the law that men should not swear by the gods, but by the dog, ram, goose, and plane-tree. Hence Socrates would not swear by the gods, but by the dog and goose.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Oak and Ash
Oak-tree
Oaks (The)
Oaks Famous in Story
Oakum
Oannes
Oar
Oars
Oasis
Oath
Oaths
Oats
Ob. and Sol
Obadiah
Obambou
Obelisk
Obelus
Obermann
Oberon
Oberthal (Count)
Obidah