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Solon of Parnassus

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So Voltaire called Boileau, in allusion to his Art of Poetry. (1636–1711.)

 

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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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Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiering
Solecism
Solemn
Soler
Solid Doctor
Solingen
Solomon
Solomon’s Carpet
Solomon’s Ring
Solon of Parnassus
Solstice
Solyman
Soma
Somagia (singular somagium)
Sombrero
Somerset
Somerset or Somersault
Somerset House
Somoreen
Son (or descendant of)