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Statue

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The largest ever made was the Colossos of Rhodes; the next largest is the statue of Bavaria, erected by Louis I., King of Bavaria. The Bartholdi statue of Liberty is also worthy of mention. (See Lighthouses.)

Statue. It was Pygmalion who fell in love with a statue he had himself made.

Statue. Of all the projects of Alexander, none was more hare-brained than his proposal to have Mount Athos hewed into a statue of himself. It is said he even arranged with a sculptor to undertake the job.

 

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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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Stars and Garters! (My)
Stars and Stripes (The) or the Star-spangled Banner
Starboard and Larboard
Starch
Starry Sphere
Starvation Dundas
Starved with Cold
Stations
Statira
Stator [the stopper or arrestor]
Statue
Status of Great Men
Statute Fairs
Steak
Steal
Steal a Horse
Steal a March on One (To)
Steam-kettles
Steelyard
Steenie
Steeple-engine