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Notoriʹety

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Depraved taste for notoriety:

Cleomʹbrotos, who leaped into the sea. (See Cleombrotos.)

Empedʹocles, who leaped into Etna. (See Empedocles.)

Herosʹtratos, who set fire to the temple of Diana. (See Diana.)

William Lloyd, who broke in pieces the Portland vase. (1845.)

Jonathan Martin, who set fire to York Minster. (1829.)

 

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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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Not Worth a Rush
Not Worth a Straw
Not Worth Your Salt
Notables (in French history)
Notarica
Notary Public
Notation or Notes
Notch
Note of Hand (A)
Nothing
Notoriety
Nottingham (Saxon, Snotingaham, place of caves)
Nottingham Lambs
Nourmahal
Nous
Nous Avons Changé Tout Cela
Novatians
November 17
Novum Organum
Now-a-days
Now-now