Sacrilege
It is sacrilege to cut down a tree.
Letter S
Swan
Sings just before it dies. Can break a man's leg with its wing. The Swan of Cambrai was not a bird but a man named Fenelon. The Swan of Mantua is Virgil. The Swan of Pesaro is Rossini.
More from Letter S
Safes
The combination is really very easy to outwit.
St. Bartholomew
Old wives' tale.
Sainte-Beuve
Ate nothing but delicatessen on Good Friday.
St. Helena
Island famous for its rock.
Salon
To write up the Salon is a good beginning in literature; it allows a man to cut a figure.