i had no idea mottos were inscribed on shields as well. coins , scrolls i can understand. Moreover most of them look confusing to me . I mean
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lullaby : song :: diatribe : discourse
Lullaby is a song sung for the baby.
Diatribe is a discourse which is vituperative.
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No offence to you MWM but that like totally blows me away. I mean a lullaby is supposed to be a soft soothing song to put babies to sleep isnt it while diatribe is more like an argumentative discourse . I just dont see the analogy at all. In fact i wonder how that bovine mastication be the answer
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skirmish: insignificance:: duel: formality
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I'd say Y is a characteristic feature of X