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Malbrook is going camping

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Phraseologism: Malbrook was going camping.

Meaning: Unlucky warrior, conqueror.

Origin: The beginning of a French song composed under King Louis XIV about the famous English commander the Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), who fought very successfully against France at that time. Before the battle of Malplaque (1709), a false rumor spread in the French army about the death of Malbrook (as the French pronounced this surname), and there, to celebrate, they composed this one of the most famous French songs. It sings that in vain the British are waiting for the return of the duke from the war. Easter passed, then the Trinity, but Malbrook is still gone and gone. Finally, a messenger appears, who tells about the death of the duke and his burial - about how his faithful officers escorted the commander on his last journey: "One carried his shell, the other his shield. The third - his long saber, and the fourth carried nothing "(N. Berg, Songs of different peoples, M. 1854). However, the Duke of Marlborough soon convincingly proved to the French that they buried him early. And they tried to forget this song in France. But during the reign (1774-1792) of King Louis XVI (1753-1793), it sounded again. In 1781 an heir was born to the king. To care for him, a nanny was invited from the province, who, while cradling the child, often hummed this song, forgotten in the capital. Queen Marie Antoinette liked it very much, and soon "Malbrook" began to be sung at court, and then in families of the third estate. In Russia, this song was also well known. It became especially popular during the Patriotic War of 1812, since it began to be perceived by everyone as an ironic commentary on Napoleon's plans to conquer Russia.

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Everyone is the blacksmith of his own destiny.

Meaning:

A person himself is responsible for how his life will turn out, for his troubles and achievements, his fate.

Origin:

From Latin: Faber est suae quisque fortunae. According to the Roman historian Sallust (86-35 BC), the author of this expression is the Roman consul and poet Appius Claudius, who compiled a collection of his maxims in verse (307 BC).

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