Rashness
544. Rashness
- Charge of the Light Brigade ill-advised British assault at Balaklava, Crimea (1854). [Br. Hist.: Harbottle, 25]
- Gilpin, John rides uncontrollably on fresh steed. [Br. Lit.: John Gilpin’s Ride ]
- Icarus artificial wings destroyed by flying too close to sun. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 126]
- Lear headstrong and “full of changes.” [Br. Lit.: King Lear ]
- Uzzah rashly grabs for Ark of Covenant, a transgression. [O.T.: II Samuel 6:6–8]
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