E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Thunders of the Vatican.
The anathemas and denunciations of the Pope, whose palace is the Vatican of Rome.
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Properly speaking, the Vatican consists of the Papal palace, the court and garden of Belvedere, the library, and the museum, all on the right bank of the Tiber.
