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Brewer's: Lady of the Haystack
made her appearance in 1776 at Bourton, near Bristol. She was young and beautiful, graceful, and evidently accustomed to good society. She lived for four years in a haystack; but was…Brewer's: Jew's-eye
Worth a Jew's-eye. According to fable, this expression arose from the custom of torturing Jews to extort money from them. The expedient of King John is well known: He demanded 10,000 marks…Brewer's: Wans Dyke
Sir Richard Colt Hoare tells us, was a barrier erected by the Belgae against the Celts, and served as a boundary between these tribes. Dr. Stukeley…The Congress of Women: Woman, the New Factor in Economics
by Rev. Augusta Cooper Bristol A TalkArtWoman, the New Factor in Economics Rev. Augusta Cooper Bristol is a native of New Hampshire. She was born April 17,1835. Her parents were Otis Cooper…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act III
Act IIIScene IBristol. Before the castleEnter Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of York, Northumberland, Lord Ross, Henry Percy, Lord Willoughby, with Bushy and Green, prisonersHenry BolingbrokeBring…James Winthrop: Agrippa VI
Agrippa VIJames Winthrop14 December 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.To prevent any mistakes, or misapprehensions of the argument, stated in my last paper, to prove that the…Brewer's: Bore
(A). A person who bestows his tediousness on you; one who wearies you with his prate, his company, or his solicitations. Verb bear, bore, borne, to endure. A bore is someone we bore with…J. K. Rowling Trivia
Learn more about the author of the Harry Potter books by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Dana Quigley Did you know: J.K. Rowling BiographyHer last name rhymes with "bowling."Has a sister…America's Ten Most Endangered Rivers, 2011
Each year the organization American Rivers analyzes the condition of the nation's rivers to determine which are the most “endangered.” Threats to these rivers include dams and channelizations that…1999 George Foster Peabody Awards
Lost & Found Sound:National Public Radio and The Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, with Jay AllisonThe Mississippi: River of Song:Smithsonian Productions; presented on Public…Trending
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