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Dr. John Abernethy, so called because he used to say to his patients, “Read my book ”—on Surgical Observations. (1765-1830.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…The Devil's Dictionary: Abrupt
by Ambrose Bierce ABRIDGEABSCONDABRUPT -adj. Sudden, without ceremony, like the arrival of a cannon-shot and the departure of the soldier whose interests are most affected by it. Dr.…The Devil's Dictionary: Patriotism
by Ambrose Bierce PATRIOTPEACEPATRIOTISM -n. Combustible rubbish read to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: Death in Life
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: A Serpent-FaceFragment: 'Such Hope, As Is th...Fragment: Death in Life Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862. My head is heavy, my limbs…The Governing of Washington, D.C.
The Question: Does Washington D.C. have a governor? The Answer: The term "governor," in American politics, refers to the head of a state. "…The Congress of Women: Pioneer Woman of Oregon
by Elizabeth M. Wilson Evolution of American LiteratureA Study in Göethe's Faust.Pioneer Woman of Oregon Elizabeth M. Wilson is a native of South Argle, N. Y. Her parents were Rev. Jos. P.…Amy Lowell: The Cross-Roads
The Cross-RoadsA bullet through his heart at dawn. On the table a letter signed with a woman's name. A wind that goes howling round the house, and weeping as in shame. Cold November dawn…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 16, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 15, 1806February 17, 1806February 16, 1806 Sunday February 16th 1806. By several trials made today in order to adjust my Octant and…Rebecca Cole Biography
Rebecca Cole physicianBorn: 1846Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cole was the second Black woman to graduate from medical school (1867). She joined Dr.…The Devil's Dictionary: Brandy
by Ambrose Bierce BRAINBRIDEBRANDY -n. A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the- grave and four parts…Trending
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