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Brewer's: Blunderbuss
A short gun with a large bore. (Dutch, donderbus, a thunder-tube.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BluntBlunderbore A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act III, Scene II
Scene IILondon. The palaceEnter King Henry IV, Prince Henry, and othersKing Henry IVLords, give us leave; the Prince of Wales and I Must have some private conference; but be near at hand, For…Brewer's: Blurt out
(To). To tell something from impulse which should not have been told. To speak incautiously, or without due reflection. Florio makes the distinction, to “flurt with one's fingers, and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: January 26, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark January 25, 1806January 27, 1806January 26, 1806 Monday January 26th 1806. Werner and Howard who were sent for salt on the 23rd have not yet…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 8, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 7, 1806February 9, 1806February 8, 1806 Saturday February 8th 1806. Sent Sergt. Ordway and two men this morning to join the party with…Poussin, Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Poussin, NicolasPoussin, Nicolasnēkôläˈ [key], 1594–1665, French painter, b. Les Andelys. Poussin was considered the greatest of living painters by his contemporaries. Although he…Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Lost Jewel
by EmilyDickinsonXIVXVIThe Lost Jewel The Lost Jewel I held a jewel in my fingers And went to sleep. The day was warm, and winds were prosy; I said: "'T will keep." I woke and chid my…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Mother Nature
by EmilyDickinsonOut of the MorningMother Nature Mother Nature Nature, the gentlest mother, Impatient of no child, The feeblest or the waywardest, — Her admonition mild In forest and the…Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Sleeping Flowers
by EmilyDickinsonAprilMy RoseThe Sleeping Flowers The Sleeping Flowers "Whose are the little beds," I asked, "Which in the valleys lie?" Some shook their heads, and others smiled, And no…Poems by Emily Dickinson: My Rose
by EmilyDickinsonThe Sleeping FlowersThe Oriole's SecretMy Rose My Rose Pigmy seraphs gone astray, Velvet people from Vevay, Belles from some lost summer day, Bees' exclusive coterie. Paris…Trending
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