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The Devil's Dictionary: Babe Or Baby

by Ambrose Bierce BAALBACCHUSBABE or BABY -n. A misshapen creature of no particular age, sex, or condition, chiefly remarkable for the violence of the sympathies and antipathies it excites…

Walt Whitman: My Legacy

My LegacyThe business man the acquirer vast, After assiduous years surveying results, preparing for departure, Devises houses and lands to his children, bequeaths stocks, goods, funds for…

Aesop's Fables: The Pack-Ass and the Wild Ass

by Aesop The Thief and the InnkeeperThe Ass and His MastersThe Pack-Ass and the Wild Ass A Wild Ass, who was wandering idly about, one day came upon a Pack-Ass lying at full length in a…

Brewer's: Bible

means simply a book, but is now exclusively confined to the “Book of Books.” (Greek, biblos, a book.) The headings of the chapters were prefixed by Miles Smith, Bishop of Gloucester, one…

2002 Freestyle Skiing World Cup Champions

Men Overall Eric Bergoust, United States Aerials Eric Bergoust, United States Moguls Jeremy Bloom, United States Dual Moguls Richard Gay, France Women Overall Kari Traa…

Julia Roberts Biography

Julia Roberts actressBorn: 10/28/1967Birthplace: Smyrna, Georgia   Academy Award-winning film actress known for her Southern charm and her commercially successful romantic comedies, which include…