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John Milton - Paradise Lost: Book VIII
Book VIII No more of talk where God or Angel Guest With Man, as with his Friend, familiar us'd To sit indulgent, and with him partake Rural repast, permitting him the while Venial discourse…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, January 18, 1806
Day 1150 Day 1152 Lewis, January 18, 1806 Sunday January 18th 1806. Two of the Clatsops who were here yesterday returned today for a dog they had left; they remained with us a few hours and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, January 18, 1806
Day 1151 Day 1153 Clark, January 18, 1806 Monday 18th January 1806 Two of the Clatsops that were here yesterday returned to day for a Dog they had left; they remained with us a fiew hours…John Keats: Lamia
by John Keats Isabella; or, The Pot of BasilLamiaPart 1Part 2Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia) Molotov, Vyacheslav MikhailovichMolotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovichvyĕˌchĭsläfˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch môˈlətəf [key], 1890–1986, Soviet political leader. A Communist from 1906, he changed his name…Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich
(Encyclopedia) Turgenev, Ivan SergeyevichTurgenev, Ivan Sergeyevichēvänˈ syĭrgāˈəvĭch t&oomacr;rgāˈnyĭf [key], 1818–83, Russian novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer, considered one of the…Brewer's: St. John Long
An illiterate quack, who professed to have discovered a liniment which had the power of distinguishing between disease and health. The body was rubbed with it, and if irritation appeared…Brewer's: St. Johnstone's Tippet
A halter; so called from Johnstone the hangman. “Sent to heaven wi' a St. Johnston's tippit about my hause.” —SirWalterScott: Old Mortality. chap. viii Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…New Year's Traditions
Auld Lang Syne and other New Year's customs "Auld Lang Syne" Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne.…Brewer's: Adam
The Talmudists say that Adam lived in Paradise only twelve hours, and account for the time thus:— The first hour, God collected the dust and animated it. The second hour, Adam stood on…Trending
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