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The Movies of 1996–1997
Absolute PowerAddicted to LoveAfterglowAir Force OneAlbino AlligatorAlien ResurrectionAlive and KickingAll Over MeAmerican BuffaloAmerican StraysAn American Werewolf in…The Devil's Dictionary: Administration
by Ambrose Bierce ADHERENTADMIRALADMINISTRATION -n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president. A man of straw, proof…Percy Shaw Biography
Percy ShawBritish inventor Born: 1890 Originally working as a road repairer, he introduced a safety innovation that would make him a millionaire. By installing “cat's eyes” along the edges of…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: Omens
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Verses on a CatEpitaphiumFragment: Omens Published by Medwin, "Shelley Papers", 1833; dated 1807. Hark! the owlet flaps his wings In the pathless dell beneath;…Castles in the Air
Castles in the AirLaurie lay luxuriously swinging to and fro in his hammock one warm September afternoon, wondering what his neighbors were about, but too lazy to go and find out. He was in…The Devil's Dictionary: Cartesian
by Ambrose Bierce CARNIVOROUSCATCARTESIAN -adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, Cogito ergo sum - whereby he was pleased to suppose he…Aesop's Fables: The Peacock and the Crane
by Aesop The Wolf and the LambThe Cat and the BirdsThe Peacock and the Crane A Peacock taunted a Crane with the dullness of her plumage. "Look at my brilliant colours," said she, "and see…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: December 4, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 3, 1804December 5, 1804December 4, 1804 4th of December Tuesday 1804 a Cloudy raw Day wind from the N. W. the Black Cat and two young…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 3, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 2, 1805March 4, 1805March 3, 1805 3rd of March Sunday 1805 a fine Day wind from the W, a large flock of Ducks pass up the Rivervisited by…Aesop's Fables: The Stag and the Lion
by Aesop The Parrot and the CatThe ImpostorThe Stag and the Lion A Stag was chased by the hounds, and took refuge in a cave, where he hoped to be safe from his pursuers. Unfortunately the…Trending
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