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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 23, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 22, 1806May 24, 1806May 23, 1806 Friday May 23rd 1806. Sergt. Pryor wounded a deer early this morning in a lick near camp; my dog pursud it…Brewer's: Upas-tree
or Poison-tree of Macassar. Applied to anything baneful or of evil influence. The tradition is that a putrid stream rises from the tree which grows in the island of Java, and that whatever…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 5, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 4, 1805June 6, 1805June 5, 1805 Wednesday June 5th 1805. This morning was cloudy and so could that I was obleged to have recourse to a…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Peter Bell, Grace
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Sin Damnation Grace Among the guests who often stayed Till the Devil's petits-soupers, A man there came, fair as a maid, And Peter noted what he said, Standing behind…Brewer's: Brewer
The Brewer of Ghent. James van Artevelde. (Fourteenth century.) It may here be remarked that it is a great error to derive proper names of any antiquity from modern words of a similar sound or…Brewer's: Guy, Earl of Warwick
An Anglo-Danish hero of wonderful puissance. He was in love with fair Phelis or Felice, who refused to listen to his suit till he had distinguished himself by knightly deeds. First, he…The True George Washington: Friends: Lafayette
LafayetteAs need hardly be said, however, the strongest affection among the general officers was that between Washington and Lafayette. In the advent of this young Frenchman the commander saw…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 12, 1805
Day 841 Day 843 Lewis, August 12, 1805 Monday August 12th 1805 This morning I sent Drewyer out as soon as it was light, to try and discover what rout the Indians had taken. he followed the…The True George Washington: Tastes and Amusements: Horsemanship and Hunting
Horsemanship and HuntingWashington was from boyhood passionately fond of horsemanship, and when but seventeen owned a horse. Humphreys states that "all those who have seen General Washington…The True George Washington: Friends: Military Friends
Military FriendsOne of the most curious circle of friends was that composed of Indians. After his mission among them in 1753, Washington wrote to a tribe and signed himself "your friend and…Trending
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