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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 7, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 6, 1805April 8, 1805April 7, 1805 Fort Mandan April 7th 1805. Having on this day at 4 P.M. completed every arrangement necessary for our…Brewer's: Huggins and Muggins
Mr. and Mrs. Vulgarity, of Pretension Hall. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hugh Lloyd's PulpitHugger-mugger A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Brewer's: Leaden Hall
(pronounce leden), so named from the ancient manor of Sir Hugh Neville, whose mansion or hall was roofed with lead, a notable thing in his days. “Leadenhall Street” and “Leadenhall Market…Chief Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court
Name, state Years as Chief Justice John Jay, N.Y. 5…Brewer's: Orkborne
(Dr.). A learned student, very dry and uncompanionable; very particular over his books, and the tutor of Eugenia, the niece of Sir Hugh. He is a character in Camilla, the third novel of…Brewer's: Hugin and Munin
[mind and memory]. The two ravens that sit on the shoulders of Odin or Alfader. “Perhaps the nursery saying, `A little bird told me that,' is a corruption of Hugo and Munin, and so we have…Brewer's: Golden Ball
(The). Ball Hughes, one of the dandies in the days of the Regency. He paid some fabulous prices for his dressing cases (flourished 1820-1830). Ball married a Spanish dancer. He shirked a…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII In a very short time after I went to live at Baltimore, my old master's youngest son Richard died; and in about three years and six months after his death, my old master, Captain…Poetry Month | Notable Poets
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John Kenneth GalbraithGeorgia GibbsRichard GilmanHassan GouledCurt GowdyEdward HallHeinrich HarrerRyutaro HashimotoCharles HaugheyJens Christian HaugeMelissa HaydenChris HaywardRabbi Arthur…Trending
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