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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: September 5, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark September 4, 1804September 6, 1804September 5, 1804 5th September 1804 Wednesday, Set out early the wind blew hard from the South as it has for…Brewer's: Casuist
(3 syl.). One who resolves casus conscientiæ (cases of conscience). M. le Fevre calls casuistry “the art of quibbling with God.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Yellow Book of France
A report drawn up by government every year since 1861, designed to furnish historians with reliable information of the state, external and internal, of the French nation. It is called…Brewer's: Belomancy
(Greek). Divination by arrows. Labels being attached to a given number of arrows, the archers let them fly, and the advice on the label of the arrow which flies farthest is accepted and…Aitareya-Aranyaka: Second Aranyaka, First Adhyâya, Fourth Khanda
Fourth Khanda1. Brahman (in the shape of prâna, breath) entered into that man by the tips of his feet, and because Brahman entered (prapadyata) into that man by the tips of his feet,…Daisy and Demi
Daisy and DemiI cannot feel that I have done my duty as humble historian of the March family, without devoting at least one chapter to the two most precious and important members of it.…Classical Mythology: Master of the Universe
Master of the UniverseClassical MythologyThe Reign of Thunder and Lightning: Olympus Under ZeusMaster of the UniverseA Heavenly Marriage? Hera and ZeusSurf and Turf: The Brothers of ZeusHome and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, February 27, 1806
Day 1231 Day 1233 Clark, February 27, 1806 Thursday February 27th 1806 Reubin Field returned this evening and had not killed anything, he reported that there were no Elk towards point…Brewer's: Dahomey
is not derived from Daho, the founder of the palace so called, but is a corruption of Danh-homen, “Danh's Belly.” The story is as follows: Ardrah divided his kingdom at death between his…Brewer's: Yellow
Anglo-Saxon, geolu, yellow; Italian, giallo; Danish, guul; Icelandic, gull, our gold, yellow metal. Yellow indicates jealousy, inconstancy, and adultery. In France the doors of traitors…Trending
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