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Brewer's: Jeannot
(French). One who is minutely great; one who exercises his talents and ingenuity on trifles; one who after great preparation at table to produce some mighty effect, brings forth only a…Brewer's: Dominie Sampson
A village schoolmaster and scholar, poor as a church mouse, and modest an a girl. He cites Latin like a porcus literarum, and exclaims “Prodigious!” (Scott: Guy Mannering.) (See Stilling…2008 Academy Awards
The 2008 Academy Awards were presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture The Curious Case of…William Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, Act V, Scene IV
Scene IVPlains between Troy and the Grecian campAlarums: excursions. Enter ThersitesThersitesNow they are clapper-clawing one another; I'll go look on. That dissembling abominable varlets…William Shakespeare: Pericles, Act III
Act IIIPrologueEnter GowerGowerNow sleep y-slaked hath the rout; No din but snores the house about, Made louder by the o'er-fed breast Of this most pompous marriage-feast. The cat, with eyne…Geronimo Stilton
Our favorite reporter in Mouse City! Related Links Geronimo Stiton's Rodent Gazette Geronimo Stiton Book ReviewsMeet the Staffof the Rodent Gazette!Infoplease Poll Who is your…You’ve Got Spam: How to “Can” Unwanted Email
Source: Federal Trade Commission. As more people use email, marketers are increasingly using email messages to pitch their products and services. Some consumers find unsolicited commercial email—also…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: On Glenriddell's Fox Breaking His Chain
by Robert Burns The PosiePoem On Pastoral PoetryOn Glenriddell's Fox Breaking His Chain A Fragment, 1791. Thou, Liberty, thou art my theme; Not such as idle poets dream…Reading on the Web
You're probably saying to yourself "Hey! I already know how to read!" But reading pages on the Web is very different from reading information in a book. When you read on the Web, you need…Brewer's: Chat
Nid d'une souris dans Voreille d'un chat. A mare's nest. This French phrase is the translation of a line in Wynkyn de Worde's Amusing Questions, printed in English in 1511. “Demand: What…Trending
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