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Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Man and the Lightning
A Call to Quit The Lassoed Bear The Man and the Lightning A MAN Running for Office was overtaken by Lightning. "You see," said the Lightning, as it crept past him inch by inch, "I…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Man with No Enemies
The Lion and the Rattlesnake The Alderman and the Raccoon The Man with No Enemies AN Inoffensive Person walking in a public place was assaulted by a Stranger with a Club, and severely…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Man of Principle
A Matter of Method The Returned Californian The Man of Principle DURING a shower of rain the Keeper of a Zoological garden observed a Man of Principle crouching beneath the belly of…Brewer's: No Man is a Hero to his own Valet
Montaigne (1533-1592) said: “Peu d'hommes ont esté admirés par leurs domestiques.” Mad. Cornuel (who died 1694) wrote to the same effect: “Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet de…1998 Olympic Four-Man Bobsledding Results
Time 1 Germany II 2:39.41 2 Switzerland I 2:40.01 3 Great Britain I 2:40.06 3 France I 2:40.06 GER II— Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Marco Jakobs…Poems by Emily Dickinson (Third Series): A Man
by EmilyDickinsonFireVenturesA Man A Man Fate slew him, but he did not drop; She felled — he did not fall — Impaled him on her fiercest stakes — He neutralized them all. She stung…You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Book: Irving Berlin; adapted by Peter Stone Director: Graciela Daniele Cast: Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat Opened: 2/99 at the Marquis Theatre Band in Berlin Directors:…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Ship and a Man
148 150 A Ship and a Man SEEING a ship sailing by upon the sea of politics, an Ambitious Person started in hot pursuit along the strand; but the people's eyes being fixed upon the Presidency no…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Man and the Bird
163 165 The Man and the Bird A MAN with a Shotgun said to a Bird: "It is all nonsense, you know, about shooting being a cruel sport. I put my skill against your cunning-that is all there is of…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Man and the Lightning
19 21 The Man and the Lightning A MAN Running for Office was overtaken by Lightning. "You see," said the Lightning, as it crept past him inch by inch, "I can travel considerably faster than you…