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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 2, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 1, 1806April 3, 1806April 2, 1806 Wednesday April 2ed 1806. This morning we came to a resolution to remain at our present encampment or…1976 Men's Olympic Swimming Medalists
Event Time 100m Free Jim Montgomery, USA 49.99 WR Jack Babashoff, USA 50.81 Peter Nocke, W. Ger 51.31 200m Free Bruce Furniss, USA 1:50…Brewer's: Breathe
To breathe one's last. To die. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Breche de RolandBreath A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Song of Songs
The Canticles, or “Solomon's Song.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SonnaSong of Roland A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…Men's Olympic 200-Meter Backstroke 1990-2008
1900 Ernst Hoppenberg, Germany 2:47.00 1964 Jed Graef, United States 2:10.30 1968 Roland Matthes, East Germany 2:09.60 1972 Roland Matthes, East Germany 2:02.82 1976…Brewer's: Song of Degrees
The fifteen Psalms, cxx. to cxxxiv.; so called because they are prophetic of the return or “going up” from captivity. Some think there is a connection between these Psalms and the fifteen…Brewer's: Roi Panade
[King of Slops]. Louis XVIII. was so nicknamed. (1755, 1814-1824.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RolandRogue Ingrain A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Breeches
To wear the breeches. Said of a woman who usurps the prerogative of her husband. Similar to The grey mare is the better horse. (See Grey. ) The phrase is common to the French, Dutch,…Brewer's: Colly my Cow
A corruption of Calainos, the most ancient of Spanish ballads. Calainos the Moor asked a damsel to wife, who said the price of winning her should be the heads of the three paladins of…Brewer's: Roncesvalles
(4 syl.). A defile in the Pyrenees, famous for the diaster which here befell the rear of Charlemagne's army, on the return march from Saragossa. Ganelon betrayed Roland, out of jealousy,…Trending
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