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Brewer's: Popinjay
A butterfly man, a fop; so called from the popinjay or figure of a bird shot at for practice. The jay was decked with parti-coloured feathers so as to resemble a parrot, and, being…101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived
Some fictional characters have had more impact on the world than real people. Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter set about ranking the “characters of myth, legends, television, and movies […William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act IV, Scene VII
Scene VIIAnother part of the fieldEnter Fluellen and GowerFluellenKill the poys and the luggage! 'tis expressly against the law of arms: 'tis as arrant a piece of knavery, mark you now, as…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 1), Act III, Scene II
Scene IIFrance. Before RouenEnter Joan LA Pucelle disguised, with four Soldiers with sacks upon their backsJoan La PucelleThese are the city gates, the gates of Rouen, Through which our…Waiting
Waiting“My wife, I have bad news for thee,” said Professor Bhaer, coming in one day early in January.“Please tell it at once. I can't bear to wait, Fritz,” cried Mrs Jo, dropping her work and…Lewis & Clark: From Fort Mandan to the Yellowstone
by NoahBrooks Winter among the MandansIn the Haunts of Grizzlies and BuffaloFrom Fort Mandan to the Yellowstone Up to this time, the expedition had passed through regions…Pirate History
Thousands of years of ambushes, raids, hijackings, and more by Mark Hughes Related Links 2008 Piracy Prone Areas and Warnings Timeline: Pirates Famous Real…World War II Movies, Part 3
From "Schindler's List" to the summer blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" by Beth Rowen Related Links Memorial Day Pearl Harbor Remembered Source: Internet Movie…Amy Lowell: St. Helena, May, 1821
St. Helena, May, 1821Tap! Tap! Tap! Through the white tropic night. Tap! Tap! Beat the hammers, Unwearied, indefatigable. They are hanging dull black cloth about the dead. Lustreless black…Brewer's: Ill Omens
averted. Leotychides II., of Sparta, was told by his augurs that his projected expedition would fail, because a viper had got entangled in the handle of the city key. “Not so,” he replied…Trending
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