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The Devil's Dictionary: Linen
by Ambrose Bierce LIMBLITIGANTLINEN -n. "A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp." - Calcraft the Hangman.The Devil's Dictionary: Mesmerism
by Ambrose Bierce MERCYMETROPOLISMESMERISM -n. Hypnotism before it wore good clothes, kept a carriage and asked Incredulity to dinner.Lewis & Clark: From the Lower to the Upper River
by NoahBrooks Beginning a Long JourneyNovel Experiences among the IndiansFrom the Lower to the Upper River The party finally set sail up the Missouri River on Monday, May…From the Lower to the Upper River
Chapter 2 Chapter 4 From the Lower to the Upper River The party finally set sail up the Missouri River on Monday, May 21, 1804, but made only a few miles, owing to head winds.…Walt Whitman: The Runner
The RunnerOn a flat road runs the well-train'd runner, He is lean and sinewy with muscular legs, He is thinly clothed, he leans forward as he runs, With lightly closed fists and arms…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Shadow
The False CollarThe Little Match GirlThe Shadow It is in the hot lands that the sun burns, sure enough! there the people become quite a mahogany brown, ay, and in the HOTTEST lands they…State of the Union Address: Grover Cleveland (December 6, 1887)
Grover Cleveland (December 6, 1887) To the Congress of the United States: You are confronted at the threshold of your legislative duties with a condition of the national finances which imperatively…Jeffrey Sebalia Biography
designerBorn: May 30, 1970Best Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 3 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Jeffrey Sebalia was the winner of the third…The Devil's Dictionary: Graces
by Ambrose Bierce GOUTGRAMMARGRACES -n. Three beautiful goddesses, Aglaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne, who attended upon Venus, serving without salary. They were at no expense for board and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 13, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 12, 1806May 14, 1806May 13, 1806 Tuesday May 13th 1806. This morning Capt. C. as usual was busily engaged with his patients untill eleven OCk…Trending
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