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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 23, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 22, 1805July 24, 1805July 23, 1805 Tuesday July 23rd 1805. Set out early as usual; Capt. Clark left us with his little party of 4 men and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 28, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 27, 1806June 29, 1806June 28, 1806 Saturday June 28th 1806. This morning we collected our horses and set out as usual after an early…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: December 31, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 30, 1805January 1, 1806December 31, 1805 December 31st Tuesday 1805 A Cloudy night & Some rain, this day proved Cloudy and Some…Brewer's: Blue eyed Maid
(The). Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, is so called by Home. Now Prudence gently pulled the poet's ear, And thus the daughter of the Blue-eyed Maid, In Mattery's coating sounds, divinely…Brewer's: Blue Gown
(A). A harlot. Nares cells us that “a blue gown was a dress of ignominy for a harlot in the House of Correction.” (See below.) Blue-gowns The bedesmen, to whom the kings of Scotland…Brewer's: House-leek
[Jove's beard]. Grown on house-roofs, from the notion that it warded off lightning. Charlemagne made an edict that every one of his subjects should have house-leek on his house-roof. The…Brewer's: Red Hand of Ulster
In an ancient expedition to Ireland, it was given out that whoever first touched the shore should possess the territory which he touched; O'Neill, seeing another boat likely to outstrip…Brewer's: Trade Winds
Winds that trade or tread in one uniform track. In the northern hemisphere they blow from the north-east, and in the southern hemisphere from the south-east, about thirty degrees each side…Brewer's: Bunting
In Somersetshire bunting means sifting flour. Sieves were at one time made of a strong gauzy woollen cloth, which being tough and capable of resisting wear, was found suitable for flags,…Brewer's: Danse
La danse commence la-bas, fighting has broken out yondër. “Mon Caporal, there is great news: La danse commence la-bas.” —Ouida: Under Two Flags, chap. xxv. A la danse. On the march. “The…Trending
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