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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 2, 1804
Day 173 Day 175 Lewis, August 2, 1804 August 2ed This day one of our Hunters brought me a white Heron. this bird as an inhabitant of ponds and Marasses, and feeds upon tadpoles, frogs,…Leopard Species Discovered
Genetic tests lead to the discovery on Borneo and Sumatra by Beth Rowen Related Links Classifying Animals Estimated Number of Animal Species…Invertebrates
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Warm-blooded animals regulate their own body temperatures; their bodies use energy to maintain a constant temperature. Cold-blooded animals depend on their…Maitrayana-Brahmaya-Upanishad: First Prapathaka
First Prapathaka1. The laying of the formerly-described sacrificial fires is indeed the sacrifice of Brahman. Therefore let the sacrificer, after he has laid those fires, meditate on the Self…Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
by Former Texas Governor Ann Richards Democratic National Convention Keynote Address Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Buenas noches, mis amigos! I am delighted to be here with you this…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Note on Oedipus Tyrannus, by Mrs. Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Act 2.Note on Oedipus Tyrannus, by Mrs. Shelley In the brief journal I kept in those days, I find recorded, in August, 1820, Shelley 'begins "Swellfoot the Tyrant…Brewer's: Jean Crapaud
A Frenchman. A Frenchman is called both a toad and a frog. (See Crapaud.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jean FarineJeames A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Syrens of the Ditch
Frogs. So called by Tasso. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SyriaSymbolism of Metals and Gems A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Brewer's: Batrachomyomachia
(pronounce Ba-trak'o-my'o-makia). A storm in a puddle; much ado about nothing. The word is the name of a mock heroic poem in Greek, supposed to be by Pigres of Caria, and means The Battle…Brewer's: King Log
A roi fainéant, a king that rules in peace and quietness, but never makes his power felt. The allusion is to the fable of The Frogs desiring a King. (See Log.) Source: Dictionary of…