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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, May 30, 1806
Day 1420 Day 1422 Lewis, May 30, 1806 Friday May 30th 1806. Lapage and Charbono set out to the indian vilages early this morning for the purpose of trading with them for roots; Sergt. Gass…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, May 30, 1806
Day 1421 Day 1423 Clark, May 30, 1806 Friday May 30th 1806. Lapage and Shabono Set out early this morning to the Indian Village in order to trade with them for roots; Serjt. Gass was Sent…Baron Munchausen: The Baron makes a speech to...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe The Baron goes to Petersbur... The Baron makes a speech to... The Baron makes a speech to the National Assembly, and drives out all the members-Routs the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 24, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 23, 1805July 25, 1805July 24, 1805 Wednesday July 24th 1805. Set out at sunrise; the current very strong; passed a remarkable bluff of a…The physician desires to have others joined with him
The physician desires to have others joined with himSocios Sibi Jungier InstatMeditationJohn Donne THERE is more fear, therefore more cause. If the physician desire help, the burden grows…Utopia: Of Their Towns, Particularly of Amaurot
Discourses of Raphael Hythloda... Of Their Magistrates Of Their Towns, Particularly of Amaurot "He that knows one of their towns knows them all-they are so like one another, except…Brewer's: Hecate
(3 syl. in Greek, 2 in Eng.). A triple deity, called Phoebe or the Moon in heaven, Diana on the earth, and Hecate or Proserpine in hell. She is described as having three heads—one of a…Brewer's: Leonora
wife of Fernando Florestan, a state prisoner in Seville. (Beethoven: Fidelio, an opera.) (See Fernando.) Leonora. A princess who fell in love with Manrico, the supposed son of Azucen'a…Brewer's: U'nicorn
According to the legends of the Middle Ages, the unicorn could be caught only by placing a virgin in his haunts; upon seeing the virgin, the creature would lose its fierceness and lie…Major Chemical and Nuclear Disasters
Accidents happen, but when they destroy the delicate balance of nature or cause a large number of people to suffer, they become disasters. Here are some of the largest disasters that have been…