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The Devil's Dictionary: Bath
by Ambrose Bierce BASTINADOBATTLEBATH -n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined. The man who taketh a steam…Peter Williams, Jr. Biography
Peter Williams, Jr.religious leaderBorn: 1780Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the blessings of prominent white…Ron Towson 2001 Deaths
Ron TowsonAge: 68 singer who was a founding member of the Grammy-winning band the Fifth Dimension. The band's hits include “Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In” and “Wedding Bell Blues.”Died: Las…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: 'Is It That in Some Brighter Sphere'
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: Wedded SoulsFragment: Sufficient Unto the DayFragment: 'Is It That in Some Brighter Sphere' Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862. Is it…Kirsty Hume Biography
Kirsty HumemodelBorn: 9/4/1976Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland Considered one of the new breed of supermodels, the 5'11" Hume signed with a Glasgow modeling agency at the age of 16. She since has become…Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Biography
actorBorn: September 25, 1973Birthplace: Gold Beach OregonBest Known as: Veronica, Adam Sandler's teacher in Billy Madison, also the wife of tennis champion Pete Sampras…The Devil's Dictionary: Werewolf
by Ambrose Bierce WEDDINGWHANGDEPOOTENAWAHWEREWOLF -n. A wolf that was once, or is sometimes, a man. All werewolves are of evil disposition, having assumed a bestial form to gratify a…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Unwarned
by EmilyDickinsonDeathXVUnwarned Unwarned 'T is sunrise, little maid, hast thou No station in the day? 'T was not thy wont to hinder so, — Retrieve thine industry. 'T is noon, my…Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art
Author:Lewis HydePublisher:Farrar Straus & Giroux Professor-poet Lewis Hyde is one of those rare creatures able to wed a searching intelligence to rigorous research and convey his…A. E. Housman: Along the fields as we came by
Along the fields as we came by A year ago, my love and I, The aspen over stile and stone Was talking to itself alone. "Oh who are these that kiss and pass? A country lover and his lass; Two…Trending
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