Richard Allestree, of Derby, was a noted almanac maker in Ben Jonson's time. A little more Would fetch all his astronomy from Allestree. Ben Jonson: Magnetic Lady, iv. 2 (1632). Source:…
(2 syl.). To get into a dreamy, half-intoxicated state. “Bemusing himself with beer.” —Sala: Gaslight and Daylight. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
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The Goophered Grapevine Dave's Neckliss Po' Sandy by Charles W. Chesnutt On the northeast corner of my vineyard in central North Carolina, and fronting on the Lumberton plank-road…
SundayThe moment the bell rang next morning Nat flew out of bed, and dressed himself with great satisfaction in the suit of clothes he found on the chair. They were not new, being half-worn…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Tunisia Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Tunisian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYModern…
(3 syl.), in the satire of Absalom and Achitophel, by Dryden and Tate, is meant for George Edward Sackville, called General Sackville, a gentleman of family, and a zealous partisan of the…
(Latin, a rare bird). A phenomenon; a prodigy; a something quite out of the common course. Black swans are now familiar to us; they are natives of Australia, and have given its name to the…
