Marked with B.C. (bad character). When a soldier disgraced himself by insubordination he was formerly marked with “B. C.” before he was drummed out of the regiment. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…
The name of “residence” given by officers in mufti, who do not wish to give up their address. The word stands for BarracKS. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
Lyndon B. Johnson (January 17, 1968) Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Members of the Congress, and my fellow Americans: I was thinking as I was walking down the aisle tonight of what Sam Rayburn told me…
Act IIIPrologueEnter GowerGowerNow sleep y-slaked hath the rout;
No din but snores the house about,
Made louder by the o'er-fed breast
Of this most pompous marriage-feast.
The cat, with eyne…
Chapter III
Food and Clothing
Article 89
Daily food rations for internees shall be sufficient in quantity, quality and variety to keep internees in a good state of health and…
Scene IIIWales. Before Flint castleEnter, with drum and colours, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of York, Northumberland, Attendants, and forcesHenry BolingbrokeSo that by this intelligence we learn…
Scene IIIFriar Laurence's cellEnter Friar LaurenceFriar LaurenceRomeo, come forth; come forth, thou fearful man:
Affliction is enamour'd of thy parts,
And thou art wedded to calamity.Enter…
