Old Sultan A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house…
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Day 1229 Day 1231 Clark, February 26, 1806 Wednesday February 26th 1806 This morning we dispatched Drewyer and two men in our indian canoe up the Columbia River to take Sturgion and…
Maggoty. Whimsical, full of whims and fancies. Fancy tunes used to be called maggots, hence we have “Barker's maggots,” “Cary's maggots,” “Draper's maggots,” etc. (Dancing Master, 1721.)…
These words tell a tale; both mean food in general. The Italians and Asiatics eat little animal food, and with them the wordbread stands for food; so also with the poor, whose chief diet…
A dial formed by flowers which open or close at stated hours. I. Dial of flowers which open— (a) The first twelve hours. A.M. OPENS. 1. (Scandinavian Sowthistle closes.) 2. Yellow Goat's-…
[honey-flower ]. A damsel of great beauty, but so timid that she feared the “smallest monstrous mouse that creeps on floor,” and was abused by everyone. Her form was simulated by a witch…
Day 583 Day 585 Lewis, April 9, 1805 Tuesday April 9th Set out as early as it was possible to see this morning and proceed about five miles where we halted and took beakfas- the Indian man…
A giant, brother of Cormoran, who put Jack the Giant Killer to bed and intended to kill him; but Jack thrust a billet of wood into the bed, and crept under the bedstead. Blunderbore came…
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