(To). (French, Ferrer la mule.) Means to cheat one's employer out of a small sum of money. The expression is derived from the ancient practice of grooms, who charged their masters for “…
Scarpa's shoes for curing club feet, etc. Devised by Antonio Scarpa, an Italian anatomist. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ShoemakersShoe the Wild Colt A B…
Day 797 Day 799 Lewis, July 23, 1805 Tuesday July 23rd 1805. Set out early as usual; Capt. Clark left us with his little party of 4 men and continued his rout on the Stard. side of the…
It started in September and never really diminished. One upset. Then another. Then another. And another. The national championship in college football may have belonged once again to…
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Dedication
Canto 2
Canto 1
When the last hope of trampled France had failed
Like a brief dream of unremaining glory,
From visions of despair I rose, and scaled
The…
Part the FirstPart the Second "Each matin bell," the Baron saith,
"Knells us back to a world of death."
These words Sir Leoline first said,
When he rose and found his lady dead…
The 1946 Academy Awards were presented March 13, 1947 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best Motion PictureThe Best Years of Our Lives (Goldwyn; RKO Radio)Henry V (J. Arthur Rank-…
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