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The Devil's Dictionary: Benedictines
by Ambrose Bierce BELLADONNABENEFACTORBENEDICTINES -n. An order of monks otherwise known as black friars. She thought it a crow, but it turn out to be A monk of St. Benedict…King Charles II
Charles II was the British monarch whose reign marked the period known as the Restoration -- the restoration of the monarchy after years of being a republic under Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector of…Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was called "The Wicked Wasp of Twickenham" for his stinging literary satires of his fellow writers. But Pope also was a poet whose mastery of the heroic couplet has kept him in the…William Penn
William Penn was an influential English Quaker and founder of the colony of Pennsylvania in 1682. He was the son of Admiral Sir William Penn and joined the Society of Friends (Quakers) in the 1660s…Bienville, Jean Baptiste le Moyne, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) Bienville, Jean Baptiste le Moyne, sieur deBienville, Jean Baptiste le Moyne, sieur dezhäN bätēstˈ lə mwän syör də byăNvēlˈ [key], 1680–1768, colonizer and governor of Louisiana, b.…1970 College Football Recap
Final AP Top 20 Bowl Games with Top 20 Teams Major Conference Champions Heisman Trophy Voting Other Major Award Winners Consensus All-America Team Before Bob Devaney…The True George Washington: Social Life
Social LifeIn VirginiaThere can be no doubt that Washington, like the Virginian of his time, was pre-eminently social. It is true that late in life he complained, as already quoted, that his…Brewer's: Fritz
(Old Fritz). Frederick II. the Great, King of Prussia (1712, 1740-1786). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FrogFrithiof's Sword A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Father Thoughtful
Nicholas Catinat, a marshal of France; so called by his soldiers for his cautious and thoughtful policy. (1637-1712.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Father…Brewer's: Melancholy Jacques
(1 syl.). So Jean Jacques Rousseau was called for his morbid sensibilities and unhappy spirit. (1712-1777.) The expression is from Shakespeare, As You Like It, ii. 1. Source: Dictionary…Trending
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