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Brewer's: Deva's Vale

The valley of the river Dee or Deva, in Cheshire, celebrated for its pastures and dairy produce. He chose a farm in Deva's vale, Where his long alleys peeped upon the main. Thomson:…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Ballad Third

by Robert Burns Ballad Second-Election DayInscription For An Altar Of IndependenceBallad Third John Bushby's Lamentation. Tune-"Babes in the Wood." 'Twas in the seventeen hunder…

Brewer's: Borrowed days of March

The last three days of March are said to be “borrowed from April.” March said to Aperill, I see 3 hoggs [hoggets, sheep] upon a hill; And if you'll lend me dayes 3 I'll find a way to make…

Brewer's: Culdees

A religious order of Ireland and Scotland, said to have been founded in the sixth century by St. Columba. So called from the Gaelic cylle-dee (a house of cells) or ceilede (servants of God…

1999 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTUREOutstanding Motion Picture: How Stella Got Her Groove BackOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Angela Bassett, How Stella Got Her Groove BackOutstanding Actor in a Motion…

1966 College Football Final UPI, 11-20

Coaches' poll taken before bowl games. Regular SeasonHead CoachAfter Bowls11Florida8–2–0Ray Graves9–2–012Mississippi8–2–0Johnny Vaught8–3–013Arkansas8–2–0Frank Broylessame14Tennessee7–3–…

Regular Season Statistics

DateAP RankOpponentResultSept. 7#3Duke (0-0-0)44-7Sept. 19#3at N. Carolina St. (0-1-0)51-17Sept. 28#2 #11 North Carolina (3-0-0)13-0Oct. 5#2Clemson (2-2-0)34-3Oct. 12#3at #6 Miami-FL (4-0-0)…

Brewer's: Bore

(A). A person who bestows his tediousness on you; one who wearies you with his prate, his company, or his solicitations. Verb bear, bore, borne, to endure. A bore is someone we bore with…

Punt Returns: Football Players, Sports

Punt Returns(Minimum of 1.2 per game) ClNoYdsTDAvgTim Dwight, IowaSr.19367319.32R.W. McQuarters, Okla. St.Jr.32521116.28Steve Smith, Utah St.Sr.22344215.64Nod Washington, Miami-OHJr.12185015.…