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Ecclesiastes: 5

Ecclesiastes Chapter 5 1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil…

William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, Act III

Act IIIScene IOlivia's gardenEnter Viola, and Clown with a tabourViolaSave thee, friend, and thy music: dost thou live by thy tabour?ClownNo, sir, I live by the church.ViolaArt thou a…

Brewer's: Tom

Between “Tom” and “Jack” there is a vast difference. “Jack” is the sharp, shrewd, active fellow, but Tom the honest dullard. Counterfeits are “Jack,” but Toms are simply bulky examples of…

Proverbs: 18

Proverbs Chapter 18 1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may…

Brewer's: Cap

Black cap (See page 140, Black Cap.) Cater cap. A square cap or mortar-board. (French, quartier.) College cap. A trencher like the caps worn at the English Universities by students and…

Proverbs: 13

Proverbs Chapter 13 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. 2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the…

Flatland: Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland

by Edwin A. Abbott How I vainly tried to explain ...How the Stranger vainly endeav...Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland From dreams I proceed to facts. It was the last day of our…

Proverbs: 12

Proverbs Chapter 12 1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. 2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will…

King Lear

King Lear Lear, King of Britain, had three daughters: Goneril, wife to the Duke of Albany; Regan, wife to the Duke of Cornwall; and Cordelia, a young maid, for whose love the King of France…