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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 3, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 2, 1805May 4, 1805May 3, 1805 Friday May 3rd 1805. The morning being very could we did not set out as early as usual; ice formed on a…Chauncey Judd: A Quilting Party
Puritan Training The Abduction A Quilting Party Year after year passed, and still the war dragged on. The battles of Trenton and Princeton had revived the drooping hopes of the…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter V
Chapter V As to my own treatment while I lived on Colonel Lloyd's plantation, it was very similar to that of the other slave children. I was not old enough to work in the field, and there being…Wisdom: 16
Wisdom Chapter 16 1 Therefore by the like were they punished worthily, and by the multitude of beasts tormented. 2 Instead of which punishment, dealing graciously with thine own…A Christmas Carol: Marley's Ghost
The First of the Three Spirits Marley's Ghost MARLEY was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk…Winter Holidays 2015: Traditions and Celebrations
Major Celebrations Advent: Nov. 27–Dec. 24 The start of the Christmas season Hanukkah: Dec. 24–Jan. 1 The "festival of lights" celebrates Jewish triumphs…The Burial of the Dead
The Burial of the DeadApril is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth…The Character of Holland
The Character of Holland Holland, that scarce deserves the name of Land, As but th'Off-scouring of the Brittish Sand; And so much Earth as was contributed By English Pilots when they heav'd…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 21, 1805
Day 859 Day 861 Lewis, August 21, 1805 Wednesday August 21st 1805. This morning was very cold. the ice 1/4 of an inch thick on the water which stood in the vessels exposed to the air. some…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 30, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 29, 1804December 1, 1804November 30, 1804 30h of Nov. an Indian Chief Came and informed us that five Men of the Mandans Nation was on a…