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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: To Miss Logan, With Beattie's Poems, For A New-Year's Gift, Jan. 1, 1787.
by Robert Burns Mr. William Smellie-A SketchTo Miss Logan, With Beattie's Poems, For A New-Year's Gift, Jan. 1, 1787. Again the silent wheels of time Their annual round have…Tao Te Ching: Chapter 78
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 77 Chapter 79 Chapter 78 1 There is nothing in the world more soft and weak than water, and yet for attacking things that are…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Weary Echo
142 144 A Weary Echo A CONVENTION of female writers, which for two days had been stuffing Woman's couch with goose-quills and hailing the down of a new era, adjourned with unabated enthusiasm,…Eskimo Words for Snow
The Question: Just how many words do the Inuit have for snow? The Answer: Legend has it that the Inuit language has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands…Raymond Kurzweil
Raymond KurzweilBorn: Feb. 12, 1948 Reading machine—When entrepreneur Kurzweil introduced the Kurzweil Reading Machine in 1976, it was hailed as the most important advance in reading for the…Doug Flutie
Doug FlutieBorn: Oct. 23, 1962Football QB Boston College QB who threw famous 48-yard “Hail Mary” to defeat Miami on Nov. 23, 1984; 1984 Heisman Trophy winner; has played in USFL, NFL and CFL…Beastie Boys
Founded in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1980s, the Beastie Boys became one of the first huge-selling rap groups when their 1986 debut album, License to Ill zoomed to the top of the charts, the…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…Sir Alec Guinness 2000 Deaths
Sir Alec GuinnessAge: 86 versatile British stage, television, and film actor known for his gifts of mimicry and characterization. His broad range of performances, widely hailed as flawless…Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Bell
The BellI love thy music, mellow bell, I love thine iron chime, To life or death, to heaven or hell, Which calls the sons of Time. Thy voice upon the deep The home-bound sea-boy hails,…Trending
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