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Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace
Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes PeaceJo's face was a study next day, for the secret rather weighed upon her, and she found it hard not to look mysterious and important. Meg observed it,…John Donne: Prayer VI. Metuit
PrayerJohn Donne O MOST mighty God, and merciful God, the God of all true sorrow, and true joy too, of all fear, and of all hope too, as thou hast given me a repentance, not to be repented of…copaiba
(Encyclopedia) copaibacopaibakōpāˈbə, –pīˈ– [key], oleoresin (see resin) obtained from several species of tropical South American trees of the genus Copaifera. The thick, transparent exudate varies…Brown, George
(Encyclopedia) Brown, George, 1818–80, Canadian statesman and journalist, b. Scotland. In 1837 he emigrated to the United States, but after five years in New York City, he settled in Toronto, Ont.…Wishart, George
(Encyclopedia) Wishart, GeorgeWishart, Georgewĭshˈərt [key], 1513?–1546, Scottish religious reformer, Protestant martyr. He was master of a grammar school in Montrose. In 1538 he fled Scotland to…Brown, Ron
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Ron (Ronald Harmon Brown), 1941–96, American politician, b. Washington, D.C. Raised in New York City's Harlem, he attended Middlebury College (grad. 1962) and St. John's Law…The Devil's Dictionary: Martyr
by Ambrose Bierce MARRIAGEMATERIALMARTYR -n. One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.Brewer's: Proto-martyr
The first martyr. Stephen the deacon is so called (Acts v. vii.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ProtocolProthalamion A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Poem: The Book of Martyrs
Poem 17 Poem 19 The Book of Martyrs Read, sweet, how others strove, Till we are stouter; What they renounced, Till we are less afraid; How many times they bore The faithful witness, Till…Gordon, John Brown
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, John Brown, 1832–1904, U.S. public official and Confederate general, b. Upson co., Ga. Gordon began his Civil War service as an infantry captain and so distinguished himself…