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Brewer's: Lay of the Last Minstrel

(For plot see Margaret.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lay to One's ChargeLay by the Heels A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…

Brewer's: More Last Words

When Richard Baxter lost his wife, he published a broadsheet, headed Last Words of Mrs. Baxter, which had an immense sale. The printer, for his own profit, brought out a spurious…

"The Last of Us" Quiz

Are you a fan of “The Last of Us" video game? From the name of the fungal infection that spreads throughout the game's world to the talented voice actors, this quiz will challenge even the most…

Last Civil War Widows

The last-known Union widow, Gertrude Janeway, died in Jan. 2003 in Tennessee. John Janeway joined the Union army in 1864 and was briefly a POW at Andersonville. The couple married in 1927,…

Jansen Saves His Best for Last

A gold medal and a world record in 1994 by Mike Morrison Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Speed Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Speed Skating Memorable Moments Eric…

Walt Whitman: Lingering Last Drops

Lingering Last DropsAnd whence and why come you?We know not whence, (was the answer,) We only know that we drift here with the rest, That we linger'd and lagg'd—but were wafted at last, and…

Review: <i>Save the Last Dance</i>

by Jace Clayton Related Links Movies of 2001Almanac: Chicago It's no secret that suburban white kids comprise hip-hop's largest audience. MTV Film's Save the Last Dance reflects this reality…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Last Farewell

The Last FarewellLines Written by the Author's Brother, Edward Bliss Emerson, Whilst Sailing out of Boston Harbor, Bound for the Island of Porto Rico, in 1832Farewell, ye lofty spires That…