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Brewer's: Penny Lattice-house
(A). A low pothouse. Lattice shutters are a public-house sign, being the arms of Fitzwarren, which family, in the days of the Henrys, had the monopoly of licensing vintners and publicans…Brewer's: Lombard
(A). A banker or moneylender, so called because the first bankers were from Lombardy, and set up in Lombard Street (London), in the Middle Ages. The business of lending money on pawns was…James Winthrop: Agrippa VI
Agrippa VIJames Winthrop14 December 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.To prevent any mistakes, or misapprehensions of the argument, stated in my last paper, to prove that the…Brewer's: Corner
(A). The condition of the market with respect to a commodity which has been largely bought up, in order to create a virtual monopoly and enhance its market price; as a salt-corner, a…James Winthrop: Agrippa XIII
Agrippa XIIIJames Winthrop14 January 1788by James Winthrop(concluded from our last)To the Massachusetts Convention.Gentlemen,The question then arises, what is the kind of government best…James Winthrop: Agrippa IX
Agrippa IXJames Winthrop28 December 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.We come now to the second and last article of complaint against the present confederation, which is, that…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epistle From Esopus To Maria
by Robert Burns Epitaph For Mr. Walter RiddellEpitaph On A Noted CoxcombEpistle From Esopus To Maria From those drear solitudes and frowsy cells, Where Infamy with sad…Congressional Power | The Enduring Constitution: Congressional Power
American Government: Congressional Power 1780 1789 The Constitution gives expressed powers to Congress in Article 1, Section 8. 1800 1810 1819 In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme…State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 2, 1913)
Woodrow Wilson (December 2, 1913) Gentlemen of the Congress: In pursuance of my constitutional duty to "give to the Congress information of the state of the Union," I take the liberty of addressing…January 2001 News and Events
WorldIsraelis Rally in Jerusalem (Jan. 8): Religious and nationalist groups gather to “pledge allegiance” to the Holy City and protest an American plan for its division.Iran Sentences…Trending
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