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means odd, peculiar. A quaint phrase means a fanciful phrase, one not expressed in the ordinary way. “His garment was very quaint and odd; ... a long, long way behind the time.” —Dickens:…corporal punishment
(Encyclopedia) corporal punishment, physical chastisement of an offender. At one extreme it includes the death penalty (see capital punishment), but the term usually refers to punishments like…William Vaughn Moody: Gloucester Moors
Gloucester MoorsWilliam Vaughn MoodyA mile behind is Gloucester town Where the fishing fleets put in, A mile ahead the land dips down And the woods and farms begin. Here, where the moors…Petition for Relief from Taxation
Submmitted by and for Former Slaves of Dartmouth, MassachusettsPaul CuffeAbstractPaul Cuffe was born a free child in 1759, on Chuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, the son of a Native American…Homework Center: Petition for Relief from Taxation
Submmitted by and for Former Slaves of Dartmouth, MassachusettsPaul CuffeAbstractPaul Cuffe was born a free child in 1759, on Chuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, the son of a Native American…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 5, 1804
Day 180 Day 182 Lewis, August 5, 1804 August 5th 1804 Killed a serpent on the bank of the river adjoining a large prarie. F Inch Length from nose to tail 5 2…The Devil's Dictionary: Non-combatant
by Ambrose Bierce NOMINEENONSENSENON-COMBATANT -n. A dead Quaker.evangelist
(Encyclopedia) evangelistevangelistĭvănˈjəlĭst [key] [Gr.,=Gospel], title given to saints Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the authors of the four Gospels. The four evangelists are often symbolized…nonconformists
(Encyclopedia) nonconformists, in religion, those who refuse to conform to the requirements (in doctrine or discipline) of an established church. The term is applied especially to Protestant…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 5, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 4, 1804August 6, 1804August 5, 1804 August 5th Set out early wind from N E. Great appearance of Wind & rain, (I have remarked that I…Trending
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