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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 9, 1805
Day 835 Day 837 Lewis, August 9, 1805 Friday August 9th 1805. The morning was fair and fine; we set out at an early hour and proceeded on very well. some parts of the river more rapid than…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 16, 1806
Day 1455 Day 1457 Lewis, June 16, 1806 Monday June 16th 1806. We collected our horses very readily this morning, took breakfast and set out at 6 A.M.; proceeded up the creek about 2 miles…Brewer's: Confusion Worse Confounded
Disorder made worse than before. With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded. Milton: Paradise Lost, ii. line 996. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Rousing
A rousing good fire. Rousing means large, great; hence a rousing falsehood (mendacium magnificum). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RoutRouse A B C D E…Brewer's: Enalio-saurians
(Greek, sea-lizards). A group of fossil saurians, including the Ichthyosâur, Plesiosaur, Sauropterygy, etc., etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 9, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 8, 1805August 10, 1805August 9, 1805 Friday August 9th 1805. The morning was fair and fine; we set out at an early hour and proceeded on…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 6, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 5, 1805June 7, 1805June 6, 1805 Thursday June 6th 1805. I now became well convinced that this branch of the Missouri had it's direction too…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 23, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 22, 1806June 24, 1806June 23, 1806 Monday June 23rd 1806. Apprehensive from Drewyer's delay that he had met with some difficulty in…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 25, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 24, 1806June 26, 1806June 25, 1806 Wednesday June 25th 1806. last evening the indians entertained us with seting the fir trees on fire. they…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 27, 1806
Day 1354 Day 1356 Lewis, April 27, 1806 Sunday April 27th 1806. This morning we were detained untill 9 A.M. in consequence of the absence of one of Charbono's horses. the horse at length…Trending
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