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The Devil's Dictionary: Homiletics

by Ambrose Bierce HOMICIDEHONORABLEHOMILETICS -n. The science of adapting sermons to the spiritual needs, capacities and conditions of the congregation. So skilled the parson was in…

The Devil's Dictionary: Righteousness

by Ambrose Bierce RIGHTRIMERIGHTEOUSNESS -n. A sturdy virtue that was once found among the Pantidoodles inhabiting the lower part of the peninsula of Oque. Some feeble attempts were made…

Joseph TRUMBULL, Congress, CT (1737-1778)

TRUMBULL, Joseph, (brother of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.), a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., March 11, 1737; was graduated from Harvard College in 1756; elected to the…

As You Like It

The Question: I'm looking for a Shakespeare quote that begins: Tongues in trees, . . . in brooks . . . Any ideas? The Answer: What a…

Tumbleweeds

Director:Gavin O'ConnorWriters:Gavin O'Connor and Angela SheltonFine Line Features; PG-13; 100 minutesRelease:11/99Cast:Janet McTeer, Kimberly Brown, Gavin O'Connor Think of Tumbleweeds as…

TRUMBULL, Joseph, Congress, CT (1737-1778)

TRUMBULL, Joseph, (brother of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.), a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., March 11, 1737; was graduated from Harvard College in 1756; elected to the Continental…

Jupiter Hammon Biography

Jupiter HammonpoetBorn: 1711Birthplace: Oyster Bay, New York The first known African American to publish literature, Hammon was a lifelong slave of the Lloyd family on Long Island. He was a…

A Game of Chess

A Game of ChessThe Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne,[14]Glowed on the marble, where the glass Held up by standards wrought with fruited vines From which a golden Cupidon peeped out (…

The Congress of Women: A Talk

by Miss Kate Field Woman's Sphere from a Woman's StandpointWoman, the New Factor in EconomicsA Talk Miss Kate Field is a native of the United States. She was born in St. Louis. Mo. Her…