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Stephen Crane: When the prophet, a complacent fat
When the prophet, a complacent fat man, Arrived at the mountain-top, He cried: "Woe to my knowledge! "I intended to see good white lands "And bad black lands, "But the scene is grey…John Kennedy, Jr., 1997 News
withdrew from the Massachusetts gubernatorial race in the wake of publicity surrounding his request for an annulment of his first marriage and accusations that his younger brother Michael…The Devil's Dictionary: Administration
by Ambrose Bierce ADHERENTADMIRALADMINISTRATION -n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president. A man of straw, proof…The Devil's Dictionary: Botany
by Ambrose Bierce BOREBOTTLE-NOSEDBOTANY -n. The science of vegetables - those that are not good to eat, as well as those that are. It deals largely with their flowers, which are commonly…The Devil's Dictionary: Rime
by Ambrose Bierce RIGHTEOUSNESSRIMERRIME -n. Agreeing sounds in the terminals of verse, mostly bad. The verses themselves, as distinguished from prose, mostly dull. Usually (and wickedly…The Devil's Dictionary: Male
by Ambrose Bierce MAJESTYMALEFACTORMALE -n. A member of the unconsidered, or negligible sex. The male of the human race is commonly known (to the female) as Mere Man. The genus has two…Montezuma II
Montezuma II (also known as Moctezuma II) was trained as a priest and rose to become leader of the Aztecs in 1502. At the time, the Aztecs controlled most of what is now Mexico and Central America,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: January 21, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark January 20, 1805January 22, 1805January 21, 1805 Fort Mandan 21st Monday January 1805 a number of Indians hereto day a fine day nothing…Serena and Venus Williams, 2002 News
power-house professional tennis players, continued to dominate the courts throughout 2002 and propelled women's professional tennis to prime-time status. Serena won three consecutive Grand…Jose Canseco, 2005 News
professional baseball player, put major league baseball in the spotlight with the February publication of Juiced. In the controversial tell-all memoir he unapologetically detailed his use of…Trending
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