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Yiddish Glossary
From my bashert to my zaide by Erin Teare Related Links Judaism PrimerEncyclopedia: YiddishBranches of JudaismAn amalgam of medieval German dialects, Yiddish was first used in the Jewish…A Farmer: New Constitution Creates a National Government, Will not Abate Foreign Influence, Dangers of Civil War and Despotism
New Constitution Creates a National Government, Will not Abate Foreign Influence, Dangers of Civil War and DespotismA Farmer7 March 1788by A Farmer, A FarmerSee also Federalist No. 3There are…William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene III
Scene IIIA streetEnter Cinna the poetCinna the PoetI dreamt to-night that I did feast with Caesar, And things unlucky charge my fantasy: I have no will to wander forth of doors, Yet something…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 22, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 21, 1805October 23, 1805October 22, 1805 October 22nd Tuesday 1805 a fine morning Calm. we Set out at 9 oClock and on the Course S. 52°…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: January 6, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark January 5, 1806January 7, 1806January 6, 1806 Monday January 6th 1806. Capt Clark set out after an early breakfast with the party in two canoes…Adolf Merckle Biography
businessmanDied: January 5, 2009 (Germany) Best Known as: one of the richest people in Germany Adolf Merckle, a billionaire businessman and one of the…The Devil's Dictionary: Basilisk
by Ambrose Bierce BARRACKBASTINADOBASILISK -n. The cockatrice. A sort of serpent hatched form the egg of a cock. The basilisk had a bad eye, and its glance was fatal. Many infidels deny…The Devil's Dictionary: Friendship
by Ambrose Bierce FRIENDLESSFROGFRIENDSHIP -n. A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul. The sea was calm and the sky was blue; Merrily, merrily sailed we…Anne Bradstreet: Her Father's Epitaph
Her Father's Epitaph Within this tomb a patriot lies That was both pious, just and wise, To truth a shield, to right a wall, To sectaries a whip and maul, A magazine of history, A prizer of…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 21, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 20, 1804November 22, 1804November 21, 1804 21st Novr. Wednesday a fine Day dispatched a perogu and Collected Stone for our Chimnys, Some…