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The Celtic Twilight: The Queen and the Fool
by W. B. Yeats WarThe Friends of the People of FaeryThe Queen and the Fool I have heard one Hearne, a witch-doctor, who is on the border of Clare and Galway, say that in "every household…The Devil's Dictionary: King's Evil
by Ambrose Bierce KINGKISSKING'S EVIL -n. A malady that was formerly cured by the touch of the sovereign, but has now to be treated by the physicians. Thus "the most pious Edward" of…Effects of Sun
Sunburn. Overexposure to the sun can happen in just a few hours. A bad reaction includes tenderness, pain, swelling, and blistering, and may include fever, chills, and nausea. While there…Dot Cons: The Biggest Scams on the Internet and How to Protect Yourself
The Internet has spawned a whole new lexicon and brought the world to your living room, 24/7/365. And while the opportunities online for consumers are almost endless, there are some…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, January 27, 1806
Day 1168 Day 1170 Lewis, January 27, 1806 Tuesday January 27th 1806. This morning Collins set out for the Salt works. in the evening Shannon returned and reported that himself and party had…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, January 27, 1806
Day 1169 Day 1171 Clark, January 27, 1806 Wednesday 27th January 1806 This morning Collins Set out to the Saltmakers Shannon returned and reported that himself and party had killed 10 Elk…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Magnetic Lady to Her Patient
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The ZuccaLines: 'When the Lamp Is Shattered'The Magnetic Lady to Her Patient Published by Medwin, "The Athenaeum", August 11, 1832. There is a copy amongst the…Brewer's: Agrimony
The older spelling was Argemony, and Pliny calls it argemonia, from the Greek argemos, a white speck on the eye, which this plant was supposed to cure. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Aesop's Fables: The Quack Frog
by Aesop The Boy BathingThe Swollen FoxThe Quack Frog Once upon a time a Frog came forth from his home in the marshes and proclaimed to all the world that he was a learned physician,…Brewer's: Miracles
(Latin, miraculum). Vespasian, the Roman emperor, is said to have cured a blind man and a cripple by his touch during his stay in Alexandria. Mahomet's miracles. He took a scroll of the…Trending
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