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Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Patriot and the Banker
The Self-Made Monkey The Mourning Brothers The Patriot and the Banker A PATRIOT who had taken office poor and retired rich was introduced at a bank where he desired to open an account…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: M
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z M M. B. Waistcoat M.D M.P MS. Mab MacAlpin MacFarlane's Geese MacFlecknoe…Norfolk Island
(Encyclopedia) Norfolk IslandNorfolk Islandnôrˈfək [key], island (2016 pop. 1,748), 13 sq mi (34 sq km), South Pacific, a territory of Australia, c.1,035 mi (1,670 km) NE of Sydney. Its capital is…Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Yellow Fever
Yellow FeverMosquito and Tick-Borne DiseasesIntroductionYellow FeverDengueWest Nile EncephalitisRocky Mountain Spotted FeverLyme Disease Yellow fever and dengue are caused by the same types of…Rare and Deadly Diseases: Marburg
MarburgRare and Deadly DiseasesIntroductionHemorrhagic FeversEbola: Africa's Bloody DiseaseMarburgHantavirus: Four Corners, United StatesMad Cow DiseaseCJD: Mad Cow's Human…Ebola on the Rise
Terrifying disease mystifies, concerns scientists by David Johnson Symptoms begin with fever, exhaustion, stomach pains, and diarrhea. Within a week, the virus…Brewer's: Monk of Westminster
Richard of Cirencester, the historian. (Fourteenth century.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MonkeyMonk listening to a Bird A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Succoth
The Jewish feast of tabernacles or tents, which began on the 15th Tisri (September), and lasted eight days. It was kept in remembrance of the sojourn in the wilderness, and was a time of…Brewer's: Sucking Young Patricians
The younger sons of the aristocracy, who sponge on those in power to get places of profit and employment. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SuckleSuck the…Brewer's: Man-jack
Every man-jack of you. Everyone of you. (See under Jack.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man ... MonkeyMan Friday A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Trending
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