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Maryland Farmer VII
Maryland Farmer VII11 April 1788by Thus it is that barbarity—cruelty and blood which stain the history of religion, spring from the corruption of civil government, and from that never-dying…Brewer's: Probate of a Will
A certified copy of a will by an officer whose duty it is to attest it. The original is retained in the court registry, and executors act on the proved copy. Anyone may see an official…Brewer's: Donation of Pepin
(The). When Pepin conquered Ataulf the ex-archate of Ravenna fell into his hands. Pepin gave both the ex-archate and the Republic of Rome to the Pope, and this munificent gift is the…Brewer's: Pro Tanto
As an instalment, good enough as far as it goes, but not final; for what it is worth. “I heard Mr. Parnell accept the Bill of 1886 as a measure that would close the differences between the…John Donne: Expostulation VIII. Et rex ipse suum mittit
ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, I have a warning from the wise man, that “when a rich man speaketh every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds…John Donne: Expostulation V. Solus adest
ExpostulationJohn Donne O GOD, my God, thy Son took it not ill at Martha's hands, that when he said unto her, “Thy brother Lazarus shall rise again,” [John 11:23] she expostulated it so far…The Devil's Dictionary: Clergyman
by Ambrose Bierce CLARIONETCLIOCLERGYMAN -n. A man who undertakes the management of our spiritual affairs as a method of better his temporal ones.Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Grace After Meat
by Robert Burns Extempore Reply To An InvitationGrace Before And After MeatGrace After Meat Lord, we thank, and thee adore, For temporal gifts we little merit; At present…Movies and Film: Cutting for Content
Cutting for ContentMovies and FilmFilm EditingFade In: A Brief History of EditingThe Purposes of EditingCutting for ContentFrom Shooting to the Final ProductSome Films Whose Editing Is Worth Visiting…Robert C. Byrd
Name at birth: Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr.Robert Carlyle Byrd was a United States senator from the state of West Virginia from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democrat, he was the longest serving…