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Brewer's: Saccharine Principle in Things

(The). Mr. Emerson means by this phrase, the adaptation of living beings to their conditions- the becoming callous to pains that have to be borne, and the acquirement of liking for labours…

Kids Say the Darndest Things

CBSSpring Midseason ReplacementFriday 8:00–8:30 p.m.Host: Bill Cosby Based on Art Linkletter's House Party, Kids Say the Darndest Things has host Cosby talking to young kids about everything…

Brewer's: Eternal Fitness of Things

The congruity between an action and the agent. “Can any man have a higher notion of the rule of right, and the eternal fitness of things?” —Fielding: Tom Jones, book iv. chap. iv.…

Things To Do in Texas With Kids

Top of Page Source: iStockTexas is enormous, and it’s filled with fun things for the entire family. Whether your bunch are nature lovers, city folk, or out to enjoy the pleasures of the country, you’…

incubus

(Encyclopedia) incubusincubusĭngˈky&oobreve;bəs [key], lascivious male demon said to possess mortal women as they sleep and to be responsible for the birth of demons, witches, and deformed…

Aristotle

(Encyclopedia) AristotleAristotleărˌĭstŏtˈəl [key], 384–322 b.c., Greek philosopher, b. Stagira. He is sometimes called the Stagirite. After the decline of Rome, Aristotle's work was lost in the…

Mostel, Zero

(Encyclopedia) Mostel, ZeroMostel, Zeromŏsˌtĕlˈ [key], 1915–77, American actor, b. New York City as Samuel Joel Mostel. Mostel made his Broadway debut in Keep 'Em Laughing (1942). A comic actor with…

Poem: "Troubled About Many Things"

Poem 85 Poem 87 "Troubled About Many Things" How many times these low feet staggered, Only the soldered mouth can tell; Try! can you stir the awful rivet? Try! can you lift the hasps of…

10 Things I Hate About You

Director:Gil JungerWriters: Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten SmithTouchstone; PG-13; 94 minutesRelease:3/99Cast: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Larisa Oleynik OK, I'll admit…