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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Braw Wooer
by Robert Burns Fragment,-Why, Why Tell The LoverThis Is No My Ain LassieThe Braw Wooer Tune-"The Lothian Lassie." Last May, a braw wooer cam doun the lang glen, And sair wi'…If You Love Words, Consider Studying Linguistics
Linguistics may best be described as the rebar of the humanities—the supportive backbone that will rarely see the light of day. The value of linguistic scholarship to historians, translators, and…Kate Expectations
Kate Expectations Great expectations and much speculation followed the announcement of Kate Middleton's pregnancy. Related Links Prince William and Kate Middleton Wedding…Sweetheart Roland
Sweetheart Roland There was once upon a time a woman who was a real witch and had two daughters, one ugly and wicked, and this one she loved because she was her own daughter, and one…Quotations
A sampling of quotations, for inspiration or special occasions People AFI's Top Movie QuotesShakespeare QuotesPoets on PoetryMuhammad Ali QuotationsAmerican Indian QuotationsAfrican-American…Order of Operations
When you have a math problem that involves more than one operation—for example, addition and subtraction, or subtraction and multiplication—which do you do first? Example #1: 6 – 3 x 2 = ? Do you…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: W
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 Wabun Wabung Annung Wade Wade's Boat Wadham College Wadman Wag Beards Wages…2011 Year in Review: Iraq
U.S. to Withdraw Completely from Iraq Related Links 2011 Year in Review 2011 News of the Nation…Brewer's: Irish Stew
A dish of food made by stewing together meat, onions, and potatoes. Called “Irish” from the predominance of potatoes. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Irish…Brewer's: Bloody Hand
A man whose hand was bloody, and was therefore presumed to be the person guilty of killing the deer shot or otherwise slain. (Cf. RED HAND.) Also the badge of a baronet. Source:…Trending
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