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Classical Mythology: The End of Heroes

The End of HeroesClassical MythologyAll's Not Fair in Love and War: The Fall of TroyThe Face That Launched a Thousand ShipsThe Final Battles: The Tenth Year of the WarThe End of Heroes The war cost…

Winter Verse

Winter VerseA selection of quotations pondering the chill winds and quiet thoughts of winter Compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow. Ralph…

Anne Bradstreet: Water

WaterScarce Earth had done, but th' angry water moved. Sister (quoth she) it had full well behoved Among your boastings to have praised me Cause of your fruitfulness as you shall see: This…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 13, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 12, 1805April 14, 1805April 13, 1805 Saturday April 13th Being disappointed in my observations of yesterday for Longitude, I was unwilling…

Brewer's: Animals (Symbolical)

AnimalAttributesantfrugality and previsionapeuncleannessassstupiditybantam cockpluckiness, priggishnessbatblindnessbearill-temper, uncouthnessbeeindustrybeetleblindnessbullstrength,…

Brewer's: Round Table

Made by Merlin at Carduel for Uter Pendragon. Uter gave it to King Leodegraunce, of Camelyard, and King Leodegraunce gave it to Arthur when the latter married Guinever, his daughter. It…

1990 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Another Day in Paradise,” Phil CollinsAlbum of the YearBack on the Block, Quincy Jones (Qwest/Warner Bros.)Song of the Year“From a Distance,” Julie Gold, songwriterBest New…