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The True George Washington: Physique
PhysiqueContemporary DescriptionsWriting to his London tailor for clothes, in 1763, Washington directed him to "take measure of a gentleman who wares well-made cloaths of the following size:…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 16, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 15, 1805August 17, 1805August 16, 1805 Friday August 16th 1805. I sent Drewyer and Shields before this morning in order to kill some meat…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 17, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 16, 1805October 18, 1805October 17, 1805 October 17th Thursday 1805 Forks of Columbia This morning after the Luner observations, the old…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 16, 1805
Day 849 Day 851 Lewis, August 16, 1805 Friday August 16th 1805. I sent Drewyer and Shields before this morning in order to kill some meat as neither the Indians nor ourselves had any thing…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XIII
Inferno: Canto XIIInferno: Canto XIVInferno: Canto XIII Not yet had Nessus reached the other side, When we had put ourselves within a wood, That was not marked by any path whatever.…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXII
Inferno: Canto XXIInferno: Canto XXIIIInferno: Canto XXII I have erewhile seen horsemen moving camp, Begin the storming, and their muster make, And sometimes starting off for their…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter IX
Chapter IX I have now reached a period of my life when I can give dates. I left Baltimore, and went to live with Master Thomas Auld, at St. Michael's, in March, 1832. It was now more than seven…State of the Union Address: James Madison (September 20, 1814)
James Madison (September 20, 1814) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Notwithstanding the early day which had been fixed for your session of the present year, I was induced…seal, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) seal, carnivorous aquatic mammal with front and hind feet modified as flippers, or fin-feet. The name seal is sometimes applied broadly to any of the fin-footed mammals, or pinnipeds,…Biographies: Notable Protestant Religious Leaders
Notable Protestant Religious Leaders Billy Graham See also Notable African-American Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity…