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Poems by Emily Dickinson: A Man

Fire Ventures A Man Fate slew him, but he did not drop; She felled — he did not fall — Impaled him on her fiercest stakes — He neutralized them all. She stung him, sapped his…

Aesop's Fables: The Man and the Image

by Aesop The Ox and the FrogHercules and the WaggonerThe Man and the Image A poor Man had a wooden Image of a god, to which he used to pray daily for riches. He did this for a long time,…

Aesop's Fables: The Man and the Satyr

by Aesop The Lion and the Wild AssThe Image-SellerThe Man and the Satyr A Man and a Satyr became friends, and determined to live together. All went well for a while, until one day in…

The Old Man and His Grandson

The Old Man and His Grandson There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon,…

Aesop's Fables: The Weasel and the Man

by Aesop The Fisherman PipingThe Ploughman, the Ass, and the OxThe Weasel and the Man A Man once caught a Weasel, which was always sneaking about the house, and was just going to drown it…

Aesop's Fables: The Flea and the Man

by Aesop The Slave and the LionThe Bee and JupiterThe Flea and the Man A Flea bit a Man, and bit him again, and again, till he could stand it no longer, but made a thorough search for it,…

Aesop's Fables: The Man and the Lion

by Aesop The Walnut-TreeThe Tortoise and the EagleThe Man and the Lion A Man and a Lion were companions on a journey, and in the course of conversation they began to boast about their…

The Young Man From Atlanta

By:Horton FooteDirector:Robert FallsSets:Thomas LynchCostumes:David C. WoolardLighting:James F. IngallsMusic and Sound:Richard WoodburyOpened:3/97 at the Longacre TheaterCast:Rip Torn,…

Brewer's: Lazy Man's Load

One too heavy to be carried; so called because lazy people, to save themselves the trouble of coming a second time, are apt to over-load themselves. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Brewer's: John Tamson's Man

a henpecked husband: one ordered here, and ordered there and ordered everywhere. Tameson —i.e. spiritless, the slave even of a Tame-son. “`The deil's in the wife!' said Cuddie. `Dye think…