I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.
Henry David Thoreau
There's no whisker
It won't soften
Shave 'em close
And not
So often Burma Shave
1942
What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.
Jerome K. Jerome
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
April 14, 1865 - Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. About 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head. Doctors attend to the president in the theater then move him to a house across the street. He never regains consciousness.
April 15, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning.
Dec 6, 1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished
Name the word of three syllables, that when you take away five letters a male will remain. If you take away four letters, a female will remain. If you take away three lettters, a great man will appear. The entire word shows you what Joan of Arc was.
Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.
Scottish Proverb
Lovers, Travellers, and Poets, will give money to be heard
1736
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.