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Jan[6] = "Count D'Artois lands at Keith in Scotland, being driven from France by the Republican party. 1796.    'I am now, sir, muddied in fortune's moat, and smell somewhat strong of her strong displeasure.' 'All's Well', Act v., Scene 2." Jan[7] = "A successful Balloon ascension in Paris. 1785. 'Aye, marry, now my soul hath elbow room.' 'King John', Act v., Scene 7." Jan[8] = "Battle of New Orleans — the British repulsed with great loss. 1815. 'Anon, A rout — confusion thick: Forthwith they fly Chickens, the way they stooped eagles.' 'Cymbeline,' Act v., Scene 3." Jan[9] = "Funeral of Lord Nelson. 1806. 'Within their chiefest temple I'll erect A tomb, wherein his corpse shall be interred.' 'Henry I.,' Act ii., Scene 2." Jan[10] = "Disturbances in England, caused by raising the price of porter. 1792. 'We can afford no more at such a price.' 'Love's Labor Lost,' Act v., Scene 2." Jan[11] = "Spirit thermometer sunk to 39° below zero in New Hampshire. 1848. 'But this place is too cold for Hell!' 'Macbeth,' Act ii., Scene 3." Jan[12] = "Herculaneum discovered. 1730. 'What's to do? Shall we go see the reliques of this town?' 'Twelfth Night,' Act iii., Scene iii." Jan[13] = "A remarkable comet appeared. 1470. 'Comets, importing change of time and States, Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky.' 'I. Henry VI.,' Act i., Scene 1." Jan[14] = "The Newtonian Telescope first exhibited to the King. 1521. 'Master! I am to discourse wonders.' 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' Act iv., Scene 2." Jan[15] = "Negroes declared free in Scotland. 1778.        'I shall miss thee, But yet thou shall have freedom.' 'Tempest', Act v., Scene 1." Jan[16] = "Charles V. abdicates his throne. 1556. 'I swear 'tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers, in content, Than to be perked up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow.' 'King Henry VIII.', Act ii., Scene 3." Jan[17] = "Revolution in Denmark. 1772. 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.' 'Hamlet', Act i., Scene 4." Jan[18] = "Henry the Seventh's chapel consecrated. 1504. 'The Commons hast thou racked; the Clergy's bags Are lank and lean with thy extortions.— Thy sumptuous buildings Have cost a mass of public treasury.' 'Henry VIII.', Act i., Scene 3." Jan[19] = "Ciudad Rodrigo taken by Wellington. 1812.        ' 'Till we called Both field and city ours, he never stood To ease his breath with panting.' 'Coriolanus', Act ii., Scene 2." Jan[20] = "Garrick died. 1779.    'He would drown the stage with tears, And cleave the general ear with horrid speech; Make mad the guilty and appal the free, Confound the ignorant, and amaze, indeed, The very faculties of eyes and ears.' 'Hamlet', Act ii., Scene 2." Jan[21] = "Louis XVI. put to death. 1793. 'Your great goodness out of holy pity Absolved him with an axe!' 'Henry VIII.', Act iii., Scene 2." Jan[22] = "George Stevens, the Editor of Shakspeare's Works, died. 1800.        'You are made Rather to wonder at the things you hear, Than to work any.' 'Cymbeline', Act v., Scene 3." Jan[23] = "The House of Commons established. 1265. 'That the laws of England may come out of your mouth.' '2 Henry VI.', Act iv., Scene 7." Jan[24] = "The order of the Knights of St. John instituted. 1099. 'For Christian service and true chivalry.' 'Richard II.', Act ii., Scene 1." Jan[25] = "The Long Parliament dissolved. 1679. 'Away; for thou hast staid us here too long.' 'Titus Andronicus', Act. ii., Scene 3." Jan[26] = "Michigan admitted into the Union. 1837. 'Then you love us, we you, and we'll clasp hands.' 'Prince Pericles', Act ii., Scene 4." Jan[27] = "Mozart born. 1756. 'Sir, you are music's master.' 'Prince Pericles', Act ii., Scene 5." Jan[28] = "The Habeas Corpus Act restored. 1818. 'The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept.' 'Measure For Measure', Act ii., Scene 3." Jan[29] = "Emanuel Swedenborg born. 1689. 'I am a prophet, new inspired.' 'Richard II.', Act iii., Scene 1." Jan[30] = "Charles I. beheaded. 1649.        'Thy fierce hand Hath, with the king's blood, stained the king's own land.' 'Richard II.', Act v., Scene 5." Jan[31] = "Massacre of Glencoe. 1692.        'Such a piece of slaughter, The sun and moon ne'er look'd upon.' 'Prince Pericles', Act iv., Scene 4." Feb = new Array Feb[1] = "The first clock put up in Westminster Abbey. 1287. 'Come what my, Time and the hour run through the roughest day.' 'Macbeth', Act i., Scene 3." Feb[2] = "Maps and sea-charts first brought to England by Bartholomew Columbus, to illustrate his brother's theory of a Western Continent. 1489. 'Peering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads.' 'Merchant of Venice', Act i., Scene 1." Feb[3] = "Excitement in England about witchcraft. 1808. 'Shall it for shame be spoken in these days, Or fill up chronicles in times to come, That men of your nobility and power Did gage them both in an unjust behalf.' '1 Henry IV.', Act i., Scene 3." Feb[4] = "John Rogers suffered martyrdom, 'leaving a family of nine small children!' 1555. 'Had not God, for some strong purpose, steel'd The hearts of men, they must perforce have been melted — And barbarism itself have pitied him.' 'Richard II.', Act v., Scene 2." Feb[5] = "The House of Lords abolished. 1649. 'Ay, ay, farewell. Thy office is discharged.' '2 Henry VI.', Act ii., Scene 4." Feb[6] = "King Charles II. died. 1685. 'Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin Unhousel'd, disappointed, unanneal'd: No reckoning made, but sent to my account, With all my imperfections on my head.' 'Hamlet', Act i., Scene 5." Feb[7] = "The first almanac published in Poland. 1470. 'A calendar, a calendar! look in the almanac, find out moonshine, find out moonshine!' 'Midsummer Night's Dream', Act iii., Scene 1." Feb[8] = "Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded. 1587. 'O! this is full of pity! Sir, it calls, I fear, too many curses on their heads Who were the authors.' 'Henry VIII.', Act ii., Scene 1." Feb[9] = "A party of Laplanders arrived in London. 1816. 'There was casting up of eyes, and holding up of hands.' 'Winter's Tale,' Act v., Scene 2." Feb[10] = "Queen Victoria and Prince Albert married. 1840. 'God, the best maker of all marriages, Combine your hearts in one — your realms in one.' 'Henry V.' Act v., Scene 2." Feb[11] = "Shenstone died. 1763. 'Hang odes upon hawthornes, and elegies on brambles.' 'As You Like It', Act iii., Scene 2." Feb[12] = "Lady Jane Grey beheaded. 1553.        'Lay her i' the earth: — And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring!' 'Hamlet', Act v., Scene 2." Feb[13] = "Assassination of the Duke of Beri. 1821. 'Help, masters! Here's a goodly watch indeed.' 'Othello,' Act ii., Scene 8." Feb[14] = "St. Valentine's day. 'Good morrow, 'tis St. Valentine's day, All in a morning betime, And I, a maid, at your window, To be your Valentine.' 'Hamlet', Act iv., Scene 5." Feb[15] = "The Pope expelled from Rome. 1798.    'I cannot tell, good sir, for which of his virtues it was, but he was certainly whipped out of court.' 'Winter's Tale', Act iv., Scene 2." Feb[16] = "Miss Kelly shot at while acting in Drury Lane Theatre, by George Barrett. 1816.     'Indeed he was mad for her, and talked of Satan, and of limbo, and of furies.' 'All's Well', Act v., Scene 3." Feb[17] = "Michael Angelo died. 1563.             'So famous, So excellent in art, and still so rising.' 'Henry VIII.', Act iv., Scene 2." Feb[18] = "Martin Luther died. 1546.         'Tis much he dares; And to that dauntless temper of his mind He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valor.' 'Macbeth', Act iii., Scene 1." Feb[19] = "Battle of Lexington. 1775.         'Their curses now Live where their prayers did; and it's come to pass That tractable obedience is a slave To each incensed will.' 'Henry VIII.', Act i., Scene 3." Feb[20] = "The Rivers Sark and Siddel become suddenly and entirely dry. 1748. 'These are not natural events.' 'Tempest,' Act v., Scene 1." Feb[21] = "Sidney Smith died. 1845. 'Full of comparisons and wounding flouts; Which you on all estates will execute, That lie within the mercy of your wit.' 'Love's Labor Lost,' Act v., Scene 6." Feb[22] = "George Washngton born. 1732. 'This was the noblest Roman of them all — ——— And the elements So mixed up in him, that nature might stand up And say to all the world,'This was a man!' ' 'Julius Cæsar', Act v., Scene 5." Feb[23] = "The French Revolution commenced. 1848. 'Such is the infection of the time. That for the health and physic of our right, We cannot deal but with the very hand Of stern injustice and confused wrong.' 'King John,' Act v., Scene 2." Feb[24] = "Robert Fulton died. 1815. 'But, indeed, my invention Cometh from my pate.' 'Othello,' Act ii., Scene 1." Feb[25] = "Queen Elizabeth excommunicated. 1670. 'That's the curse of Rome.' 'King John', Act iii., Scene 1." Feb[26] = "French Republic proclaimed 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.' 1848. 'Waving our red weapons o'er our heads, Let's all cry — Peace, Freedom, and Liberty.' 'Julius Cæsar', Act iii., Scene 1." Feb[27] = "Dr. Arbuthnot died. 1734. 'By medicine age may be prolonged, yet death Will seize the doctor too.' 'Cymbeline', Act v., Scene 5." Feb[28] = "The degree of Master of Arts conferred on Samuel Johnson. 1755.         'This is some fellow Who, having been praised for bluntness, doth affect A saucy roughness.' 'King Lear,' Act ii., Scene 2." Feb[29] = "Thirteen whales driven ashore on the coast of England. 1792. 'Send precepts to the Leviathan To come ashore.' 'Henry V.', Act iii., Scene 3." Mar = new Array Mar[1] = "Annexation of Texas. 1845. 'You lay out too much pains For purchasing but trouble.' 'Cymbeline,' Act ii., Scene 3." Mar[2] = "The King of Wirtemburg grants liberty of the press. 1848.         'Blessed be those That have their honest wills.' 'Cymbeline,' Act i., Scene 2." Mar[3] = "Bankrupt Act repealed. 1842. 'Bankrupts hold fast, Rather than render back.' 'Timon of Athens,' Act iv., Scene 1." Mar[4] = "Battle of Ivry, causing the ruin of the League. 1590. 'Oppression had made up this league.' 'King John,' Act iii., Scene 1." Mar[5] = "General Taylor inaugurated as President of the United States. 1849. 'Consider further That when he speaks not like a citizen, You find him like a soldier: Do not take His rougher accents for malicious sounds, But as I say, such as become a soldier.' 'Coriolanus,' Act iii., Scene 3." Mar[6] = "Dr. Samuel Parr died. 1825. 'A careful man, and a great scholar.' 'Twelfth Night,' Act iv., Scene 1." Mar[7] = "Frederic I., the patron of minnesingers, died. 1190. 'Give me leave to read philosophy, And, as I pause, serve in your harmony.' 'Taming a Shrew,' Act iii., Scene 1." Mar[8] = "Earthquake at London. 1750. 'The frame, and huge foundation of the earth Shak'd like a coward.' '1 Henry IV.,' Act iii., Scene 1." Mar[9] = "David Rizzio murdered. 1566. 'Butchers and villains, bloody cannibals! How sweet a plant have you untimely cropped.' '3 Henry VI.,' Act v., Scene 5." Mar[10] = "Illumination in London for the restoration of the health of George III. 1789. 'Make Lud's town with rejoicing fires bright.' 'Cymbeline,' Act iii., Scene 1." Mar[11] = "Penny loaves given away at Newark-upon-Trent, annually, in celebration of the escape of Hercules Clay from the Royalists, in 1694. 'Having often of your open bounty tasted.' 'Timon of Athens,' Act v., Scene 1." Mar[12] = "The Irish doctor O'Conner arrested. 1798.      'I had as lief have the foppery of freedom as the morality of imprisonment.' 'Measure for Measure,' Act i., Scene 3." Mar[13] = "Cortes lands in Mexicos. 1519. 'Before him he carries noise, Behind him he leaves tears.' 'Coriolanus,' Act ii., Scene 1." Mar[14] = "Klopstock died. 1813. 'Thou ownest the heavenly influence of the Muse.' 'Poems.'" Mar[15] = "Julius Cæsar died. 44 B. C. 'O, mighty Cæsar! dost thou lie so low? Are all thy conquest, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure?' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act iii., Scene 1." Mar[16] = "Plague made its appearance again. 1723. 'Now the red pestilence strikes all trades in Rome, And occupations perish.' 'Coriolanus,' Act iv., Scene 1." Mar[17] = "St. Patrick's Day. 'We'll set thy statue in some holy place, And have thee reverenced for a blessed saint.' '1 Henry VI.,' Act iii., Scene 3." Mar[18] = "Robert Walpole died. 1745. 'Get thee glass eyes; And, like a scurvy politician, seem To see thee things thou dost not.' 'King Lear,' Act iv., Scene 6." Mar[19] = "The first Lunar Eclipse on record. 721. 'And then the moon vanishes.' 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' Act v., Scene 1." Mar[20] = "Sir Isaac Newton died. 1642. 'BIRON. What is the end of study? KING. Why that to know, which else we should not know. BIRON. Things hid and barr'd, you mean, from common sense? KING. Ay! that is study's god-like recompense.' 'Love's Labor Lost,' Act i., Scene 1." Mar[21] = "Rome taken by the Emperor Henry IV. 1085. 'He will shake your Rome about your ears.' 'Coriolanus,' Act iv., Scene 6." Mar[22] = "American Stamp Act passed. 1765. '’Twill be recorded for a precedent; And many an error, by the same example, Will rush into the state.' 'Merchant of Venice,' Act iv., Scene 1." Mar[23] = "The Papal Interdict pronounced. 1208. 'Dowered with our curse, and strangered with an oath.' 'King Lear,' Act i., Scene 1." Mar[24] = "Queen Elizabeth died. 1603. 'She shall be, to the happiness of England, An aged princess: many days shall see her, And yet no day without a deed to crown it.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act v., Scene 4." Mar[25] = "Charity Schools commenced in England. 1688. 'Magic of Bounty! all these spirits thy power Hath conjured to attend.' 'Timon of Athens,' Act i., Scene 1." Mar[26] = "Clergy forbidden drunkenness by a law. 1741. 'Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.' 'Othello,' Act ii., Scene 3." Mar[27] = "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida. 1512. 'O Proserpina, For the flowers now, that, frighted, thou let'st fall, From Dis' wagon!' 'Winter's Tale,' Act iv., Scene 3." Mar[28] = "Gunpowder first used by the Venetians agains the Genoese. 1380. 'Is that lead slow which is fired from a gun?' 'Love's Labor Lost,' Act iii., Scene 1." Mar[29] = "Battle of Towton. 1461. 'Now breathe we, lords; good fortune bids us pause, And smooth the frown of war with peaceful looks; Some troops pursue the bloody-minded queen, That led calm Henry, though he were a king, As doth a sail, filled with a fretting gust, Command an argosy to stem the waves.' '3 Henry VI., Act ii., Scene 6." Mar[30] = "Kitty Fisher, afterward Duchess of Bolton, published a card, protesting against the publication of her memoirs. 1759. 'O let my body apprehend no fear; in all Cupid's pageant there is presented no monster.' 'Troilus and Crssida', Act iii., Scene 2." Mar[31] = "The sovereigns of the Holy Alliance entered Paris — which was soon followed by the restoration of the Bourbons. 1814. 'Your son, that with a fearful soul Leads discontented steps in foreign soil, This fair alliance quickly shall call home To high promotions and great dignity.' 'Richard III.', Act iv., Scene 4." Apr = new Array Apr[1] = "Napoleon married Maria Louisa. 1810. 'Shameful is this league, Fatal this marriage, canceling your fame.' '2 Henry VI.', Act i., Scene 1." Apr[2] = "Kotzebue assassinated. 1819. 'Kill men i' the dark! where are these bloody thieves?' 'Othello,' Act v., Scene 1." Apr[3] = "Louis XVIII. reaches Petersburg, where he is granted a pension by the Emperor of Russia. 1798. 'Fortune's malice overthrew my state.' '3 Henry VI.', Act iv., Scene 3." Apr[4] = "Goldsmith died. 1774.         'Dost thou lie still? If thus thou vanishest, thou tell'st the world It is not worth leave-taking.' 'Anthony and Cleopatra,' Act v., Scene 2." Apr[5] = "Danton and his party sacrificed by Robespierre. 1794. 'Though those that are betrayed Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor Stands in worse case of woe.' 'Cymbeline,' Act. iii,m Scene 4." Apr[6] = "Laura de Noves, beloved of Petrarch, died. 'But are you so much in love as your rhymes speak?' 'As You Like It,' Act iii., Scene 2." Apr[7] = "Lord Chatham's last speech to the House of Lords. 1778. 'An old man, broken with the storms of state.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act iv., Scene 2." Apr[8] = "Petrarch crowned. 1341. 'Thou art worthy of the sway, To whom the heavens, in thy nativity, Adjudged a laurel crown.' 3 Henry VI.,' Act iv., Scene 6." Apr[9] = "Lord Bacon died. 1483. 'Such and so finely bolted did'st thou seem; And thus thy fall hath left a kind of blot, To mark the full-fraught man, and best indued With some suspicion. I will weep for thee; For this revolt of thine, methinks, is like Another fall of man.' 'Henry V.', Act ii., Scene 2." Apr[10] = "Chartist demonstration in London. 1848. 'What authority surfeits on, would relieve us: if they would yield us but the superfluity, while it were wholesome, we might guess they relieved us humanely.' 'Coriolanus,' Act i., Scene 1." Apr[11] = "Abdication of Napoleon at Fontainebleau. 1814. 'I give this heavy weight, from off my head, And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand.' 'Richard II.', Act iv., Scene 1." Apr[12] = "Seneca died. 65. 'Full of wise saws.' 'As You Like It,' Act ii., Scene 7." Apr[13] = "Catholic Emancipation takes place. 1820. 'Untainted, enexamined, free, at liberty.' 'Richard III.', Act iii., Scene 6." Apr[14] = "Handel, the musician, died. 1759. 'Our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change.' 'Romeo and Juliet,' Act iv., Scene 5." Apr[15] = "Calais taken by storm. 1596. 'Defacing monuments of conquer'd France: Undoing all, as all had never been.' 2 Henry VI.,' Act i., Scene 1." Apr[16] = "Buffon, the Naturalist, died. 1788. 'He has walked the way of Nature.' '2 Henry IV.', Sct v., Scene 2." Apr[17] = "Sir William Darenaut died. 1668. 'The force of his own merit makes his way.' 'Henry VIII.', Act i., Scene 1." Apr[18] = "Judge Jeffries died. 1689. 'O be thou damn'd, inexorable dog! And for thy life let justice be accused.' 'Merchant of Venice,' Act iv., Scene 1." Apr[19] = "Lord Byron died. 1824. 'Yes, Lion-sick, sick of proud heart: you may call it melancholy if you will favor the man; but by my head 'tis pride.' 'Troilus and Cressida,' Act ii., Scene 2." Apr[20] = "Dissolution of the Rump Parliament. 1653. 'Stand not upon the order of your going, But go at once.' 'Macbeth,' Act iii., Scene 4." Apr[21] = "Abelard died. 1142. 'Love is your master, for he masters you: And he that is so yoked by a fool Should not, methinks, be chronicled for wise.' 'Two Gentlemen of Verona,' Act i., Scene 1." Apr[22] = "Peace of Aix la Chapelle. 1748. 'This peace is nothing but to rust iron, increase tailors, and breed ballad-makers.' 'Coriolanus,' Act iv., Scene 5." Apr[23] = "Shakspeare died in England, and Cervantes in Spain. 1616. 'O, insupportable! Oh, heavy hour! Methinks it should now be a huge eclipse Of sun and moon, and that the affrighted globe Should yawn at alteration.' 'Othello,' Act v., Scene 2." Apr[24] = "Torquato Tasso died. 1595. 'His grief grew puissant, and the strings of life Began to crack.' 'King Lear,' Act v., Scene 2." Apr[25] = "Cromwell born. 1599. 'I shall desire to see what this child does.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act v., Scene 4." Apr[26] = "Daniel De Foe died. 1731. 'A fellow of most excellent fancy.' 'Hamlet,' Act v., Scene 1." Apr[27] = "Sir William Jones, the Orientalist, died. 1794. 'Is this the man? Is't you, sir, that know things?' 'Anthony and Cleopatra,' Act i., Scene 2." Apr[28] = "The Play of Julius Cæsar performed at Drury Lane Theatre, to raise funds for the erection of a monument to Shakspeare. 1738.        'How many ages hence Shall this our lofty scene be acted over In states unborn, and accents yet unknown.' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act iii., Scene 1." Apr[29] = "Trial of Lord Melville. 1806. 'And here I stand — judge, my masters.' '1 Henry IV.,' Act ii., Scene 4." Apr[30] = "The Chevalier Bayard died. 1524. Sans peur et sans reproche. 'A braver soldier never couchéd lance, A gentler heart did never sway in court.' '1 Henry VI.,' Act iii., Scene 2." May = new Array May[1] = "Second Nomination of Henry Clay for the Presidency. 1844 'I have seen a swan With bootless labor swim against the tide. And spend his strength with overmatching waves.' '3 Henry VI.,' Act i., Scene 4." May[2] = "Great Riot in Manchester, England. 1469. 'What work's, my countrymen, in hand? ᰬ Where go you With bats and clubs? The matter? Speak, I pray you!' 'Coriolanus,' Act i., Scene 1." May[3] = "Machiavelli born. 1469. 'The devil knew not what he did when he made man politic.' 'Timon of Athens,' Act iii, Scene 3." May[4] = "Napoleon arrived at Elba. 1814. 'Eating the bitter bread of banishment.' 'Richard II.,' Act iii., Scene 1." May[5] = "Napoleon died at St. Helena. 1821. 'But yesterday the word of Cæsar might Have stood against the world: now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence.' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act iii., Scene 2." May[6] = "The South Sea Act passed the House of Commons. 1717. 'On my life, my lord, a bubble!' 'All's Well,' Act iii., Scene 6." May[7] = "A Patent granted to Jame Burbage and his Associates for Theatrical Exhibitions. 1574. 'Good, my lord, will you see the players well bestowed? Do you hear? let them be well used; for they are the abstract and brief chronicles of the time.' 'Hamlet,' Act ii., Scene 2." May[8] = "The battle of Palo Alto, in which the Mexicans were signally defeated. 1846. 'They shall have wars, and pay for their presumption!' '3 Henry VI.,' Act iv., Scene 1." May[9] = "The battle of Resaca de la Palma, in which the American arms were triumphant. 1846. 'Thus far our fortunes keep an onward course, And we are graced with wreaths of victory.' '3 Henry VI.,' Act v., Scene 3." May[10] = "The city of Mexico besieged by Cortes. 1521. 'Girdled with a waist of iron, And hemm'd about with grim destruction.' '1 Henry VI.,' Act iv., Scene 2." May[11] = "Pharaoh and his host drowned in the Red Sea. B. C. 1489. 'A thousand men that fishes gnaw'd upon!' 'Richard III,' Act i. Scene 4." May[12] = "The city of Charleston surrendered to the British. 1780. 'What say you? Will you yield, and thus avoid? Or guilty, in defence, be thus destroyed? GOV. Our expectation hath this day an end: ******* We yield our town and lives to thy soft mercy; Enter our gates; dispose of us and ours, For we no longer are defensible.' 'Henry V.,' Act iii., Scene 3." May[13] = "The Southern Literary Gazette established. 1848. 'There are some shrewd contents in yon same paper!' 'Merchant of Venice,' Act iii., Scene 2." May[14] = "Henry IV., of France, assassinated by Ravaillac. 1610. 'Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green — one red.' 'Macbeth,' Act ii, Scene 2." May[15] = "The American Congress assumes Independence. 1776. 'If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly.' 'Macbeth,' Act i., Scene 7." May[16] = "The Bill to remove the civil disabilities of the Jews rejected in the British Parliament. 1830. 'Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer as a Christian is?' 'Merchant of Venice,' Act iii., Scene 1." May[17] = "Napoleon ascended the Alps. 1800.                'That is a step O'er which I must fall down, or else o'er leap; For in my way it lies.' Macbeth,' Act i., Scene 4." May[18] = "Queens of England, France, and Scotland met together in England. 1517. 'When shall we three meet again?' 'Macbeth,' Act i., Scene 1." May[19] = "James Boswell died. 1795. 'Why what a candy deal of courtesy — This fawning greyhound then did proffer me!' '1 Henry IV.,' Act i., Scene 3." May[20] = "The Spaniards fruitlessly besieged Gibralter. 1727. 'You may as well go about to turn the sun to ice by fanning in his face with a peacock's feather.' 'Henry V.,' Act iv., Scene 1." May[21] = "Hippocrates, 'the father of medicine,' died — B.C. 361. 'Whose skill was almost as great as his honesty; had it stretched so far, 'twould have made nature immortal, and death should have played for lack of work.' 'All's Well,' Act i., Scene 1." May[22] = "The battle of Prague. 1757. 'The imminent death of twenty thousand men, That for a phantasy and trick of fame, Go to their graves like beds.' 'Hamlet,' Act iv., Scene 3." May[23] = "Captain Ross sailed in the steamer Victory, to continue his search after the North-West Passage. 1829. 'The stirring passage of the day.' 'Comedy of Errors,' Act iii., Scene 1." May[24] = "Victoria was born. 1819. 'She had all the royal makings of a queen!' 'Henry VIII.,' Act iv., Scene 1." May[25] = "King John surrendered his crown to the Pope's Legate. 'Thus have I yielded up into your hand The circle of my glory.' 'King John,' Act v., Scene 1." May[26] = "Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from the fortress of Ham. 1846.               'Therefore, to horse; And let us not be dainty of leave-taking, But shift away.' 'Macbeth,' Act ii., Scene 3." May[27] = "Napoleon defeated before Acre. 1799. 'Our hap is loss, our hope but sad despair; Our ranks are broke, and ruin follows us.' '3 Henry VI.,' Act ii., Scene 3." May[28] = "Noah Webster died. 1843. 'You have an exchequer of words, and I think no other treasures, to give your followers, for it appears by their bare liveries that they live by your bare words.' 'Two Gentlemen of Verona,' Act ii., Scene 4." May[29] = "Virginia Resolutions against taxation. 1765. 'Why tribute? Why should we pay tribute? If Cæsar can hide the sun from us with a blanket, or put the moon in his pocket, we will pay him tribute for light. Else, sir, no more tribute — pray you now.' 'Cymbeline,' Act iii., Scene 1." May[30] = "The Empress Josephine died at Paris. 1814. 'Beguiled, divorced, wronged, spited, slain.' 'Romeo and Juliet,' Act iv., Scene 5." May[31] = "Haydn died. 1815. 'His tongue is now a stringless instrument.' 'Richard II.,' Act ii., Scene 1." Jun = new Array Jun[1] = "Gold discovered in California. 1848. 'A pickaxe and a spade, a spade For — and a shrouding sheet.' 'Hamlet,' Act v.,Scene 1." Jun[2] = "Grand Cairo nearly destroyed by an earthquake. 1574. 'Diseased nature oftentimes breaks forth In strange eruptions: of the the teeming earth Is with a kind of colic pinch'd and vexed, By the imprisoning of unruly wind Within her womb; which, for enlargement striving, Shakes the old beldame earth, and topples down Steeples, and moss grown towers.' '1 Henry IV.,' Act iii., Scene 1." Jun[3] = "Rape of the Sabine women. B. C. 750. 'Saint Dennis bless this happy stratagem!' '1 Henry VI.,' Act iii., Scene 2." Jun[4] = "London at the mercy of a mob. 1780. 'You have made good work, You and your apron men; you that stood so much Upon the voice of occupation, and The breath of garlic eaters.' 2 Henry IV.,' Act i., Scene 1." Jun[5] = "The Marriage Act passed. 1753. 'Marriage is a matter of more worth Than to be dealt in by attorneyship.' '1 Henry VI.,' Act v., Scene 5." Jun[6] = "Patrick Henry died. 1799. 'A foe to tyrants, and my country's friend.' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act v., Scene 4." Jun[7] = "Queen Caroline demands a trial. 1820. 'If I shall be condemned Upon surmises; all proof sleeping else But what your jealousies await; I tell you 'Tis rigor and not law.' 'Winter's Tale,' Act iii., Scene 2." Jun[8] = "Edward, the Black Prince, died. 1330.                 'It is held That valor is the chiefest virtue, and Most dignifies the haver: if it be — The man I speak of, cannot in the world Be singly counterpoised.' 'Coriolanus,' Act ii., Scene 3." Jun[9] = "Great eruption of Vesuvius. 993. ;     ;     'The fire and cracks Of sulphurous roaring, the most mighty Neptune Seem's to besiege, and make his bold waves;     tremble — Yea, and his dread trident shake!' 'Tempest,' Act i., Scene 2." Jun[10] = "The Old Pretender died. 1776. ;     'In the name of God, How comes it, then, that thou art called a king, When living blood doth in these temples beat, Which owe the crown that thou o'ermasterest?' 'King John,' Act ii., Scene 1." Jun[11] = "Malta taken by the French. 1798. 'Truly to speak, sir, and with no additon, We go to gain a little patch of ground, That hath in it no profit but the name.' 'Hamlet,' Act iv., Scene 4." Jun[12] = "Lord Melville acquitted. 1806. 'No might nor greatness in mortality, Can censure 'scape: back-wounding calumny The whitest virtue strikes.' 'Measure for Measure,' Act iii., Scene 2." Jun[13] = "Lord Hastings put to death. 1483. 'Here is the head of that ignoble traitor, The dangerous and unsuspected Hastings!' 'Richard III.,' Act iii., Scene 5." Jun[14] = "The Rye House Plot discovered. 1683.      'Such a deal of wonder is broken out within this hour, that the ballad-makers cannot be able to express it.' 'Winter's Tale,' Act v., Scene 2." Jun[15] = "Magna Charta signed at Runymede, by King John. 1215.           'On his choice depends The safety and health of the whole State: And therefore must his choice be circumscribed Unto the voice and yielding of that body, Whereof he is the head.' 'Hamlet,' Act i., Scene 3." Jun[16] = "Salamanca entered by Wellington. 1812.      'Open your city gates; Be humble to us; call my sovereign yours, And do him homage as obedient subjects.' 'Henry VI.,' Act iv., Scene 2." Jun[17] = "The Battle of Bunker Hill. 1775. 'One to ten! Lean, raw-boned rascals! who would e'er suppose They had such courage and audacity?' '1 Henry VI.,' Act i., Scene 2." Jun[18] = "Battle of Waterloo. 1815. 'O, such a day, So fought, so followed, and so fairly won, Came not, till now, to dignify the times.' 'Henry IV.,' Act i., Scene 1." Jun[19] = "First General Council of Nice met. 326. 'It is not to be questioned That they had gathered a wise council to them Of every realm.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act ii., Scene 4." Jun[20] = "123 persons died in the Black Hole. 1756. 'Murder most foul, as in the best it is; But this most foul, strange, and unnatural.' 'Hamlet,' Act i., Scene 5." Jun[21] = "The shortest night of the year. 'Out, brief candle!' 'Macbeth.'" Jun[22] = "Broughman's first plea at the bar of the House of Lords in behalf of Queen Caroline. 'You have here, lady, men Of singular integrity and learning; Yea, the elect of the land, who are here assembled To plead your cause.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act ii., Scene 4." Jun[23] = "The French defeated at Crevelt by Prince Ferdinand. 'Sword, hold thy temper; heart, be wrathful still; Priests pray for enemies, but princes kill.' '2 Henry VI.,' Act v., Scene 2." Jun[24] = "Josephine, Empress of France, born. 1763. 'Thou art alone, (If thy rare qualities, sweet gentleness, Thy meekness saint-like, wife — like government, Obeying in commanding — and thy parts Sovereign and pious else, could speak thee out,) The queen of earthly queens.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act ii., Scene 4." Jun[25] = "Battle of Bannockburn. 1314. 'When the English measur'd backward their own ground In faint retire: O, bravely came we off.' 'King John,' Act v., Scene 5." Jun[26] = "George IV. crowned. 1830. 'Yet looks he like a king: behold his eye, As bright as the eagle's, lightens forth, Controlling majesty: Alack, alack, for woe, That any harm should stain so fair a show.' 'Richard II.,' Act iii., Scene 3." Jun[27] = "Mississippi Scheme failed. 1720. 'Thus hath the candle singed the moth.' 'Merchant of Venice,' Act ii., Scene 9." Jun[28] = "The 'Royal George' went down. 1782. 'If thou tell'st this heavy story right, Upon my soul the bearers will shed tears.' '3 Henry VI.,' Act i., Scene 4." Jun[29] = "Dark at noon in France. 1035. 'A prodigy of fear, and a portent Of broached mischief to the unborn times.' '1 Henry IV.,' Act v., Scene 1." Jun[30] = "Sub-Treasury became a law. 1840. 'Banish usury, that makes the Senate ugly.' 'Tempest,' Act iii., Scene 5." Jul = new Array Jul[1] = "Battle of the Boyne. James II. defeated by William III. 1690. 'Oh! my grieved friends! That we, the sons and children of this isle, Were born to see so sad an hour as this: Wherein we step, after a stranger march, Upon her gentle bosom, and fill up Her enemies' ranks.' 'King John,' Act v., Scene 2." Jul[2] = "Union Act of Ireland. 1800. 'This land of such dear souls — this dear, dear land — Dear for her reputation through the world — Is now leas'd out, (I die pronouncing it,) Like to a tenement or pelting farm.' 'Richard II.,' Act ii., Scene 1." Jul[3] = "Revolution in Paris. 1789. 'I have in equal balance justly weighed What wrongs our arms may do, what wrongs we suffer, And find our griefs heavier than our offences.' 2 Henry IV.,' Act iv., Scene 1." Jul[4] = "Declaration fo the Independence of the United States. 1776. 'The citizens, I am sure, have shown at full their royal minds, (As, let them have their rights, they are ever forward,) In celebration of this day with shows, Pageants, and sights of honor.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act iv., Scene 1." Jul[5] = "Battle of Wagram. 1809. 'Let confusion of one part confirm The other's peace: till then blows, blood, and death.' 'King John,' Act ii., Scene 2." Jul[6] = "Flaxman born. 1755. 'Who, had he himself eternity, and coult put breath into his work, would beguile nature of her custom, so perfectly he is her ape.' 'Winter's Tale,' Act v., Scene 3." Jul[7] = "English government in France ends. 1453. 'The States of Christendom, Mov'd with remorse of these outrageous broils Have earnestly implor'd a general peace Betwixt our nation and the aspiring French.' '1 Henry VI.,' Act v., Scene 4." Jul[8] = "The English repulsed at Ticonderoga. 1758. 'Shame and confusion! all is on the rout, Fear frames disorder, and disorder wounds.' '2 Henry VI.,' Act v., Scene 5." Jul[9] = "Braddock defeated and killed at Fort Du Quesne. 1755. 'Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem.' '2 Henry VI.,' Act v., Scene 2." Jul[10] = "Smyrna destroyed by an earthquake. 1688. 'It is a reeling world, indeed.' 'Richard III.,' Act iii., Scene 2." Jul[11] = "John Q. Adams born. 1767.      'A rarer spirit never Did steer humanity.' 'Ant. and Cleopatra,' Act v., Scene 1." Jul[12] = "Confederation of the Rhine. 1806. 'If we live, we live to tread on kings, If die, brave death where princes die with us.' '1 Henry IV.,' Act v., Scene 2." Jul[13] = "Peace between Great Britain and Spain. 1713.      'Every man shall eat in safety Under his own vine that he plants; and sing The merry songs of peace to all his neighbors.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act v., Scene 4." Jul[14] = "Bastile destroyed. 1789. 'The cannons have their bowels full of wrath; And ready mounted are they to spit forth Their iron indignation 'gainst our walls.' 'King John,' Act ii., Scene 1." Jul[15] = "Admirable Crichton murdered. 1582. 'Praise him that got thee, she that gave thee suck; Fam'd be thy tutor; and thy parts of nature Thrice fam'd, beyond all erudition.' 'Troilus and Cressida,' Act ii., Scene 3." Jul[16] = "Painting in oil-colors invented by John Van-eyck. 1410.         'I'll say of it, It tutors nature: artificial strife, Lives in these touches, livelier than life.' 'Timon of Athens,' Act i., Scene 1." Jul[17] = "The Hegira. 622. 'The affair cries — Haste, And speed must answer it.' 'Othello,' Act i., Scene 3." Jul[18] = "Marlboro forces the French lines at Brabant. 1705. 'Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead!' 'Henry V.,' Act iii., Scene 1." Jul[19] = "Luxemburg defeats the allies at Landen. 1693. 'What he will, he does; and does so much, That proof is called impossibility.' 'Troilus and Cressida,' Act v., Scene 5." Jul[20] = "Union between England and Scotland. 1706.     'How, in one house, Should many people under two commands Hold amity.' 'King Lear,' Act ii., Scene 4." Jul[21] = "Treaty of Passarowitz. 1718. 'To establish here a peace, indeed, Concurring both in name and quality.' '2 Henry IV.,' Act iv., Scene 1." Jul[22] = "Battle of Shrewsbury. Hotspur killed. 1403. 'I run before King Harry's victor: Who in a bloody field by Shrewbury Hath beaten down young Hotspur and his troops.' '2 Henry IV.,' Scene 2." Jul[23] = "Parliament established in Paris. 1294. 'God speed the Parliament!' '1 Henry IV.,' Act iii., Scene 2." Jul[24] = "Gibraltar taken by Sir George Rorke. 1704. 'A very good piece of work I assure you.' 'Midsum. Night's Dream,' Act i., Scene 2." Jul[25] = "Madeira taken by the English. 1801.         'That we may Taste of your wine, adn see what castes you have, For soldiers' stomachs always serve them well.' '1 Henry VI.,' Act ii., Scene 2." Jul[26] = "Order of St. Michael instituted in France. 1469.     'He is a knight, dubb'd with unhack'd rapier, and on carpet consideration.' 'Twelfth Night,' Act iii., Scene 4." Jul[27] = "Spanish Armada destroyed. 1588. 'Methought I saw a thousand fearful wrecks — A thousand men that fishes gnawed upon.' 'Richard III.,' Aci i., Scene 4." Jul[28] = "Date of first Newspaper in England. 1588.       'Give to a gracious message A host of tongues.' 'Anthony and Cleopatra,' Act ii., Scene 5." Jul[29] = "The English defeated the Dutch fleet near the Texel. 1653.      'A braver choice of dauntless spirits Than now the English bottoms have waft o'er, Did never float upon the swelling tide.' 'King John,' Act ii., Scene 1." Jul[30] = "Earthquake at Rome. 1805. 'Are not you moved, when all the sway of earth Shakes like a thing infirm?' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act i., Scene 3." Jul[31] = "Peace of Nimeguen. 1678. 'Thy threatening colors now wind up, And tame the savage spirit of wild war.' 'King John,' Act v., Scene 2." Aug = new Array Aug[1] = "Savage died of starvation in the streets of London. 1743. 'Who gives anything to poor Tom?' 'King Lear,' Act iii., Scene 4." Aug[2] = "Glove tax repealed. 1795. 'Whoever dare to challenge this glove, I have sworn to take him a box o' the ear.' 'Henry V.,' Act iv., Scene 7." Aug[3] = "Hailstones, measuring eighteen inches, fell at Alençon. 1774. 'Are there no stones in heaven? 'Othello,' Act v., Scene 2." Aug[4] = "East India Docks opened. 1806. 'Which stand As Neptune's park, ribbed and paled in.' 'Cymbeline,' Act iii., Scene 1." Aug[5] = "Henry I. crowned. 1100. 'I taste grief, need friends, like you; subjected thus, How can you say to me — I am a king!' 'Richard II., Act iii., Scene 2." Aug[6] = "Sir Thomas More beheaded by Henry VIII. 1585. 'He was a fool: For he had needs be virtuous.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act ii., Scene 2." Aug[7] = "Battle of Thermopylæ. 480. 'History shall, with full mouth, Speak freely of our acts.' 'Henry V.,' Act i., Scene 2." Aug[8] = "Charles I. sold by the Scots. 1646. 'O, monstrous treachery! Can this be so?' '1 Henry VI.,' Act iv., Scene 1." Aug[9] = "Prince of Condi born. 1736. 'At thy birth — Nature and fortune joined to make thee great.' 'King John,' Act iii., Scene 1." Aug[10] = "Louis XVI. cast into prison. 1792. 'What must the king do now? Must he submit? The king shall do it. Must he be deposed? Must he lose The name of King? i' God's name, let it go.' 'Richard II.,' Act iii., Scene 2." Aug[11] = "Davis's Strait discovered. 1585. 'Whose icy current, and compulsive course, Ne'er feels retiring ebb.' 'Othello,' Act iii., Scene 2." Aug[12] = "George IV. born — 1762. 'Believe me, a most absolute gentleman.' 'Hamlet,' Act v., Scene 2." Aug[13] = "Jeremy Taylor died. 1667. 'His contemplations were above the earth, And fixed on spiritual objects.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act iii., Scene 2." Aug[14] = "Riot at the Queen's funeral. 1821. 'Was ever feather so lightly blown to and fro as this multitude?' '2 Henry VI.,' Act iv., Scene 8." Aug[15] = "Napolean born. 1769. 'Look! the unfolding star!' 'Measure for Measure,' Act iv., Scene 2." Aug[16] = "Calais besieged and taken. 1347. 'Tell us, shall your city call us lord, In that behalf which we have challenged it, Or shall we give the signal to our rage, And stalk in blood to our possession?' 'King John,' Act ii., Scene 1." Aug[17] = "Highland dress forbidden by law. 1746. 'I do not like the fashion of your garments: let them be changed.' 'King Lear,' Act iii., Scene 6." Aug[18] = "Great hailstorm in England. 1802. 'All hail!' 'MacBeth,' Act i., Scene 3." Aug[19] = "Count Rumford died. 1814. 'By deed-achieving honor newly named.' 'Coriolanus,' Act ii., Scene 1." Aug[20] = "The Pope sends a Legate to Prester John. 1178. 'I will fetch you a tooth-picker now from the farthest inch of Asia: bring you the length of Prester John's foot.' 'Much Ado About Nothing,' Act ii., Scene 1." Aug[21] = "Bernadotte chosen Crown Prince of Sweden. 1810. 'Some have greatness thrust upon them.' 'Twelfth Night,' Act iii., Scene 4." Aug[22] = "Alexandria taken by the English. 1814. 'From Alexandria this is the news.' 'Anthony and Cleopatra,' Act i., Scene 4." Aug[23] = "Edward I. returns from the Holy Land. 1274. 'To chase these pagans in those holy fields Over whose acres walked those blessed feet, Which fourteen hundred years ago were nailed, For our advantage, on the bitter cross.' '1 Henry IV., Act i.,' Scene 1." Aug[24] = "Massacre of St. Bartholomew. 1572.         'This is the bloodiest shame, The wildest savag'ry, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-ey'd wrath, or staring rage, Presented to the tears of soft remorse.' 'King John,'Act iv., Scene 3." Aug[25] = "Order of Jesuits suppressed in France. 1773. 'Like youthful steers unyok'd they take their courses, East, West, North, South.' 'Henry IV.,' Act iv., Scene 2." Aug[26] = "Battle of Cressy. 1346. 'When Cressy's battle fatally was struck, And all our princes captived by the hand Of that black name, Edward, Black Prince of Wales.' 'Henry V.,' Act ii., Scene 4." Aug[27] = "Queen Caroline died. 1821.         'Alas! poor lady! 'Tis a hard bondage, to become the wife Of a detesting lord.' 'All's Well,' Act iii., Scene 5." Aug[28] = "Pleures in Switzerland destroyed by the falling in of a mountain. 1618. 'What ribs of oak, when mountains melt on them, Can hold the mortise?' 'Othello,' Act ii., Scene 1." Aug[29] = "The Treaty of Amiens. 1475. 'Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front.' 'Richard III., Act i., Scene 1." Aug[30] = "Henry V. excommunicated by Pope Paul. 1535. 'By the lawful power that I have, Thou shalt stand cursed and excommunicate: And blessed shall he be, that doth revolt From his allegiance to an heretic.' 'King John,' Act iii., Scene 1." Aug[31] = "Henry VI. ascended the throne of England. 1432. 'Woe to that land, that's governed by a child!' 'Richard III., Act ii., Scene 3." Sep = new Array Sep[1] = "Sir Richard Steele died. 1729. 'Thou art a fellow of a good respect: Thy life hath had some snatch of honor in it.' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act iv., Scene 5." Sep[2] = "Lady Lisle beheaded at Winchester. 1685. 'Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood.' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act iii., Scene 1." Sep[3] = "Oliver Cromwell died. 1658. 'These eyes that now are dimm'd with death's dark veil, Have been as piercing as the mid-day sun To search the secret treasons of the world; The wrinkles in my brow, now filled with blood, Were liken'd oft to kingly sepulchre: For who lived king but I could dig his grave.' '3 Henry VI.,' Act v., Scene 2." Sep[4] = "General Moreau died. 1813.         'This fell sergeant death Is strict in his arrest.' 'Hamlet,' Act v., Scene 5." Sep[5] = "The American Congress first met at Philadelphia. 1775.         'Be just and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's.' 'Henry VIII,' Act iii., Scene 2." Sep[6] = "Shakspeare Jubilee at Stratford. 1769.         This man Is now become a god.' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act i., Scene 2." Sep[7] = "Lafayette left the United States for France. 1825.                 'I have seen The dumb men throng to see him, and the blind To hear him speak; the matrons flung their gloves, Ladies and maids their scarfs and handkerchiefs, Upon him, as he passed.' 'Coriolanus,' Act ii., Scene 1." Sep[8] = "Richard III. crowned at York. 1483. 'Tetchy and wayward was thy infancy; Thy school-days frightful, desperate, wild and furious; Thy prime of manhood daring, bold, and venturous; Thy age confirmed, proud, subtle, sly, and bloody.' 'Richard III.,' Act iv., Scene 4." Sep[9] = "Independence of the Swiss abolished by the French. 1798.         'Our country sinks beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds; and each new day a gash Is added to her wounds.' 'Macbeth,' Act iv., Scene 3." Sep[10] = "Explosion of gunpowder at Bremen — one thousand persons perished. 1739.         'Jove's lightnings, the precursors O' the dreadful thunder-claps, more momentary And sight out-running were not.' 'Tempest,' Act i., Scene 2." Sep[11] = "The Danes land in England. 1069. 'There comes a power Into this scatter'd kingdom; who already Wise in our negligence, have secret feet In some of our best ports, and are at point To show their open banner.' 'King Lear,' Act iii., Scene 1." Sep[12] = "Wolf killed at the taking of Quebec. 1759. 'He was a man; The which no sooner had his prowess confirm'd In the unshrinking station where he fought, But like a man he died.' 'Macbeth,' Act v., Scene 7." Sep[13] = "The song of 'The Star-spangled Banner' written. 1812.    'There's scarce a maid westward but she sings it: 'tis in request, I can tell you.' 'Winter's Tale,' Act iv., Scene 3." Sep[14] = "Aaron Burr died. 1836. 'O that a mighty man of such descent, Of such possessions and so high esteem, Should be infused with so foul a spirit.' 'Taming of the Shrew,' Ind. 2d." Sep[15] = "The French evacuate Portugal. 1808. 'How now, lad? is the wind in that door, i' faith? Must we all march?' '1 Henry IV.,' Act iii., Scene 2." Sep[16] = "James II. died, a pensioner on the bounty of Louis XIV. 1701.    'Let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stories of the death of kings: — How some have been deposed.' 'Richard II.,' Act iii., Scene 2." Sep[17] = "The Jews banished from France. 1394.    'If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be, by Christian example? Why, revenge.' 'Merchant of Venice,' Act iii., Scene 1." Sep[18] = "Flanders inundated by a great storm. 1014. 'You cataracts and hurricanes, spout Till you have drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks.' 'King Lear,' Act iii., Scene 2." Sep[19] = "Battle of Saratoga. Americans victorious. 1777. 'Heaven, in thy good cause, make thee prosperous!' 'Richard II.,' Act i., Scene 3." Sep[20] = "Great eruption of Etna. 1323. 'The fire and cracks Of sulphurous roaring.' 'Tempest,' Act i., Scene 2." Sep[21] = "Chateaubriand struck out of the list of Ministers. 1816. 'Cassio, I love thee — But never more be officer of mine.' 'Othello,' Act ii., Scene 3." Sep[22] = "George III. crowned: in a few years became insane. 1761. 'Mad world, mad kings, mad composition.' 'King John', Act ii., Scene 2." Sep[23] = "Invasion of England by Queen Isabella. 1326. 'Naught shall make us rue If England to herself rest but true.' 'King John', Act v., Scene 3." Sep[24] = "Poet Laureate first appointed. 1487. 'O momentary grace of mortal men, Which we more hunt for than the grace of God.' 'Richard iii', Act iii., Scene 4." Sep[25] = "The 'Peace of Religion' established in Germany. 1555. 'Who should study to prefer a peace, If holy churchmen take delight in broils?' '1 Henry VI.', Act iii., Scene 1." Sep[26] = "Stephen the Martyer died. 33. 'O God, defend me! how am I beset!' 'Much Ado', Act iv., Scene 1." Sep[27] = "Nicholas Brown, the founder of Brown University, died. 1841. 'Sir, I praise the Lord for you; and so may my parishioners; for their sons are well tutored by you.' 'Love's Lavor Lost', Act iv., Scene 2." Sep[28] = "Miltiades lead the Greeks in the battle of Marathon. 490 B.C. 'If it be aught toward the general good, Let honor in one eye, and death i' the other, And I will look on both indifferently; For let the gods so speed me, as I love The name of honor, more than I fear death.' 'Julius Caesar,' Act i., Scene 2." Sep[29] = "South Sea Bubble burst. 1720. 'To mock the expectation of the world.' '2 Henry IV.', Act v., Scene 2." Sep[30] = "The Empress Maude lands in England, and lays claim to the crown. 1139. 'Lays most lawful claim To this fair island and the territories — To Ireland, Poictiers, Anjou, Touraine, Maine; Desiring thee to lay aside the sword, Which sways usurping these several titles. 'King John,' Act i., Scene 1." Oct = new Array Oct[1] = "A violent frost begins, which continues one hundred and fifty days. 763. 'When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail, And Tom bears logs into the hall, And milk comes frozen home in pail.' 'Love's Labor Lost,' Act v., Scene 2." Oct[2] = "Major Andre hanged. 1780. 'Some sins doth bear their privilege on earth, And so doth yours.' 'King John,' Act i., Scene 1." Oct[3] = "Termination of the Irish War, by the surrender of Limerick. 1690. 'Unthread the rude eye of rebellion, And welcome home again discarded faith.' 'King John,' Act v., Scene 4." Oct[4] = "Coverdale's translation of the Bible issued. 1535. 'A very good piece of work, I assure you.' 'Misdum. Night's Dream,' Act i., Scene 1." Oct[5] = "Riot in the Isle of Man, on account of the high price of corn. 1821. “‘What's their seeking?’ ‘For corn at their own rates, whereof they say The city is well stored.’” 'Coriolanus,' Act i., Scene 1." Oct[6] = "Jenny Lind born. 1820. 'She will sing the savageness out of a bear.' 'Othello,' Act ii., Scene 1." Oct[7] = "William, first King of the Netherlands, abdicates his throne, that he might marry a Roman Catholic lady. 1840. 'Were I crowned the most imperial monarch — Thereof most worthy; were I the fairest youth That ever made eye swerve; had force and knowledge More than was ever man's — I would not prize them Without her love: for her employ them all; Commend them and condemn them to her service, Or to their own perdition.' 'Winter's Tale,' Act iv., Scene 3." Oct[8] = "Richard Brinsly Sheridan born. 1751 'He uses his folly like a stalking horse, and under the presentation of that, he shoots his wit.' 'As You Like It', Act v., Scene 4." Oct[9] = "The death of the Emperor Charles VI., which caused a war in Germany that continued eight years. 1740 'O, now doth death line his dead chops with steel; The swords of soldiers are his teeth, his fangs; And now he feasts, mouthing the flesh of men, In undetermined differences of kings.' 'King John', Act ii., Scene 2." Oct[10] = "Great hurricane at the mouth of the Ganges. 1737. 'Blow, winds, and crack your cheek! rage! blow! 'King Lear', Act iii., Scene 2." Oct[11] = "St. Salvador discovered by Columbus. 1492. 'What is this world! what news are these!' '2 Henry VI.', Act iii., Scene 2." Oct[12] = "Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. 1685. 'Wise men ne'er sit and wait their loss, But cheerly seek how to redress their harms.' '3 Henry VI.', Act v., Scene 4." Oct[13] = "Seamen's Widos's Society founded. 1732.    'Our hint of woe Is common: every day some sailor's wife . . . Has just our theme of woe!' 'Tempest', Act ii., Scene 1." Oct[14] = "Tombs of the Kings of France destroyed. 1793. 'Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander till he find it stopping a bung-hole?' 'Hamlet', Act v., Scene 1." Oct[15] = "Mrs. McLean, the poetess, known as L. E. L., died. 1838. 'And when you say something that is sad, Speak how I fell.' 'Henry VIII.', Act i. Scene 1." Oct[16] = "Bonaparte arrives at St. Helena. 1815. 'They have tied me to the stake. I cannot fly. But, bear-like, I must fight the course.' 'MacBeth', Act v., Scene 7." Oct[17] = "Wolsey deprived of the Great Seal. 1529. 'Hear the king's pleasure, cardinal, who commands you To render up the great seal presently Into our hands.' 'Henry VIII.', Act iii. Scene 2." Oct[18] = "Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, died. 1744. 'Art thou not second woman in the realm? Hast thou not worldly pleasure at command— Above the reach or compass of thy thought?' '2 Henry VI., Act i., Scene 2.'" Oct[19] = "The corner-stone of Washington's Monument laid. 1847.      'Whose remembrance yet Lives in men's eyes, and will, to ears and tongues, Be theme and hearing ever.' 'Cymbeline', Act. iii., Scene 1." Oct[20] = "Ship-money first levied. 1634.      'These exactions Whereof my sovereign would have note, they are Most pestilent to the hearing, and to bear them The back is sacrifice to the load.' 'Henry VIII.', Act i. Scene 2." Oct[21] = "George Combe, the phrenologist, is born. 1788. 'It's monstrous labor, when I wash my brain, And it grows fouler.'[Fowler!] 'Anthony and Cleopatra, Act ii., Scene 7." Oct[22] = "Civil war between Pompey and Caesar began at Rome. 50 B. C. 'Domestic fury and fierce civil strife Shall cumber all the parts of Italy.' 'Julius Caesar', Act iii., Scene 1." Oct[23] = "The world was created, according to Usher, 4004 B. C. 'The poor world is almost six thousand years old.' 'As You Like It', Act iv., Scene 1." Oct[24] = "Style of 'King of Great Britain' assumed by the English kings. 1604. 'This title honors me and mine.' '3 Henry VI., Acti iv., Scene 1." Oct[25] = "Mary, Queen of Scots, condemned. 1589. 'I am about to weep, but thinking that We are a queen, (or long have dreamed so,)certain The dauther of a king, my drops of tears I'll turn to sparks of fire.' 'Henry VIII.', Act ii., Scene 4." Oct[26] = "Dr. Doddridge died. 1751. 'All his mind is bent on holiness.' '2 Henry VI., Act i., Scene 3." Oct[27] = "Gold discovered in Malacca. 1731. 'Bell, book, and candle shall not drive me back, When gold and silver becks me to come on.' 'King John, Act iii., Scene 1." Oct[28] = "Mormons driven from Missouri. 1838. 'Call it a travel thou takest for pleasure? 'My heart will sigh when I miscall it so, Which finds it an enforced pilgrimage.'' 'Richard II., Act i., Scene 3." Oct[29] = "Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded. 1618.       'Yet heaven bear witness. And if I have a conscience let it sink me, Even as the axe falls, if I be not faithful.' 'Henry VIII., Act ii., Scene 1. " Oct[30] = "George III. assaulted by a mob. 1795. 'If the tag-rag people did not clap him, and hiss him, according as he pleased and displeased them.' 'Julius Caesar, Act i., Scene 2." Oct[31] = "Empress Irene banished to Lesbos. 802. 'The hopeless word of — never to return, Breathe I against thee, upon pain of life.' 'Richard II., Act i. Scene 3." Nov = new Array Nov[1] = "Lisbon destroyed by an earthquake. 1755. 'This is the way to lay the city flat, To bring the roof to the foundation; And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges, In heaps and piles of ruins!' 'Coriolanus,' Act iii., Scene 1." Nov[2] = "All-souls' Day. 1849. 'This is All-souls' day, fellows, is it not?' 'Richard III.,' Act v., Scene 1." Nov[3] = "Drake returned from circumnavigating the globe. 1577. 'He has had most favorable and happy speed; Tempests themselves, high seas, and howling winds, The guttered rocks and congregated sands, Traitors ensteep'd to clog the guiltless keel, —— do omit Their mortal natures, letting go safely by.' 'Othello,' Act ii., Scene 1." Nov[4] = "Gustavus Adolphus killed in battle. 1632. 'Why, then, God's soldier be he! Had I as many sons as I have hairs, I would not wish them to a fairer death; And so his knell is knoll'd.' 'Macbeth,' Act v., Scene 7." Nov[5] = "'Gunpowder Plot' discovered. 1605. 'If of life you keep a care, Shake off slumber and beware:            Awake! awake!' 'Tempest,' Act ii., Scene 2." Nov[6] = "The Princess Charlotte died. 1817. 'Now boast! thee, death in thy possession lies A loss unparallel'd. Downy windows, close! And golden Ph&oelig;bus never be beheld Of eyes again so royal. 'Anthony and Cleopatra', Act v., Scene 2." Nov[7] = "A meteoric stone fell, weighing 260 pounds. 1492. 'The gods throw stones.' 'Cymbeline', Act v., Scene 5." Nov[8] = "Madame Roland beheaded. 1793. 'What's brave, what's noble, Let's do it after the high Roman fashion, And make death proud to take us.' 'Anthony and Cleopara', Act iv., Scene 13." Nov[9] = "Shaftesbury dismissed from the Chancellorship. 1673. 'How! What does his cashiered worship mutter?' 'Coriolanus', Act. v., Scene 1." Nov[10] = "Luther born. 1483. 'You gods will give us Some faults, to make us men.' 'Anthony and Cleopatra', Act v., Scene 1." Nov[11] = "St. Martin's day, and the day on which the siege of Orleans was commenced. 1428. 'This night assuredly the siege I'll raise: Expect St. Martin's summer, halcyon days.' '1 Henry VI.', Act i., Scene 2." Nov[12] = "Ancient Parliament of Paris restored. 1774. 'Now call me our high court of parliamentl; And let us choose such limbs of noble counsel That the great body of our state may go In equal rank with the best governed nations.' '2 Henry VI.', Act v., Scene 2." Nov[13] = "Remarkable display of meteors. 1833. 'The meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven, The pale-faced moon looks bloody on the earth, And lean-look'd prophets whisper fearful change.' 'Richard II.', Act iii., Scene 4." Nov[14] = "The York Indiaman lost. 1758. 'I would you did but see how it chafes, how it rages, how it takes up the shore! but that's not to the point: O! the most piteous cry of the poor souls!' 'Winter's Tale', Act iii., Scene 3." Nov[15] = "Charles Lord Mohun died in a duel. 1725. 'Room for the incensed worthies!' 'Love's Labor Lost', Act v., Scene 2." Nov[16] = "James Furgurson, the astronomer, died. 1776. 'These earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights Than those that walk and wot not what they are.' 'Love's Labor Lost', Act 1., Scene 1." Nov[17] = "Queen Mary died. 1558. 'Just death, kind umpire of men's miseries, With sweet enlargement doth dismiss thee [me] hence.' 'Henry VI.', Act ii., Scene 5." Nov[18] = "Henry Cook, the artist, died. 1700. 'Wrought he not well that painted this?' 'Titus Andronicus', Act i., Scene 1." Nov[19] = "Died the prisoner known as the 'Man with the Iron Mask.' 1703.      'But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I would a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul.' 'Hamlet', Act i., Scene 5. " Nov[20] = "Great Britain declared in a state of blockade. 1806. 'This England never did (nor ever shall) Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror.' 'King John', Act v., Scene 7." Nov[21] = "Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. 1620. 'Alack! the night comes on, and the bleak winds Do sorely ruffle! For many miles about There's scarce a bush.' 'King Lear', Act ii., Scene 4." Nov[22] = "Robert Lord Clive died. 1768. 'So now prosperity begins to mellow, And drop into the rotten mouth of death.' 'Richard III.', Act iv., Scene 4." Nov[23] = "Charter of New England granted to the Plymouth Colony. 1622. 'I extend my hand to them thus, quenching my familiar style with an austere regard of control.' 'Twelfth Night', Act ii., Scene 5." Nov[24] = "Lawrence Sterne born. 1713. 'Sir, your wit ambles, it goes easily.' 'Much Ado About Nothing', Act v., Scene 1." Nov[25] = "Excise Act on beer, ale, and other distilled liquors passed. 1690. 'O! that men should put an enemy into their mouths to steal away their brains!!' 'Othello,' Act ii., Scene 3." Nov[26] = "The potato introduced into Flanders. 1650. 'That's a good root.' Mer. Wives of Wind.,' Act iv., Scene 1." Nov[27] = "The most memorable tempest that ever occurred in England. 1703.      'Since I was a man Such sheets of fire, such bursts of horrid thunder, Such groans of roaring wind and rain, I never Remember to have heard.' 'King Lear,' Act iii., Scene 2." Nov[28] = "The Earl of Warwick beheaded. 1499. 'Thus yields the cedar to the axe's edge, Whose arm's gave shelter to the princely eagle, Under whose shade the ramping lion slept.' '3 Henry VI.,' Act v.,Scene 2." Nov[29] = "Cardinal Wolsey died. 1530.         'Full of repentance, Continual meditations, tears, and sorrows, He gave his honors to the world again, His blessed part to heaven, and slept in peace.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act iv., Scene 2." Nov[30] = "Jonathan Swift born. 1667. 'Since the little wit that fools have was silenced, the little foolery that wise men have makes a greater show.' 'As You Like It,' Act i., Scene 2." Dec = new Array Dec[1] = "The Marine Hospital burned at Brest, when great numbers of the sick perished. 1776.     'Those that can pity, here May, it they think it well, let fall a tear, The subject will deserve it.' 'Henry VIII.,' Prologue." Dec[2] = "Napoleon crowned at Notre Dame. 1804. 'I've touched the highest point of all my greatness.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act iii., Scene 2." Dec[3] = "St. Francis Xavier died. 1552. 'Open thy gates of mercy, gracious God! My soul flies thro' these wounds to seek thee out.' '3 Henry VI.,' Act i., Scene 4." Dec[4] = "Madrid surrenders to Napoleon. 1808. 'These flags of France that are advanced here Before the eye and prospect of your town, Have hither marched to your endangerment.' 'King John,' Act ii., Scene 1." Dec[5] = "Great Britain acknowledges the independence of the United States. 1782.    'The king hath granted every article — according to their firm proposed nature.';   'Henry V.,' Act v. Scene 2." Dec[6] = "General Monk born. 1603. 'The purest spring is not as free from mud As I am clear from treason to my sovereign.' '2 Henry VI.,' Act iii., Scene 2." Dec[7] = "Cicero died. B. C. 43.             'Some there are Who on the tip of their persuasive tongue, Carry all arguments and questions deep, And replication prompt, and reason strong To make the weeper smile, the laugher weep.' 'Poems.'" Dec[8] = "Caractacus appears in chains in the streets of Rome. 51 A.D.             'Pent to linger But with a grain a day, I would not buy Their mercy at the price of one fair word.' 'Coriolanus,' Act iii., Scene 3." Dec[9] = "The Moors expelled from Spain. 1492.             'Sweet soil, adieu! My mother and my nurse that bears me yet.' 'King Richard II.,' Act i., Scene 3." Dec[10] = "Royal records of England commenced. 1101. 'Who has a book of all that monarchs do, He's more secure to keep it shut than shown.' 'Prince Pericles,' Act i., Scene 1." Dec[11] = "Letters first delivered in London by Penny Post. 1681. 'Why! here's a letter for thee!' 'Troilus and Cressida,' Act v., Scene 1." Dec[12] = "Jeffries thrown into the Tower. 1688.             'It stands agreed, I take it by all voices, that forthwith You be conveyed to the Tower, a prisoner, There to remain till the King's further pleasure Be known unto me.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act v., Scene 2." Dec[13] = "Affirmation of Quakers accepted as an oath. 1721. 'I'll take thy word for faith, not ask thine oath.' 'Prince Pericles,' Act i., Scene 2." Dec[14] = "Washington died. 1799.             'All of us have cause To wail the dimming of out shining star.' 'Richard III.,' Act ii., Scene 2." Dec[15] = "Public buildings burned at Washington. 1836. 'Behold destruction, frenzy and amazement, Like witless antics one another meet.' 'Troilus and Cressida,' Act v., Scene 3." Dec[16] = "Napoleon divorced Josephine. 1809. 'For no dislike i' the world 'gainst the person Of the good queen, but the sharp, thorny points Of my alleged reasons drive this forward.' 'Henry VIII.,' Act ii., Scene 4." Dec[17] = "Sedition Bill passed in England. 1795. 'These things indeed you have articulated, Proclaimed at market crosses, read in churches: To face the garment of rebellion With some fine color that may please the eye Of fickle changelings, and poor discontents Which gape and rub the elbow at the news Of hurly-burly innovation.' '1 Henry IV.,' Act v., Scene 1." Dec[18] = "Tea destroyed in Boston Harbor. 1773. 'Defiance — hurl we in your teeth.' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act v., Scene 1." Dec[19] = "Hair-powder tax begun. 1795. 'Yes, to pay a fine for a peruke.' 'Comedy of Errors,' Act ii., Scene 2." Dec[20] = "Steam-ship Avenger wrecked on the coast of Africa. Two hundred and seventy lives lost. 1847.           'Not a soul But felt a fever of the mad, and played Some tricks of desperation.' 'Tempest,' Act i., Scene 2." Dec[21] = "Lavallette, aided by his wife, escaped from prison. 1815.           'O ye gods! Render me worthy of this noble wife.' 'Julius Cæsar,' Act ii., Scene 1." Dec[22] = "The Pretender lands near Aberdeen. 1715.       'Use all your power To stop their marches 'fore we are inflamed.' 'King John,' Act v., Scene 1." Dec[23] = "James II. fled from England. 1688. 'The better part of valor is discretion; in which better part I have saved my life.' '1 Henry IV.,' Act v., Scene 4." Dec[24] = "Robin Hood died. 1247. 'Sick in the world's regard, wretched, and low, A poor unminded outlaw.' '1 Henry IV.,' Act i., Scene 3." Dec[25] = "The Island of Rhodes taken by the Turks. 1522. 'The Turkish preparation makes for Rhodes.' 'Othello', Act i., Scene 3." Dec[26] = "Wilkes died. 1797. 'Sir, I will counterfeit the bewitchment of some popular man, and give it beautifully to the desirers.' 'Coriolanus', Act ii., Scene 3." Dec[27] = "The King of Naples dethroned. 1805. 'Some will mourn in ashes, some coal black, For the deposing of a rightful king.' 'Richard II.', Act v., Scene 1." Dec[28] = "Logan, the poet, died of a broken heart. 1778. 'There's nothing in the world can make me joy.' 'King John', Act iii., Scene 4." Dec[29] = "Becket assassinated. 1170. 'From the four corners of the earth they come, To kiss this shrine, this mortal, breathing saint.' 'Merchant of Venice', Act ii., Scene 7." Dec[30] = "The first idea of Electricity given by two globes of brimstone. 1467. 'First let us talk with this philosopher. What is the cause of thunder?' 'King Lear', Act iii., Scene 4." Dec[31] = "Gifford, the reviewer, died. 1826. 'I am nothing — if not critical.' 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