This calamity afforded the American people an opportunity to display their generosity toward their new colony. The tragic close of his career appeased for the moment the fierce hatred of politics, and ...

(n.) A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery. (n.) Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or ...

(n.) A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery. (n.) Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or ...