slings . . . fortune—Hamlet, Act III, Sc. i. Hamlet's soliloquy:
"To be, or not to be,—that is the question:—
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?"
Military Plaza—The Plaza de Armas was established about 1722 as the drill grounds for the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar. After the Civil War it was used as an open market. Today it is the site of governmental buildings.
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norther—a Texas "blue norther" is a cold front. Its arrival is heralded by a blue-black sky to the north, followed by rain and thunderstorms. The temperature can fall 20-40 degrees in a few hours.
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potrero—(Spanish) pasture, grassland
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