The Unabridged Devil's DictionaryUniversity of Georgia Press, 15.09.2010 - 440 Seiten If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary. There, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to listen," and happiness is "an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." This is the most comprehensive, authoritative edition ever of Ambrose Bierce’s satiric masterpiece. It renders obsolete all other versions that have appeared in the book’s ninety-year history. |
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... Church. O give, Give that her holy sons may live!” And Death replied, Smiling long and wide: “I'll give, holy father, I'll give thee—a ride.” With a rattle and bang Of his bones, he sprang From his famous Pale Horse, with his spear; By ...
... church bells made a solemn din— A fire-alarm to those who lived in sin. Then saw I gazing thoughtfully below, With tranquil face, upon that holy show A tall, spare figure in a robe of white, Whose eyes diffused a melancholy light. “God ...
... Church, m. A place where the parson worships God and the women worship the parson. Circumlocution, n. A literary trick whereby the writer who has nothing to say breaks it gently to the reader. Circus, n. A place where horses, ponies and ...
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