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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... poets, chief of whom is that learned and ingenious cleric, Father Gassalasca Jape, S.J., whose lines bear his initials. To Father Jape's kindly encouragement and assistance the author of the prose text is greatly indebted. This page ...
... poet remarks; and the sense Of it is that when down-hill I turn I Will get more of punches than pence. Jehal Dai Lupe. Awkward, adj. Charming in the natural and unaffected way of the sylvan damsel, unaccustomed to a train. Awkward? you ...
... poet seeks to veil his identity and escape opprobrium. Bark, n. The song of the dog. “My bark is on the wave,” all writers quote. “Mine too,” says the retriever, “is afloat.” Barometer, n. An ingenious instrument which indicates what ...
... poets—“of imagination all compact.” Bed-quilt, n. The exterior covering of a bed. Sometimes called Charity. Befriend, pt. To make an ingrate. Beg, p. To ask for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not ...
... gets his start in life. Caviler, n. A critic of our own work. Cemetery, n. An isolated suburban spot where mourners match lies, poets write at a target and stone-cutters spell for a wager. The THE UNABRIDGED DEVIL's DICTIONARY : 33.
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