The Unabridged Devil's DictionaryIf 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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... animal at a time—a superior stock actor, as it were. Abacus, n. In architecture, the upper part of a column, upon which, in all good architecture, sits the thoughtful stork pondering unutterable things. Abada, n. An African animal ...
... Animal, n. An organism which, requiring a great number of other animals for its sustenance, illustrates in a marked way the bounty of Providence in preserving the lives of his creatures. Animalism, n. The state and quality of human ...
... animal is widely and variously celebrated in the literature, art and religion of every age and country; no other so ... animals admitted into the Mahometan Paradise along with the souls of men, the ass that carried Balaam is one, the dog ...
... animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material adversity. An Italian proverb says: “The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses.” Cupid, n. The so-called god of love. This ...
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