The Unabridged Devil's DictionaryUniversity of Georgia Press, 2010 M09 15 - 440 páginas 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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... kind of autobiography—not a detailed chronological record of the primary events of his life, for his life was largely dedicated to the solitary work of writing, but instead a record of the life of the mind. Even such terse, unexplicated ...
... recorded the following document: “I do hereby firmly resolve that during one year from date I will not drink any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors of any kind whatsoever, except in case I may think it would be a good xii : INTRODUCTION.
... kind of nice. I will steal no more than I have actual use for. I will murder no one that does not offend me, except for his money. I will commit highway robbery upon none but small school children, and then only under the stimulus of ...
... “To abduction—but pray do not kidnap me.” “Oh, well,” said that bold and impenitent chap, “You're the kind of kid I should like to nap.” Abelians, m. A religious sect of Africa who practiced the 6 : THE UNABRID GED DEVIL?S DICTIONARY.
... kind Of ability you possess.” Joram Tate. Accountable, adj. Liable to an abatement of pleasure, profit or advantage; exposed to the peril of a penalty. Accuracy, n. A certain uninteresting quality carefully excluded from human ...
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