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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... Soul, Tope Numerous transgressions subordinate to these most deadly sins are represented as well; in fact, this unique dictionary explores at considerable length the underworld of sin and impenitence. And yet, as with all great satire ...
... souls who prefer dry wines to sweet, sense to sentiment, wit to humor and clean English to slang. A conspicuous, and it is hoped not unpleasant, feature of the book is its abundant illustrative quotations from eminent poets, chief of ...
... Souls, considered under one of his many charming aspects. Abandon, v.t. [1] To correct an erring friend or admonish a needy one. Of women the word abandoned is used in the sense of indiscreet. [2.] To confer the advantage of being rid ...
... soul forever to perdition. Judibras. Adolescent, adj. Recovering from boyhood. Adonis, m. A comely youth, remembered chiefly for his unkindness to Venus. He has been unjustly censured by those who forget that in his time goddesses were ...
... soul for another and bitter world. Afraid, adj. Civilly willing that things should be other than they seem. African, n. A nigger that votes our way. Age, n. That period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by ...
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