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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.

Ambrose Bierce

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
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Beautiful Death Essential Example Poison
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
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Evil Existence Philosophy Replacement
Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Entertainment Innocent Military Popular
Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Body Decay Life Selfish
MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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Brain Fact Himself Mindset Mysterious Nature
The partisan strife in which the people of the country are permitted to periodically engage does not tend to the development of ugly traits of character, but merely discloses those that preexist.
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Country Development Engagement Existence People Strife
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Ambition Himself Name Patriot
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State
Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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Call Distance Poor Rich Willing
Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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Division Domain Forever Hope Present
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Himself Listening Person Talk
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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Final Funny Rich
Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
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Drive Slave Substitute
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Affection Creature Dog World
Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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Governement Party Prevent Rival Run

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