The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce American satirist
PRESENT, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPRESENT, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
PRESENTABLE, adj. Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place.
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPRESENTABLE, adj. Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place.
PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument; as, 'He presided at the piccolo.'
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument; as, 'He presided at the piccolo.'
PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.
PRESIDENT, n. The leading figure in a small group of men of whom - and of whom only - it is positively known that immense numbers of their countrymen did not want any of them for President.
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPRESIDENT, n. The leading figure in a small group of men of whom - and of whom only - it is positively known that immense numbers of their countrymen did not want any of them for President.
PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding it.
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding it.
PRISON, n. A place of punishments and rewards. The poet assures us that 'Stone walls do not a prison make,' but a combination of the stone wall, the political parasite and the moral instructor is no garden of sweets.
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPRISON, n. A place of punishments and rewards. The poet assures us that 'Stone walls do not a prison make,' but a combination of the stone wall, the political parasite and the moral instructor is no garden of sweets.
PRIVATE, n. A military gentleman with a field-marshal's baton in his knapsack and an impediment in his hope.
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPRIVATE, n. A military gentleman with a field-marshal's baton in his knapsack and an impediment in his hope.
PROBOSCIS, n. The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves him in place of the knife-and-fork that Evolution has as yet denied him. For purposes of humor it is popularly called a trunk.
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPROBOSCIS, n. The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves him in place of the knife-and-fork that Evolution has as yet denied him. For purposes of humor it is popularly called a trunk.
PROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous.
Thu, 01/01/1970 - 02:00 — AnonymousPROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous.
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