The Devil's Dictionary (Q1147121)
satirical wordbook by Ambrose Bierce
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satirical wordbook by Ambrose Bierce |
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The Devil's Dictionary (English)
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1911
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A. The first letter in every properly constructed alphabet. It is the first natural utterance of the human vocal organs, and is variously sounded, according to the pleasure and convenience of the speaker. In logic, A asserts and B denies. Assertions being proverbially untrue, the presumption would be in favor of B’s innocence were it not that denials are notoriously false. (English)
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ZOOLOGY, n. The science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly (Musca maledicta). […] Two of the science’s most illustrious expounders were Buffon and Oliver Goldsmith, from both of whom we learn (L’Histoire générale des animaux and A History of Animated Nature) that the domestic cow sheds its horn every two years. (English)
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The devil's dictionary by Ambrose Bierce | Open Library (English)
10 August 2023
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