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NOISE, n. A...

NOISE, n. A...

NOISE, n. A stench in the ear. Undomesticated music. The chief product and authenticating sign of...

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PENITENT, adj. Undergoing...

PENITENT, adj. Undergoing...

PENITENT, adj. Undergoing or awaiting punishment.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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PATRIOT, n. One...

PATRIOT, n. One...

PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the...

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PERORATION, n. The...

PERORATION, n. The...

PERORATION, n. The explosion of an oratorical rocket. It dazzles, but to an observer having the wrong kind of nose its...

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PALACE, n. A...

PALACE, n. A...

PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. The residence of a high dignitary of...

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PHONOGRAPH, n. An...

PHONOGRAPH, n. An...

PHONOGRAPH, n. An irritating toy that restores life to dead noises.

Source: The...

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PLEASURE, n. The...

PLEASURE, n. The...

PLEASURE, n. The least hateful form of dejection.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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PHOTOGRAPH, n. A...

PHOTOGRAPH, n. A...

PHOTOGRAPH, n. A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. It is a little better than the work of an...

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PICTURE, n. A...

PICTURE, n. A...

PICTURE, n. A representation in two dimensions of something wearisome in three.

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POKER, n. A...

POKER, n. A...

POKER, n. A game said to be played with cards for some purpose to this lexicographer...

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RECTOR, n. In...

RECTOR, n. In...

RECTOR, n. In the Church of England, the Third Person of the parochial Trinity, the Cruate and the Vicar being the...

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PRESBYTERIAN, n. One...

PRESBYTERIAN, n. One...

PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called...

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RIMER, n. A...

RIMER, n. A...

RIMER, n. A poet regarded with indifference or disesteem.

Source: The Devil's...

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REPLICA, n. A...

REPLICA, n. A...

REPLICA, n. A reproduction of a work of art, by the artist that made the original. It is so called to distinguish it...

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William Shakespeare: Be not afraid...

William Shakespeare: Be not afraid...

Be not afraid of greatness: some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon...

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William Shakespeare: One would think...

William Shakespeare: One would think...

One would think his mother's milk were scarce out of him.

Source: Twelfth Night, I....

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William Shakespeare: There is occasions...

William Shakespeare: There is occasions...

There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things.

Source: Henry V, V....

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William Shakespeare: Striving to better,...

William Shakespeare: Striving to better,...

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

Source: King Lear, I. iv. (370).
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William Shakespeare: O mischief, thou...

William Shakespeare: O mischief, thou...

O mischief, thou art swift
To enter in the thoughts of desperate men!


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J B Priestley: Depending upon shock...

J B Priestley: Depending upon shock...

Depending upon shock tactics is easy, whereas writing a good play is difficult. Pubic hair is no substitute for...

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