HERMIT, n. A person whose vices and follies are not sociable.
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LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
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OBSTINATE, adj. Inaccessible to the truth as it is manifest in the splendor and stress of our advocacy.
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IDLENESS, n. A model farm where the devil experiments with seeds of new sins and promotes the growth of staple vices.
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RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who utters them.
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ADMONITION, n. Gentle reproof, as with a meat-axe. Friendly warning.
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