REALISM, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seem by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.
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FORCE, n. 'Force is but might,' the teacher said p 'That definition's just.' The boy said naught but throught instead, Remembering his pounded head 'Force is not might but must'
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ITCH, n. The patriotism of a Scotchman.
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Acquaintance a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.
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Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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