ROMANCE, n. Fiction that owes no allegiance to the God of Things as They Are. In the novel the writer's thought is tethered to probability, but in romance it ranges at will over the entire region of the imagination ...
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ZIGZAG, v.t. To move forward uncertainly, from side to side, as one carrying the white man's burden. (From 'zed', 'z', and 'jag', an Icelandic word of unknown meaning.)Ambrose Bierce
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
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Liberty: One of Imagination's most precious possessions.
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TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally.
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PALM, n. A species of tree ... of which the familiar 'itching palm' ('Palma hominis') is most widely distributed .... This noble vegetable exudes a kind of invisible gum, which may be detected by applying to the bark a piece of gold or silver.
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SCARABAEUS, n. The sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, allied to our familiar 'tumble-bug.' It was supposed to symbolize immortality, the fact that God knew why giving it its peculiar sanctity.
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