SATIRE, n. An obsolete kind of literary composition in which the vices and follies of the author's enemies were expounded with imperfect tenderness.
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POKER, n. A game said to be played with cards for some purpose to this lexicographer unknown.
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GOOD, adj. Sensible, madam, to the worth of this present writer. Alive, sir, to the advantages of letting him alone.
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Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
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POSTERITY, n. An appellate court which reverses the judgment of a popular author's contemporaries, the appellant being his obscure competitor.
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MARTYR, n. One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.
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