GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.
Ambrose BierceA less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder, and the Mealer.
Ambrose BierceINGRATE, n. One who receives a benefit from another, or is otherwise an object of charity.
Ambrose BierceEXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.
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