Dog - a kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship.
Ambrose BierceConsul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
Ambrose BierceCynicism is that blackguard defect of vision which compels us to see the world as it is, instead of as it should be.
Ambrose BierceA nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor.
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