PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.
LOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he "lost his election".
A popular vote to ascertain the will of the sovereign.
REASON, v.i. To weight probabilities in the scales of desire.
MOUSE, n. An animal which strews its path with fainting women.
IDLENESS, n. A model farm where the devil experiments with seeds of new sins and promotes the growth of staple vices.