BLANK-VERSE, n. Unrhymed iambic pentameters - the most difficult kind of English verse to write acceptably; a kind, therefore, much affected by those who cannot acceptably write any kind.

MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.

Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.

Religions are conclusions for which the facts of nature supply no major premises.

WRATH, n. Anger of a superior quality and degree, appropriate to exalted characters and momentous occasions; as, "the wrath of God," "the day of wrath," etc. . . .

Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.