Epitaph: An inscription on a tomb showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.
Ambrose BierceWEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the service of her will and paralyzing his rebellious energies.
Ambrose BierceSTORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue. The truth of the stories here following has, however, not been successfully impeached.
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