Achievement; the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.

J, n. A consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel . . . from a Latin verb, "jacere", "to throw," because when a stone is thrown at a dog the dog's tail assumes that shape.

Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.

Contempt; the feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed.

REALISM, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seem by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.

DISCUSSION, n. A method of confirming others in their errors.

PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy or opponent after an imaginary encounter with oneself.