Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.

MUMMY, n. - an ancient Egyptian handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals.

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo.

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

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

Respectability, n. The offspring of a liaison between a bald head and a bank account.

EXISTENCE, n. A transient, horrible, fantastic dream,/ Wherein is nothing yet all things do seem:/ From which we're wakened by a friendly nudge/ Of our bedfellow Death, and cry: "O fudge!"