A less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder, and the Mealer.
Ambrose BierceGUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.
Ambrose BierceOUT-OF-DOORS, n. That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to collect taxes. Chiefly useful to inspire poets.
Ambrose BierceThere are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.
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