DELUGE, n. A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the world.

INK, n. A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic, and water, chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual crime.

RITUALISM, n. A Dutch Garden of God where He may walk in rectilinear freedom, keeping off the grass.

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

REASON, v.i. To weight probabilities in the scales of desire.

Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.

Hope is desire and expectation rolled into one.