TALK, v.t. To commit an indiscretion without temptation, from an impulse without purpose.

Liar: A lawyer with a roving commission.

Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.

REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.

Potable, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it is a medicine.

The covers of this book are too far apart.