REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is not inconsistent with continuity of sin.

PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action.

MESMERISM, n. Hypnotism before it wore good clothes, kept a carriage and asked Incredulity to dinner.

Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.

Dog - a kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship.

GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted. By most writers the invention of gunpowder is ascribed to the Chinese, but not upon very convincing evidence. Milton says it was invented by the devil to dispel angels with, and this opinion seems to derive some support from the scarcity of angels.

Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.