Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
Ambrose BierceIntroduction - a social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies.
Ambrose BierceHIBERNATE, v. i. To pass the winter season in domestic seclusion. There have been many singular popular notions about the hibernation of various animals. Many believe that the bear hibernates during the whole winter and subsists by mechanically sucking its paws. It is admitted that it comes out of its retirement in the spring so lean that it has to try twice before it can cast a shadow.
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