The Senate is a body of old men charged with high duties and misdemeanors.

A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor.

Woman absent is woman dead.

SORCERY, n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and death.

Platitude: All that is mortal of a departed truth.

IDLENESS, n. A model farm where the devil experiments with seeds of new sins and promotes the growth of staple vices.

PIG, n. An animal ("Porcus omnivorus") closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in scope, for it sticks at pig.