CERBERUS, n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance - against whom or what does not clearly appear; everybody, sooner or later, had to go there, and nobody wanted to carry off the entrance.

Crowned with leaves of the laurel. In England the Poet Laureate is an officer of the sovereign's court, acting as dancing skeleton at every royal feast and singing-mute at every royal funeral.

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

ENOUGH, pro. All there is in the world if you like it.

PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy or opponent after an imaginary encounter with oneself.

FICKLENESS, n. The iterated satiety of an enterprising affection.

RIMER, n. A poet regarded with indifference or disesteem.