Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

PIE, n. An advance agent of the reaper whose name is Indigestion.

There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only.

Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook.

Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.

PROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous.

MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines, who believed in artificially limiting population, but found that it could not be done by talking. Herod of Judea, all the famous soldiers have been practical exponents of the Malthusian idea.