MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects have had occasion to learn.
Ambrose BierceCARNIVOROUS, adj. Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.
Ambrose BierceAFFLICTION, n. An acclimatizing process preparing the soul for another and bitter world.
Ambrose BierceReligion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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