KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.

Epitaph: An inscription on a tomb showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.

The quality that distinguishes love without knowledge.

An aged Burgundy runs with a beardless Port. I cherish the fancy that Port speaks sentences of wisdom, Burgundy sings the inspired Ode.

Potable, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it is a medicine.

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

EAT, v.i. To perform successively (and successfully) the functions of mastication, humectation, and deglutition.