PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to
the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- PLEASURE, n. The least hateful form of dejection.
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Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - Telephone, n.:
An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the
advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
Ambrose... - telephone, n.:
An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of
making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
Ambrose... - LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding
another's treasure.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - MISS, n. The title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate
that they are in the market.
Miss, Missis (Mrs.) and Mister (Mr.) are the three... - ACCIDENT, n. An inevitable occurrence due to the action of immutable
natural laws.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the
understanding.
A tyranny tempered by stenography. -- Ambrose Bierce...
