WEAKNESSES, N.pl. Certain Primal Powers Of Tyrant Woman Wherewith She Holds Dominion Over The Male Of Her Species, Binding Him To The Service Of Her Will And Paralyzing His Rebellious Energies.

WEAKNESSES, N.pl. Certain Primal Powers Of Tyrant Woman Wherewith She Holds Dominion Over The Male Of Her Species, Binding Him To The Service Of Her Will And Paralyzing His Rebellious Energies.

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WEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she
holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the
service of her will and paralyzing his rebellious energies.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

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Bride, n.: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
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POCKET, n. The cradle of motive and the grave of conscience.
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GARTHER, n. An elastic band intended to keep a woman from coming out of her stockings and desolating the country.
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Garter, n.: An elastic band intended to keep a woman from coming out of her stockings and desolating the country.
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ARTLESSNESS, n. A certain engaging quality to which women attain by long study and severe practice upon the admiring male, who is pleased to fancy it resembles the candid simplicity of his young.
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